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  • lexislove
    lexislove Member Posts: 2,645
    edited February 2010

    Argggghhhhhh......

    This whole Aspirin thing is givin me a headache....

    Ha!...get it?.....headache?.....Aspirin?.....I made a funny! Laughing

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  • cakeisgreat
    cakeisgreat Member Posts: 660
    edited February 2010

    LOL, lexislove!

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  • lexislove
    lexislove Member Posts: 2,645
    edited February 2010

    lol.....

    Well, come on!

    This thread is makin me feel like a chicken with its Aspirin head cut off...Tongue out

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  • ananda8
    ananda8 Member Posts: 2,755
    edited February 2010

    Isn't the group who is discouraging the use of aspirin the same group that recommended against women doing self exams and then recommended against mammograms before age 50?  I may be wrong but I think it's the same group.

    If someone knows, I would be interested in hearing.

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  • icey
    icey Member Posts: 141
    edited February 2010

    Those of u who have stomach ulcers, just wanted to let you know most not all ulcers are caused by a bacteria called h. pylora(if I spelled that right) they can be cured by taking antibiotics. My Dad, Aunt, Mom let just say almost everyone in my family including my self had ulcers. We all took the prev pack antibiotics and were all cured. I could not have taken asprin 10 years ago but I can now. The doctor can determine if u have the H pyloria bacteria with a simple blood test.

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  • gogo_xago
    gogo_xago Member Posts: 131
    edited March 2010

    bump this up

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  • seaotter
    seaotter Member Posts: 1,083
    edited November 2013


    If you cannot take asprin (like me, I'm allergic to it) I found this website to be useful:


    http://www.womenshealthnetwork.com/inflammation/foods-immunityandrespiratoryhealth.aspx


    Patty


    Edited by Mods to update link

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  • Pure
    Pure Member Posts: 1,796
    edited March 2010

    Well I will take a bleeding ulcer over a reoccurence:) lol but that's me.

    My oncologist said she perscribes aspirn to 90% of her patients and even ok'd it for me while on chemo.

    Let me edit this to say my oncologist is from Duke-she is totally conservative and a complete sciencetist. She reviews the studys that are presented as ASCO.

    I was shocked she recommened it since it's not "proven" yet.

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  • Husband11
    Husband11 Member Posts: 2,264
    edited March 2010

    Pure: Sorry if you already stated it, but I didn't want to re-read all the old posts.  Did your Onc recommend a particular dosage and interval?

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  • Pure
    Pure Member Posts: 1,796
    edited March 2010

    yes but my chemo brain has forgotton what she said.  I walked out of there without writing it down. It wasn't a baby aspirin though... I will let you know after I hear back.

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  • ananda8
    ananda8 Member Posts: 2,755
    edited March 2010

    For those who can't take aspirin, try bromelain, a strong anti-inflammatory.  Please read this entire link before you take it.

    http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/herbsvitaminsa1/a/Bromelain.htm

    If you cannot open the link, I will post the whole thing. 

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  • janincanada
    janincanada Member Posts: 258
    edited March 2010

    My onc said to go for it....she recommends one regular aspirin 4 times a week.

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  • MandaLynn
    MandaLynn Member Posts: 73
    edited March 2010

    Ok, I haven't read this entire thread and I'm about to ask a dumb question.  I notice this is in regards to aspirin.  I've always thought of tylenol as aspirin (for fevers) and to use acetometaphin (sp?) for pain/reduction of inflammation.  So are y'all talking only about bayer aspirin here?  

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  • Carmelle
    Carmelle Member Posts: 388
    edited March 2010

    3-4 a week is added to my plan.

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  • weety
    weety Member Posts: 1,163
    edited March 2010

    tylenol is not the same as aspirin

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  • AmyIsStrong
    AmyIsStrong Member Posts: 1,755
    edited March 2010

    Saw the oncologist last week. Asked about the aspirin. Now, he is a VERY scientific-minded guy - everything is about trials and things being scientifically proven.  So right away he started saying that the trial was not specific enough or accurate enough or something like that. I KNEW he would blow it off so i was prepared to press through his resistence, which is why I didn't absorb it that much. I said that even so, the results were pretty outstanding and would it be ok if I took a regular strength aspirin 3 or 4 days a week? He said I could certainly do so, but I would notice bruising all over my body, bleeding under the skin, and possibly bleeding in the stomach.  He was VERY negative about it. But he is sort of negative anyway.  So I wrapped up by asking AGAIN if he had any negative feelings about me taking that dose that many days, and he said no, go ahead if you want to.

    So my question is - didn't people use to take aspirin for headaches before there was tylenol and advil?  Did they bruise all over their bodies and bleed through the stomach? Is there REALLY that much risk? That just doesn't sit right with me. I am 52 and in excellent health (well, except for the cancer). 
    Your thoughts?
    Thanks

    Amy

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  • weety
    weety Member Posts: 1,163
    edited March 2010

    yeah, they used to take aspirin, and wasn't breast cancer risk smaller? hmm. Imagine that.

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  • KerryMac
    KerryMac Member Posts: 3,529
    edited March 2010

    Amy - I posted this earlier, but wanted to just say it again. My husband has AS (type of arthritis) and he is uncomfortable taking celebrex, because of the cardiac SE's, esp. after I was Dx. BUT, his rheumotologist has told him he can take something like 10 aspirin a day, every day, for pain relief. Even then she said she feels she is under-treating him.

    So, I think your Onc is being a little extreme. 

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  • pip57
    pip57 Member Posts: 12,401
    edited March 2010
    "Bromelain: a safe and effective alternative to aspirin — and moreDespite the fact that routine aspirin use causes at least 13,000 deaths each year from sudden bleeding, that it's implicated in causing some of the 31,000 deaths each year from pancreatic cancer, and that for as many as 40 percent of those who use it for its purported ability to reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke are actually more susceptible to these adverse events with aspirin than without it, many people are afraid not to take aspirin.Add Plavix to the mix, and you have an even more toxic situation — a situation that increases the toxic overload of the liver, leading to all sorts of problems, as well as to inflammation throughout the system, which is implicated as a primary factor in heart attacks and stroke.Clearly, an alternative is needed.What bromelain is, and how it worksBromelain is a proteolytic (protein-digesting) enzyme found in pineapples. It has been demonstrated to provide aspirin-like benefits without the risk of sudden death from bleeding, cancer or other health problems associated with aspirin.Live blood studies have shown that bromelain has the ability to decrease the stickiness of blood cells, to reduce their glumpiness and improve their motility resulting in better blood flow. It has also been shown to improve the ability of blood cells to digest and eliminate foreign or damaged proteins from the blood stream, helping to reduce the inflammation linked with many chronic diseases — including heart disease and cancer.Studies have demonstrated that bromelain can lower your blood pressure and improve the efficiency of your heart. It's also helpful in the prevention and treatment of cancer.Besides its ability to reduce inflammation caused by foreign proteins in the blood stream, bromelain also inhibits the formation of the prostaglandins responsible for inflammation, while promoting the formation of anti-inflammatory prostaglandins. (By contrast, aspirin inhibits the formation of all prostaglandins.)Bromelain has been successfully used to treat everything from indigestion to heart disease, chronic sinusitis to the inhibition of appetite and the breakdown of body fat. It's also very helpful for bruising.Although a few people are allergic to bromelain (if you can't eat pineapple, it's probably not right for you — at least in higher doses), it is a very safe, non-toxic substance.It, along with other digestive and systemic enzymes, have tremendous healing potential that is all but untapped in this pharmaceutical age. It's time we break free and take charge of our health."My onc was not overwhelmed by the aspirin study.  Didn't think it would pass scrutiny and was concerned about the adverse effects of aspirin that weren't discussed.  She did say to take it every other day if I was convinced it would help.  But I am not convinced. The good news for me is that I am already taking the bromelain with my tumeric.  It is suppose to help with the absorption of the tumeric.  I also take advil quite often to help with aches.  So hopefully, I am covered. 
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  • seaotter
    seaotter Member Posts: 1,083
    edited March 2010

    Thanks so much for posting that pretty! Bromelain sounds like the way to go!!! How much do you take?

    Patty

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  • pip57
    pip57 Member Posts: 12,401
    edited March 2010

    The bromelain is in with the tumeric.  I take 300mg of tumeric and 150mg of bromelain twice a day.

    Edited to say that I was just reading the small print on the label and it actually says "Helps relieve acute inflammation." 

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  • Liz08
    Liz08 Member Posts: 470
    edited March 2010

    Hi-

    please see an article I posted under the natural section of the forum about anti-inflammatories and breastcancer.  You may find it interesting...

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  • Beverly11
    Beverly11 Member Posts: 443
    edited March 2010

    Any brand of aspirin.  But, not tylenol or advil.

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