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RE: Pain killers
November 11, 2017 at 1:03 pm
(November 11, 2017 at 12:30 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Ok, that's helpful and has some good information.
One of my concerns now, but won't be at some point, is the anticoagulation effects of aspirin and some of the others. I get post-op + however many days the dr wants and then that would be a possible palliative.
Before surgery they get hissy about aspirin, and for me, aspirin really works well, I tolerate it VERY well (thanks to the folks who make Prilosec) and it's really safe from the 12 Stepper angle. But bleeding out during surgery is kinda a drawback.
Aspirin irreversibly inhibits platelet aggregation (a clot formation thingy) for the life of the platelet (8 to 9 days). NSAIDS are reversible and subside as the medication is eliminated from the body.
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RE: Pain killers
November 11, 2017 at 1:04 pm
Smack your thumb with a hammer. You'll forget all about that gall bladder - and it's organic, natural, and not the least bit addictive.
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RE: Pain killers
November 11, 2017 at 1:10 pm
Appreciate platelet information. I wondered why the clearance time for aspirin was so long.
Now I know.
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RE: Pain killers
November 11, 2017 at 3:50 pm
I'm on oxycodone for my flank pain due to kidney stones. It seems to take the edge off.
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RE: Pain killers
November 12, 2017 at 11:19 am
(November 11, 2017 at 3:41 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: I saw this in the NY Times a few days ago...
Re: a study that showed a combination of Tylenol and Advil worked just as well as opioids for pain relief for emergency department patients.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/well/...elief.html
-Teresa
While interesting, reviews/critiques of the study discuss sub therapeutic doses of APAP for the opioid/APAP test groups.
Just saying.
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