An aspirin a day?



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James E.

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I am 75 and have been taking an aspirin (a NSAID) a day as a
stroke/hart-attack preventative.

Recently I had back surgery which resulted in chronic lower
back pain. I am experimenting with various medications to
alleviate this pain.

I have found that Feldene (20mg), also a NSAID, eliminates
my back-pain.

Should I continue to take an aspirin a day as a heart
preventative (in addition to the Feldene) or can I
discontinue the aspirin? Does the Feldene have the same
effect as aspirin as far as my heart is concerned?

--
James
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"James E." wrote:

> I am 75 and have been taking an aspirin (a NSAID) a day as
> a stroke/hart-attack preventative.
>
> Recently I had back surgery which resulted in chronic
> lower back pain. I am experimenting with various
> medications to alleviate this pain.
>

Didn't you have chronic lower back pain before the
back surgery ?

>
> I have found that Feldene (20mg), also a NSAID, eliminates
> my back-pain.
>
> Should I continue to take an aspirin a day as a heart
> preventative (in addition to the Feldene) or can I
> discontinue the aspirin?

Would have you ask your doctor about what s/he would
have you do.

> Does the Feldene have the same effect as aspirin as far
> as my heart is concerned?
>

No.

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"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "James E." wrote:
>
> > I am 75 and have been taking an aspirin (a NSAID) a day
> > as a stroke/hart-attack preventative.
> >
> > Recently I had back surgery which resulted in chronic
> > lower back pain. I
am
> > experimenting with various medications to alleviate
> > this pain.
> >
>
> Didn't you have chronic lower back pain before the back
> surgery ?

Yes, but it was a ruptured disk and the pain did not respond
to NSAID's

>
> >
> > I have found that Feldene (20mg), also a NSAID,
> > eliminates my back-pain.
> >
> > Should I continue to take an aspirin a day as a heart
> > preventative (in addition to the Feldene) or can I
> > discontinue the aspirin?
>
> Would have you ask your doctor about what s/he would
> have you do.

I am with an HMO and my doctor is very unresponsive to
questions

>
> > Does the Feldene have the same effect as aspirin as far
> > as my heart is concerned?
> >
>
> No.

That is the answer I was looking for. I will take a Feldene
and an Aspirin and hope I will not get a stomach ulcer.
Thank you.

--
James

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"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "James E." wrote:
>
> > I am 75 and have been taking an aspirin (a NSAID) a day as a
> > stroke/hart-attack preventative.
> >
> > Recently I had back surgery which resulted in chronic lower back pain. I
am
> > experimenting with various medications to alleviate this pain.
> >
>
> Didn't you have chronic lower back pain before the back surgery ?
>
> >
> > I have found that Feldene (20mg), also a NSAID, eliminates my back-pain.
> >
> > Should I continue to take an aspirin a day as a heart preventative (in
> > addition to the Feldene) or can I discontinue the aspirin?
>
> Would have you ask your doctor about what s/he would have you do.
>
> > Does the Feldene
> > have the same effect as aspirin as far as my heart is concerned?
> >
>
> No.
>
>
> Servant to the humblest person in the universe,
>
> Andrew
>
> --
> Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
> Board-Certified Cardiologist
> http://www.heartmdphd.com/
>
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>
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>
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"James E." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <[email protected]>
> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > "James E." wrote:
> >
> > > I am 75 and have been taking an aspirin (a NSAID) a
> > > day as a stroke/hart-attack preventative.
> > >
> > > Recently I had back surgery which resulted in chronic
> > > lower back pain. I
> am
> > > experimenting with various medications to alleviate
> > > this pain.
> > >
> >
> > Didn't you have chronic lower back pain before the back
> > surgery ?
>
> Yes, but it was a ruptured disk and the pain did not
> respond to NSAID's
>
> >
> > >
> > > I have found that Feldene (20mg), also a NSAID,
> > > eliminates my back-pain.
> > >
> > > Should I continue to take an aspirin a day as a heart
> > > preventative (in addition to the Feldene) or can I
> > > discontinue the aspirin?
> >
> > Would have you ask your doctor about what s/he would
> > have you do.
>
>
> I am with an HMO and my doctor is very unresponsive to
> questions
>
> >
> > > Does the Feldene have the same effect as aspirin as
> > > far as my heart is concerned?
> > >
> >
> > No.
>
> That is the answer I was looking for. I will take a
> Feldene and an Aspirin and hope I will not get a stomach
> ulcer. Thank you.

Let me pose this as more of a question. Does anyone know if
Protein Pump Inhibitors, such as Previcid, inhibit the heart
healthy effects of aspirin?

Bill

> --
> James
 
>Let me pose this as more of a question. Does anyone know if
>Protein Pump Inhibitors, such as Previcid, inhibit the
>heart healthy effects of aspirin?
>
>Bill

A study I read a while back (can't put my hands on the link
at the moment) showed no negative impact on concomittant use
of aspirin with prevacid from the standpoint of Prevacid
efficacy and may inhibit/prevent aspirin-induced ulcers.

I have not seen any studies for the reverse, but I suspect
that any "heart-healthy" properties of aspirin would not be
inhibited by PPI use. I'm not a doctor, so it's really just
a guess on my part.

L.
 
Bill wrote:
>
> "James E." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <[email protected]>
> > wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > "James E." wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am 75 and have been taking an aspirin (a NSAID) a
> > > > day as a stroke/hart-attack preventative.
> > > >
> > > > Recently I had back surgery which resulted in
> > > > chronic lower back pain. I
> > am
> > > > experimenting with various medications to alleviate
> > > > this pain.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Didn't you have chronic lower back pain before the
> > > back surgery ?
> >
> > Yes, but it was a ruptured disk and the pain did not
> > respond to NSAID's
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I have found that Feldene (20mg), also a NSAID,
> > > > eliminates my back-pain.
> > > >
> > > > Should I continue to take an aspirin a day as a
> > > > heart preventative (in addition to the Feldene) or
> > > > can I discontinue the aspirin?
> > >
> > > Would have you ask your doctor about what s/he would
> > > have you do.
> >
> >
> > I am with an HMO and my doctor is very unresponsive to
> > questions
> >
> > >
> > > > Does the Feldene have the same effect as aspirin as
> > > > far as my heart is concerned?
> > > >
> > >
> > > No.
> >
> > That is the answer I was looking for. I will take a
> > Feldene and an Aspirin and hope I will not get a stomach
> > ulcer. Thank you.
>
> Let me pose this as more of a question. Does anyone know
> if Protein Pump Inhibitors, such as Previcid, inhibit the
> heart healthy effects of aspirin?
>
> Bill

Clinically, PPIs don't seem to block aspirin's anti-platelet
properties.

Servant to the humblest person in the universe,

Andrew

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/

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