Prescribed Aspirin for ET with Jak2 mutation and have GERD

Posted by tamara3 @tamara3, Oct 7 9:32am

I am a 65 year old female newly diagnosed with ET with JAK2 mutation. My hematologist prescribed 81 mg aspirin a day. I have not been able to tolerate Aspirin in the past as I have Gerd and in fact at the moment am dealing with a pretty severe flareup. Has anyone had this problem where they can't tolerate Aspirin? Is there an alternative others have been prescribed. I take Omepresole 40mg a day already and in the past Aspirin has caused terrible flare ups. Would love to hear your experience.

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janemc | @janemc | Oct 8 6:32am

I'm so sorry you're going through this.

My suggestion would be to report this right away to your hematologist.

Aspirin is useful for ETrs because it makes our platelet-heavy blood more slippery. But your doctor should know other ways to accomplish that.

nohrt4me | @nohrt4me | Oct 8 8:17am

I know that some ET patients who can't tolerate aspirin take clopidogrel/Plavix. I have occasional GERD, but Tums quiets it down. GERD is miserable, so hope you can fund an alternative for the aspirin!

lynnevb | @lynnevb | Oct 9 10:33am

GERD is awful and can be dangerous. This is how I mostly solved the problem. I eat a chewable 81 mg aspirin with food containing some healthy carbohydrates and I stay upright for at least 2 -4 hours. I usually do this at lunchtime so I do not nap or if I do it is much later in the afternoon. Hope this helps. BTW enteric coated aspirin did not help me at all. Chewable tums are always in my purse.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 15 1:44pm

Hi @tamara3, I hope you saw the helpful replies from @lynnevb @nohrt4me @janemc.

Have you been able to discuss alternatives to aspirin with your hematologist?

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