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Thank you Martin. Yes, it is complex and circumstances differ among patients. I'm on Eliquis, thought I might have a milder med with aspirin, but I've been reading online various opinions. It seems aspirin is being phases out as a blood thinner of choice and as you mentioned, not mixing well with other meds. But then you look at the rather "sneaky" pharma industry, ie, pain killers, and I wonder how much miss information is out there against aspirin since it's so cheap and needs no prescription. ??

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Martin Jensen, Volunteer Mentor | @predictable | Jan 21, 2019

Good point, @healthytoday! The pharmaceutical industry is always suspect for its power to influence political and public opinion and, in fact, the regulators at the FDA -- not only because of corporate capacity to fill communications and advertising channels with bullwharf, but also because of the fulsome fees they pay the FDA to determine the safety and effectiveness of the medications the industry manufactures and sells. Martin

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eileena | @eileena | Jan 21, 2019

healthy today,
I asked my cardiologist if he had any problem with my blood donations. He asked in return why I'd want to donate. To which I let him know these facts, 1. it is the ONLY natural blood thinner, 2. donating forces your body to produce new blood cells 3. someone else needs blood of my type to make it through their own rough patches.

Beside the bimonthly donations, I take a full strength aspirin daily, but I take the coated type. I am going on 4 years post Bypass and have had no additional problems.

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