Re: aspirin and heart attack (was: Vit E)

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In a message dated 10/16/2000 1:01:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

labeekman@... writes:

<< My mom believes in aspirin, and not tylenol, advil,

but aspirin, I truly believe aspirin saved her life.

Also, my mom quit smoking while in the hospital. She

has been smoke free 1 year come October 22.

lily >>

thats so great!!! Glad for you your mom is ok. Glad she quit smoking too, now

she really is ok, very happy for you

carol

dm2

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In a message dated 10/16/2000 11:33:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

ottercritter@... writes:

<< I wanted to mention here that, if you think you are having a heart attack,

it could save your life to take an aspirin immediately. >>

Yes this is true, I have seen this happen I used to work in a hospital in

nursing on the cardiac/cancer floor, but thats why I asked about vit E, a lot

of the cardiologists were talking about it 10 yrs ago.

but me personally I can't take time release or coated as its digested and

released in the colon, I have no colon, I lost it due to crohns disease, so I

have to really be careful what I take.

carol

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Ya know I did actually weaken last week and had one puff of my partners

cigarette. YECH!!!!!!!!!!! How revoltin'! BLAH!!! *scrapes tongue with a

razor blade just thinking about it* I really had no idea just how revolting

smoking is until then <G>.

anne

If you aren't making waves, you aren't kicking hard enough

Re: aspirin and heart attack (was: Vit E)

> In a message dated 10/16/2000 10:07:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> n8rwatch@... writes:

>

> << Hey, anne,

>

> Good for you, too. I think quitting smoking was about the hardest thing

I

> ever did in my lifetime. But I've been smoke free for a couple of years

> (3?) now, and it's GREAT! I haven't even obsessed about it in a long

> time.

>

> Breathing is a great feeling. >>

>

>

> good for all of you who have quit!!! :-)

> I was a 4 pack a day smoker for years, I quit cold turkey 17 yrs ago,

never

> went back to it.

> I used to dream for years of buying cigarettes and smoking saying to

myself

> just this one won't hurt, and I'd wake up, never tempted in real life, but

I

> smoked in my dreams!! LOL!!!! :-)

> carol

>

>

> Public website for Diabetes International:

> http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int

>

>

>

>

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Sharon wrote:

<< I would ask your dr. it might not release it fast enough to prevent a

heart attack. But I would think the low dosage and time release might help

with the ulcer what do ya think? >>

I wanted to mention here that, if you think you are having a heart attack,

it could save your life to take an aspirin immediately.

Susie

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I believe that is what saved my mother's life. She

had some pressure in her chest, woke up about 2 and

took an aspirin and smoked a cigarette, she went back

to bed, and again woke up at 4:30 with this same pain,

and took another aspirin and got dressed and waited

for her doctors office to open up.

Did I mention my mother is stubborn? AS she was

waiting for the office to open up she of course had to

smoke a couple more cigarettes.

She went to the dr's office and she had to wait for 2

hours until the dr could see her, she was a drop in.

They hooked her up to an EKG and saw her heart was

doing funky things. And she was allowed to come home

and pick up some things, send me an e-mail (I live 350

miles away) and go to the hospital.

When I finally tracked her down, she was in the middle

of a heart attack, but feeling no pain. It did minimal

damage, and she ended up having triple bypass surgery.

My mom believes in aspirin, and not tylenol, advil,

but aspirin, I truly believe aspirin saved her life.

Also, my mom quit smoking while in the hospital. She

has been smoke free 1 year come October 22.

lily

--- Susie wrote:

> Sharon wrote:

>

> << I would ask your dr. it might not release it fast

> enough to prevent a

> heart attack. But I would think the low dosage and

> time release might help

> with the ulcer what do ya think? >>

>

> I wanted to mention here that, if you think you are

> having a heart attack,

> it could save your life to take an aspirin

> immediately.

>

> Susie

>

>

>

>

>

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In a message dated Mon, 16 Oct 2000 2:10:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

" Susie " writes:

<< Female diabetics often don't exhibit classic heart attack symptoms such

as chest pain and pressure. It's not uncommon for us to be sent home from the

ER, told we have " indigestion. "

Susie,

I spend a good amount of time per week teaching individuals CPR and this is

one topic I emphasize in class. For years, research studies focused only on

males; research now shows that females' symptoms present frequently as

abdominal or back pain.

The AHA - American Heart Association will have new literature out shortly

that should reflect this info.

Carol T (the other Carol)

Public website for Diabetes International:

http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int

>>

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In a message dated Mon, 16 Oct 2000 11:33:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

" Susie " writes:

<<I wanted to mention here that, if you think you are having a heart attack,

it could save your life to take an aspirin immediately.

The aspirin should be CHEWED, not swallowed.

Carol T

Public website for Diabetes International:

http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int

>>

[Guest guest]

That's quite a story, Lily! My hat's off to your mother for quitting

smoking. Female diabetics often don't exhibit classic heart attack symptoms

such as chest pain and pressure. It's not uncommon for us to be sent home

from the ER, told we have " indigestion. "

Susie