Why not just take aspirin?

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Some recent posts here have made the point that head injuries could be

deadly for those of us on coumadin. Yes, I know there's a higher risk

of stroke for those of us with A-Fib, and I know coumadin has saved

lives, but so has aspirin. Even before I was diagnosed with A-Fib I

took aspirin in the morning as a preventative measure against a heart

attack. Then, when I went into A-Fib my doctor ordered me to stop the

aspirin and start coumadin. But isn't this one of those cases where

the cure is worse then the illness? It seems to me all it would take

is one good bang on the head, caused by falling off a bike, or a car

accident, and if I'm on coumadin then I have a very good change of

dying. The more I read about coumadin the more I don't like it and the

more I'm thinking of switching back to aspirin. Has anyone out there

switched back to just aspirin and if so were there any problems?