So who am I to believe?
CBS Fake News that lies on everything?
My Kaiser MDs, who put in a stent, and those who monitor me on a regular basis telling me to take a baby aspirin once a day?
Including the chief of cardiology and my FP, who is a friend.
I will go with my cardiac team and forget CBS, the network that lies 24/7.
I have almost the very same experiences as you and I am on a baby aspirin regimen each day. I think I will stay on it regardless of what Dr CBS tells me.
with your stent you are exactly the kind of person who would need that asa each day
there has been a wholesale prescribing of asa for people over a certain age.
Like Prilosec a few years ago until they found it contributed to dementia
At least two major medical journals reviewed all the studies and concluded no benefit.
No problem. Believe whoever you prefer.
The old doctors will eventually die off and the ones who accept the results of research will take over.
Aspirin: it’s white and it works therefore it’s eeevil.
“My Kaiser MDs, who put in a stent, and those who monitor me on a regular basis telling me to take a baby aspirin once a day?”
the study was heart HEALTHY people, i.e., people with no heart disease ... you’re in a different category ... so am i ...
CBS is just reporting. They aren't generating the medical advice.
Hate to tell you, but they are right and your doctors are wrong. Even about the stents.
Same here.
2nd sentence. This study does not apply to you.