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To: ConservativeMind

I’m 74 years old and suffered with chronic headaches and migraines since I was a teenager. Took a spring religiously. A few years ago I started suffering shortness of breath and couldn’t walk more than a couple of feet without having to stop and catch my breath. When I would go grocery shopping I would find someplace to sit, even an empty shelf. I would tip a store clerk to walk me out to my car and put my groceries in my vehicle. I also developed a craving for ice. Chewed it every chanc3 I got. I assumed I was having heart problems.

When I went to my physician he took a blood sample. He called me the next morning and told me to get to the emergency room right away for a blood transfusion because my blood oxygen level was dangerously low. I went and they ran every kind of test they could to see if I was bleeding inwardly. Thankfully I wasn’t. I got my transfusion and my Dr. Put me on iron. When he found out about my aspirin usage he said to stop taking them immediately and switch to Tylenol. I followed his advice and have not had a problem since. And I no longer get headaches.


5 posted on 01/22/2023 11:43:20 PM PST by murron
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To: murron

A spring should read aspirin.


6 posted on 01/22/2023 11:44:22 PM PST by murron
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To: murron

Same thing happened to me before my AML diagnosis.


8 posted on 01/23/2023 12:42:03 AM PST by HollyB
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To: murron

Now watch out for your liver.

Sorry you had all this trouble.


14 posted on 01/23/2023 4:50:24 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DM)
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To: murron

Aspirin reduces stored iron.

If a person’s blood ferritin is less than 70 ng/ml, the person has an iron deficiency. Chocolate and meat have iron.


20 posted on 01/23/2023 10:38:32 AM PST by TTFX
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