Pass the Advil

[Walter]

Ibuprofen could be the secret to a longer life | UK | News | Daily Express

 

[JLM]

Ibuprofen could be the secret to a longer life | UK | News | Daily Express

Or does it increase the life span of those making it and selling it due to being able to afford an easier life style?

 

[gerryh]

Damn, with the amount of Advil I take....I'm gonna live forever.

 

[JLM]

Damn, with the amount of Advil I take....I'm gonna live forever.

God forbid (Sorry Ger, couldn't resist)

 

[petros]

I wish I could take Ibuprofen.

 

[JLM]

I wish I could take Ibuprofen.

I can't take it but I have no desire to. I can take Tylenol, but thankfully don't need it too often. (Touch wood)

 

[bill barilko]

It's too hard on the guts for me to take too often-all to the good I suppose.

 

[petros]

I can't take it but I have no desire to. I can take Tylenol, but thankfully don't need it too often. (Touch wood)

On blood thinners too?

 

[JLM]

On blood thinners too?

Yep, I was thinking of asking you the same thing. I question whether I really need all this sh*t I'm on, but I suppose the docs know more than I do. Besides its easier to question stuff while you're alive than when you're dead.

 

[petros]

Yep, I was thinking of asking you the same thing. I question whether I really need all this sh*t I'm on, but I suppose the docs know more than I do. Besides its easier to question stuff while you're alive than when you're dead.

I'm a thrombophiliac. A genetic mutant. The opposite of a hemophiliac. I clot really easily.I have no choice but use warfarin for the rest of my life. I'd rather take warfin than go through another clot any day.

 

[JLM]

I'm a thrombophiliac. A genetic mutant. The opposite of a hemophiliac. I clot really easily.I have no choice but use warfarin for the rest of my life. I'd rather take warfin than go through another clot any day.

I had a spell of atrial fibrillation two years ago, damn near killed me but anyway it puts me more at risk for a stroke. Otherwise I'm perfectly fine.