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Claire Oh Nette

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Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Thu Mar 18, 2021, 02:35 PM

Mar 2021

I've been on baby aspirin since December 1990, after my first (rare) heart attack when I was 23. I've had two, and I sport an ICD/pacemaker.

I was very afraid of Covid. Even wrote up a will and advanced directive and discussed last spring with my brother and BFF whether to keep me on a ventilator in the event. I took an abundance of precautions, yet still caught the 'vid. Mild.

Still really sick, but never the high, high fever (peaked at 99.8, and I run 97.1 as by baseline). GOt a pulse Oximeter right away, and never dipped below 90%.

I figure type O blood, and now this about the aspirin. I got lucky, very, very lucky.

a baby aspirin a day is probably good medicine for everyone.

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Low-dose aspirin can reduce the risk of ICU admission and death of Covid-19, researchers say [View all] nitpicker Mar 2021 OP

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K&R LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #3

Interesting Claire Oh Nette Mar 2021 #4