I was limping severely at work today. A co-worker, a physician's assistant, asked about the limp and what I took for it. I told the PAs of the over the counter medications, I have taken naproxen and ibuprofen, but what works best is aspirin. I just do not bring aspirin to work. I should. It would make a difference.
The PA told me that during school, they were told about this wonder drug that was an antipyretic, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, pain reducer, and blood thinner for those who are at risk of heart disease due to blood thickening. As the PA said, the class was amazed, but the drug is aspirin. Before we had acetaminophen, naproxen, and ibuprofen, we had aspirin. The co-worker commented on heroic tough guys in novels chewing on aspirin. Remember the lowly aspirin. It does work.
I took some a while ago, and the pain in my hip has diminished drastically.
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