aspirin and tumeric i am giving both a try, remember study about tumeric and folfox.

READ THE BOTTOM POST, I HAVE ALSO BEEN A WILLOWBARK WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO ASPIRIN ANYWAY

if i die from some weird interaction at least the crc did not get me.

we talked about aspirin and tumeric a while ago below.
http://csn.cancer.org/node/214539
note the study indicating tumeric potentiates folfox, of not a large double blind clinical study, but well i found it interesting. i tried it and am still here! at the moment.

so today i found an amazing pharmacist, who measured my INR which is how fast your blood clots. mine was 1.1 i will measure again after 2 weeks of taking aspirin for the purpose of
crc recurrence prevention. i am on 16 gram a day of bio active tumeric, about to move to the sr version which slow release.

anyone else doing aspirin for this purpose ?

i had my first low dose aspirin today 100mg, i am still here.

at least i have a way of measuring how much my blood is thinned.

hugs,
pete


http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/pt/tab/test
from above link, info about INR, note the vit k issues

What does the test result mean?


The test result for PT depends on the method used, with results measured in seconds and compared to the average value in healthy people. Most laboratories report PT results that have been adjusted to the International Normalized Ratio (INR) for patients on anticoagulant drugs. These patients should have an INR of 2.0 to 3.0 for basic "blood-thinning" needs. For some patients who have a high risk of clot formation, the INR needs to be higher - about 2.5 to 3.5. Your doctor will use the INR to adjust your drug to get the PT into the range that is right for you.

If you are not taking anti-coagulant drugs and your PT is prolonged, additional testing may be necessary to determine the cause. A prolonged, or increased, PT means that your blood is taking too long to form a clot. This may be caused by conditions such as liver disease, vitamin K deficiency or a coagulation factor deficiency. Result of the PT is often interpreted with that of the PTT in determining what condition may be present.

Interpretation of PT and PTT in Patients with a Bleeding or Clotting Syndrome
PT RESULT PTT RESULT COMMON CONDITION PRESENT
Prolonged Normal Liver disease, decreased vitamin K, decreased or defective factor VII
Normal Prolonged Decreased or defective factor VIII, IX, or XI, von Willebrand disease, or lupus anticoagulant present
Prolonged Prolonged Decreased or defective factor I, II, V or X, severe liver disease, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Normal Normal or slightly prolonged
May indicate normal hemostasis; however PT and PTT can be normal in conditions such as mild deficiencies in other factors and mild form of von Willebrand disease. Further testing may be required to diagnose these conditions.
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Is there anything else I should know?
Some substances you consume, such as alcohol, can affect the PT/INR test. Some antibiotics can increase the PT/INR. Barbiturates, oral contraceptives and hormone-replacement therapy (HRT), and vitamin K - either in a multivitamin or liquid nutrition supplement - can decrease PT. Certain foods (such as beef and pork liver, green tea, broccoli, chickpeas, kale, turnip greens, and soybean products) contain large amounts of vitamin K and can alter PT results. Make sure that your doctor knows all the drugs you are taking and if you have eaten any of these foods recently so that your PT/INR results are interpreted and used correctly.



ps last post for today, just a busy day on the research side of things.