Two recent personal aspirin anecdotes. Late 2011, I contracted acute idiopathic pericarditis. The medication was fairly simple - a ton of aspirin. 4x 650mg As

Two recent personal aspirin anecdotes. Late 2011, I contracted acute idiopathic pericarditis. The medication was fairly simple - a ton of aspirin. 4x 650mg Aspirin daily, to be precise, along with colchicine. It healed after a couple of months. This month, I recently had a cardiac catheterization in my right radial artery (wrist) - my (now healed, but thickened) pericardium likely was constricting my heart. The wrist pain got worse during the healing process - apparently my whole forearm was clotted. 2x 650mg aspirin was the recommendation due to both the blood thinning as well as the anti-inflammatory nature. Pain became manageable the next day, and my arm seems to be healing. Not clear if I've recovered my radial artery yet, though. I was an Ibuprofen fan for a long time, but Aspirin for me seems to have been what the doctors keep recommending, and has been indispensable these past 4 months. No stomach bleeding, as they usually prescribe Pantoprazole along with it to reduce acid buildup.