Guest guest Posted August 20, 2002 Report Share Posted August 20, 2002 I think athan has it in a nutshell. The risks of using these pain killers vary from person to person. I had no evidence of varicies, normal INR, no IBD -- so was told to take Advil pre-tx. With those conditions, advil would become a greater risk than tylenol -- although the danger of tylenol's toxicity didn't change. > I think that part of what might be happening is that different patients > have different sets of risks. For me, who has varices, and has had a > bleed in the past the doctors are more concerned about the blood > thinning effects etc. that ibuprofen has. For others doctors may be > more concerned about the potential for liver damage that Tylenol has. > Probably the best conclusion we can come to is to let our doctors > evaluate our situation and make the reccomendation that they think is > best for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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