Do you think I really need to take a baby asprin?

I had an EKG come back abnormal about 6 months ago,so I was put in the hospital and has a cardiac workup done including the holter monitor. I was then sent to a cardiologist who wanted to do a cath to check for blockages and damage. Since I had surgery in the legs he had to do it a different way. I was told that everything looked fine except that I had some enlargement on the left side of my heart but no blockages. In january I was at another hospital and had an EKG done and again was told that my twaves were introverted. I told that dr. that all that had gone on and he said he wanted me on the baby asprin just to be on the safe side and suggested that I get a second opinion.I am already on a lot of other meds and one that contains a high dose of tylenol and that worries me.What do you think?

I am on Vicodin 7.5/750 every 6 hours as needed for pain. Topamax, Lamictal,Requip,Skelaxin,xanax,prozac, zetia, tricor. I have epilepsy, Rheumatoid arthritis, Hidradenitis Suppurativa,Restless Leg Syndrome, COPD,Asthma. I am a 42 year old female. I am unable to get much exercise due to not being able to be treated for the RA due to the HS.

Yes. Listen to your physician. Aspirin and tylenol aren't the same thing. If you are unsure as to why you are taking any of your medications, or are concerned about other meds, I suggest you sit down with your physician on your next visit and have him explain to you the reasons.

Disease doesn't respond to democracy, and not everyone's opinion is valid when it comes to medicine. You'll only get yourself into trouble asking medicine related questions on this forum.

Clinical studies have recently shown that taking 1 baby aspirin per day will not decrease morbidity or mortality. However, given that 1 baby aspirin per day will decrease the normal clotting time, it may help you slow the progress of clotting in a heart attack thereby possibly allowing you to get to the hospital for appropriate medical care. Also, there is little expense or risk involved in 1 baby aspirin per day. Tylenol is extremely toxic to your liver....do not take over 1000mg 3 times daily......have your liver function studies done every 6 months.

If you want a second opinion, you need to see a physician in person. Tylenol and aspirin are not the same. It is a little concerning that you are taking anything with a high dose of tylenol for a prolonged period of time, as it is hepatotoxic (hurts the liver). I would be more inclined to stop that medication. Aspirin prevents platelet aggregation to some degree (part of clotting) and this is helpful in preventing stroke, peripheral vascular problems and heart attack. This has been proven to reduce death from heart attack. Other risk factors should also be controlled: No smoking, control blood sugar if diabetic, control blood pressure, control cholesterol, lose weight if obese. Baby aspirin only poses a risk to patients with gastric ulcers and those with history of hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding into the brain). Just to emphasize - you should get that second opinion and have your doc review all of your meds.

Don't take the aspirin if you don't want it.
Especially if it causes you stress.
I don't know what your medical problems are
I suggest you read up on side effects and drug interactions of your medications.

I recently started taking a drug for diabetes and a side effect sent me to the hospital thinking I was having a heart attack.
After spending the night and running up over $5000
in bills they said they didn't know what the problem was.
I found the answer by doing a yahoo search for the drug I was taking.
It seems to me that doctors are not happy unless they can give you a pill to take.

P.S.
If you decide to take the aspirin, take it at night before bed

You should take the aspirin. It looks like you have some risk factors for heart disease, and even some signs that you may have heart disease. Aspirin can prevent those fatal clots that block blood flow to the heart or brain. The side effects are minimal and the cost is cheap, so I highly recommend it. Don't worry about the Tylenol. They are different classes of drug, and it should be safe to take them both. The only thing to keep an eye on is stomach irritation with aspirin.

well...I've read the answers,and i guess some of them were professional.but nobody asked you about your age,and this is so important to determine many things.
Baby Aspirin reduces the death toll of heart attack by 24% and believe me sir this number is huge in medicine....
another opinion is encouraged and its simply your right.
but remember:if you have an ulcer,previous brain bleeding(within the last 7 years) or asthma dont start taking it unless advised by your doctor,,,,and any doctor in your case should have covered these issues and different ones even,and you should tell your doctor about any detail in the past even if you think its trivial.

Hello. The above responders are correct in inquiring about your specific risk profile. Do limit your Tylenol use to no more than 4000 mg of acetominophen a day. The question regarding the aspirin intake can best be answered by the good ol' risk-benefit analysis. Here is a very neat tool that assesses your own risk of heart disease:

http://www.chaicore.com/H2HV2/intro.html

Follow the tool until the end. It is based on data from several large studies. It is important to note that its answers aren't the "absolute truth," but rather the best estimations of it as based on our studies to date. In the last segment of the tool, you can add or delete aspirin from your regimen and see how that affects your risk. That's the benefit. Then you have to think of the bleeding and ulcer risk, as described by one of the responders above. If you are otherwise healthy and have no personal or family history of these conditions, then you are probably ok.

The bottom line is that for apparently healthy people without any symptoms of heart disease, the risks of an aspirin therapy may outweigh the benefits. But from the description of your ECG, you are exhibiting some signs of ischemic heart disease. Do the risk assessment -- it will help you decide if you should take it...but again, do speak with your doctor about all the med changes. Good luck!