Aspirin can cause problems too, including bleeding problems. It also contains a major allergen, corn, which is a problem for many of us.
There's no such thing as a panacea (although I wish there was , and maybe there should be an asterisk for near-panaceas) , especially for someone with severe enough problems to necessitate surgery, but taking aspirin is a deliberate choice I make based on a lot of research and also advice from doctors . it's often effective in mcas, without the same side effects as other nsaids. The bleeding problems are less of a concern for me than the opposite given my risk factors , and I check for bruising etc.
It has been known to reduce cancer risk. One can remove the starch fillers if you get the white pills and dissolve the pill in hot water and let the fillers float to the bottom and precipitate and strain them out while drinking the acidic water.
It is not enough for my pain, but one cannot live with levels of pain like mine indefinitely, and I assure you I'm working on the root cause with more effort than I should spend . typing this is causing me pain, for example . so to really get any useful research done (although I know the main causes of my pain by now) I need to have a caregiver or assistant I can dictate A lot to.
I have a 70 percent (roughly) finished etiology model , and I feel like I understand more about my specific case than most people do about their me/cfs, but this doesn't mean I don't need palliative care. And even though I need surgery , understanding that probable root cause doesn't mean things get fixed overnight. Hence the need to treat pain, regardless of knowing root cause . if you don't treat the pain you can often degrade your morale , go crazy , or be unable to think and thus plan /research , or even be unable to make it to doctor appointments. So pain treatment is part of all of this, for those of us with bad enough pain. And aspirin is often a good part of all of it, although aspirin doesn't do enough for my pain
In fact I'm hoping my pain doctor decides to opt for either suboxone, methadone, or a fentanyl patch , given the severity of my pain and what's worked in hospital dose wise. But aspirin is not always a bad place to start. I'm more wary of Tylenol to be honest, given its toxicity , but many doctors will insist you try high dose otc stuff before prescribing anything.
I'd like to not need pain meds , but given the long and complex process of researching and finding doctors and getting them to piece my body back together, I think my life would be better with better pain relief and there's no harm in palliative care .