Re: Re: RE: Re: helmets

["Duncan Fletcher" <dfletche@gte.net>]

And since the automobile is a more likely source of bleeding (head injury),
I suppose it shouldn't be used before driving. Certainly for pain relief and
absent some medical conditions, Tylenol is generally safer. But it is not an
anti-inflamatory and that is indicated for some things. And some folks are
taking it because of its 'blood thinning' properties for heart conditions.
And if you have medical conditions for which Tylenol is contraindicated....

One size does not fit all - know the pros and cons and alternatives for any
and all medication (which includes herbs and whatever).

Duncan Fletcher
dfletche@gte.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Maggie Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net>

> And you DIDN'T take any ibuprofen or aspirin, right????  Was reminded at a
> nice safety presentation at our awards banquet on Saturday that our brains
> definitely reside in our skulls (well, at least some of us have brains
> there!) and in light of a terrible head trauma injury at a ride suffered
by
> a Michigan rider last year, we have all been reminded not to take any kind
> of pain reliever that thins the blood before a ride...take a Tylenol if
you
> must for headache or in anticipation of aches and pains but DO NOT take
> anything else.  Should you be thrown and suffer a head injury as Alison
> describes here, you could bleed to death!  Fellow riders, take heed!
> Helmets and NO ibuprofen!
>
>
> Maggie Mieske