# Not an EM diagnosis yet curious about aspirin **URL:** \ **Category:** New Member Introductions\ **Created:** [March 12, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/not-an-em-diagnosis-yet-curious-about-aspirin/2234 "2017-03-12T00:32:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Mike707](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mike707](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/Mike707)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/not-an-em-diagnosis-yet-curious-about-aspirin/2234/2 "2017-03-13T01:46:04Z")
> [@Daily low-dose aspirin over long term is working for me](http://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/daily-low-dose-aspirin-over-long-term-is-working-for-me/1038): > > Hi all, Just wanted share a good note and a tip for aspirin... I was diagnosed 2 years ago, and started baby aspirin after I started to feel like I couldn't do many activities I loved. I was having trouble walking the dog... my feet would feel a deep ache, swell, and have a cramp-like feeling. I couldn't run at all. I would stand in the creek to try to cool them off. After a day rock climbing, my hands would burn and tingle all evening/night, making it impossible to sleep. Etc. I'd been in tears… ^topic regarding low dose aspirin. > **[Secondary Erythromelalgia - A Case Report -](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3710946/)** > > Erythromelalgia is a rare neurovascular pain syndrome characterized by a triad of redness, increased temperature, and burning pain primarily in the extremities. Erythromelalgia can present as a primary or secondary form, and secondary erythromelalgia... "Infrared thermography studies were performed to assist in understanding the patient’s disorder. In the resulting images, the affected areas of her upper extremities appeared red, indicating a higher temperature, while other areas appeared yellow or green, indicating a lower temperature; this visualization also revealed vascular markings in the affected hand… a month after aspirin medication and chemotherapy. The temperature in the affected areas decreased… The symptom of secondary erythromelalgia with myeloproliferative disorders, such as essential thrombocytosis can be alleviated with aspirin as in this case" --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/not-an-em-diagnosis-yet-curious-about-aspirin/2234)._