As a retired medical laboratory tech, I've had to explain that blood "thinners" don't "thin" blood, they alter the coagulation cascade to help avoid/treat blood clots. I never learned who first coined that term, but it's akin to saying someone who is overly sensitive is "thin skinned". They don't literally have thin skin.
And I think someone should start the rumor that it isn't handshaking, but repetitive TEXTING that is causing the issue with the hands. Maybe it would get him to stifle it.
Thanks, Miselle. My cardiologist explained to me the difference between how aspirin works vs Eliquis (and warfarin), when he wanted me to start taking Eliquis. I can’t now remember the difference, but he said there is one. As you said, none of them ‘thin the blood’.
It seems all name brand meds are outrageously expensive, partly due to the outrageous length of patents they are allowed to renew simply by changing the color of the pill, as an example.
With warfarin you have to monitor your vitamin K intake, plot when you can have broccoli, for example, and test your blood regularly to make sure it's within the proper range. With Eliquis, none of these caveats. However, I've read that Eliquis makes you more susecptable to an undetected gastrointestinal bleed or even a brain bleed. That info is from several years ago, so I don't know if it's still correct.
According to the Harvard Health Letter: "Aspirin decreases the ability of tiny cell fragments in the blood, called platelets, from clumping together and forming clots. Preventing these clots will help you avoid a repeat heart attack. But it can make you bleed a little more easily, including the below-the-skin bleeding seen in bruises."
As someone who has bruised easily most of my life, I ceased using aspirin years ago when I learned that it can increase bruising. At least, my blood still clots pretty quickly. I've found that Arnica gel and Arnica Montana pills beneath my tongue expedite healing bruises.
My doctor wanted me to continue taking anticoagulants even after I refused taking them because of problems with bloody urine three times. I tried four different meds, but still ended up with blood in my urine, once necessitating a trip to the ER. Now I’m on a baby aspirin regimen and so far, so good. Even my doctor nixed taking a bigger dosage of aspirin, saying it would cause more problems than help. Why Fatboy pops them is stupid but he’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer to begin with and let it go at that. As for compression socks, they help but the best thing to do is to walk and exercise more. Instead of riding in his golf cart at his courses, he should walk the distance instead, but he won’t because it’s too hard…and taking the easy way out is par for the course with the presidential man-baby.
I was watching a NOVA science show and heard a scientist (expert on dark energy) say this when asked about how you know when something is right.or is pointing in the right direction. He said you have to keep trying, comparing, assessing until you have a consensus with others or the result can be replicated with more data.
I immediately thought of chump and how he has found a million ways to do things wrong. But with absolutely no plan to do anything right. Sad but that is where we are.
So sad that the Clooney's departed the US scene. I've been dropping my 2028 dream ticket of Clooney/Kelly everywhere I can on the Internet and in public settings. Both of those men are electable and a mighty threat to whomever the GOP wants to waste their money on. Bloomberg reported today that three of the mighty billionaires have already dropped millions into the RNC's coffers. By not taxing these thug$ equitably we free up all that money for them to buy power and influence and thereby keep the middle class down as well as crush the working poor. The late economist Joseph Schumpeter, said capitalism would give way to socialism because the former is "immoral", but it already has in some respects because of our social programs and the military's economic design. It will be interesting to see how Mamdani fares in NYC.
Whatever is afflicting Trump is a "consummation devoutly to be wished," as Old Bill once said. Afflict on, aspirin, burgers, BS backflow, whatever.
Your summary about large doses of aspirin is right on. Bruising, yes, also nosebleeds that won't quit without cauterization, slow healing wounds, extreme blood loss, and as you point out, cerebral hemorrhage. Six years ago, my mother had begun developing dementia and in her confusion, started taking aspirin for headaches, along with blood thinners (for AFib). The result was bad bruising and slurring of speech that finally prompted her non-medical-savvy partner to take her to the ER. She never went home again. She experienced "slow leaks" from the capillaries in her brain and within a matter of hours, she was in crisis and on a respirator. Surprisingly, she survived, but now in the throes of full-on dementia. was unable to care for herself. I had to step in, take control of her affairs, put her in a memory care facility and sell her home, all long distance, and while I was suffering the effects of chemo myself. She passed away less than four years later. I wouldn't wish that on anyone, but that's where Trump is headed. I won't shed a tear when it happens.
The 'stable genius' (Wily E. Coyote would like a word) just rambles on. He has no idea what he's talking about. My grandmother was on thinners for 25 years. She had a stroke and died 22 months later. He's beginning to sound like Ernest (Jim Varney) from those electric company commercials from the 1980s and 90s.
As a retired medical laboratory tech, I've had to explain that blood "thinners" don't "thin" blood, they alter the coagulation cascade to help avoid/treat blood clots. I never learned who first coined that term, but it's akin to saying someone who is overly sensitive is "thin skinned". They don't literally have thin skin.
God I cant wait for this insanity to end.
And I think someone should start the rumor that it isn't handshaking, but repetitive TEXTING that is causing the issue with the hands. Maybe it would get him to stifle it.
Eh, probably wouldn't.
Thanks, Miselle. My cardiologist explained to me the difference between how aspirin works vs Eliquis (and warfarin), when he wanted me to start taking Eliquis. I can’t now remember the difference, but he said there is one. As you said, none of them ‘thin the blood’.
Eliquis is beaucoup d’argent. US$358.36 for 60 tablets vs. warfarin US$8 for 60 tablets
https://www.goodrx.com/compare/eliquis-vs-warfarin
It seems all name brand meds are outrageously expensive, partly due to the outrageous length of patents they are allowed to renew simply by changing the color of the pill, as an example.
With warfarin you have to monitor your vitamin K intake, plot when you can have broccoli, for example, and test your blood regularly to make sure it's within the proper range. With Eliquis, none of these caveats. However, I've read that Eliquis makes you more susecptable to an undetected gastrointestinal bleed or even a brain bleed. That info is from several years ago, so I don't know if it's still correct.
According to the Harvard Health Letter: "Aspirin decreases the ability of tiny cell fragments in the blood, called platelets, from clumping together and forming clots. Preventing these clots will help you avoid a repeat heart attack. But it can make you bleed a little more easily, including the below-the-skin bleeding seen in bruises."
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/aspirin-and-bruising
As someone who has bruised easily most of my life, I ceased using aspirin years ago when I learned that it can increase bruising. At least, my blood still clots pretty quickly. I've found that Arnica gel and Arnica Montana pills beneath my tongue expedite healing bruises.
My doctor wanted me to continue taking anticoagulants even after I refused taking them because of problems with bloody urine three times. I tried four different meds, but still ended up with blood in my urine, once necessitating a trip to the ER. Now I’m on a baby aspirin regimen and so far, so good. Even my doctor nixed taking a bigger dosage of aspirin, saying it would cause more problems than help. Why Fatboy pops them is stupid but he’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer to begin with and let it go at that. As for compression socks, they help but the best thing to do is to walk and exercise more. Instead of riding in his golf cart at his courses, he should walk the distance instead, but he won’t because it’s too hard…and taking the easy way out is par for the course with the presidential man-baby.
“There are a million says to do something wrong.”
I was watching a NOVA science show and heard a scientist (expert on dark energy) say this when asked about how you know when something is right.or is pointing in the right direction. He said you have to keep trying, comparing, assessing until you have a consensus with others or the result can be replicated with more data.
I immediately thought of chump and how he has found a million ways to do things wrong. But with absolutely no plan to do anything right. Sad but that is where we are.
So sad that the Clooney's departed the US scene. I've been dropping my 2028 dream ticket of Clooney/Kelly everywhere I can on the Internet and in public settings. Both of those men are electable and a mighty threat to whomever the GOP wants to waste their money on. Bloomberg reported today that three of the mighty billionaires have already dropped millions into the RNC's coffers. By not taxing these thug$ equitably we free up all that money for them to buy power and influence and thereby keep the middle class down as well as crush the working poor. The late economist Joseph Schumpeter, said capitalism would give way to socialism because the former is "immoral", but it already has in some respects because of our social programs and the military's economic design. It will be interesting to see how Mamdani fares in NYC.
Whatever is afflicting Trump is a "consummation devoutly to be wished," as Old Bill once said. Afflict on, aspirin, burgers, BS backflow, whatever.
Your summary about large doses of aspirin is right on. Bruising, yes, also nosebleeds that won't quit without cauterization, slow healing wounds, extreme blood loss, and as you point out, cerebral hemorrhage. Six years ago, my mother had begun developing dementia and in her confusion, started taking aspirin for headaches, along with blood thinners (for AFib). The result was bad bruising and slurring of speech that finally prompted her non-medical-savvy partner to take her to the ER. She never went home again. She experienced "slow leaks" from the capillaries in her brain and within a matter of hours, she was in crisis and on a respirator. Surprisingly, she survived, but now in the throes of full-on dementia. was unable to care for herself. I had to step in, take control of her affairs, put her in a memory care facility and sell her home, all long distance, and while I was suffering the effects of chemo myself. She passed away less than four years later. I wouldn't wish that on anyone, but that's where Trump is headed. I won't shed a tear when it happens.
The 'stable genius' (Wily E. Coyote would like a word) just rambles on. He has no idea what he's talking about. My grandmother was on thinners for 25 years. She had a stroke and died 22 months later. He's beginning to sound like Ernest (Jim Varney) from those electric company commercials from the 1980s and 90s.