Oh geesh, is there no hope for the future?

[Karlynn]

My daughter was home briefly and had me watch a show that she has been getting into. It's on ABC and is called Defying Gravity. It takes place around 2050 and is about an international space program. Well, the opening episode had 8 astronauts going on a trip to Venus. At the space station before they took off, the medical monitoring showed that, all of a sudden, 2 of the men suddenly had stenotic aortic valves (and they used the word "stenotic"). So they got shipped back to earth.... and here goes the place where hope is shot .... they were put on "thinners" and other meds.

Another episode, the wife of one of the men, who is also an astronaut and still on the spaceship, spoke to her husband and told him to be sure he was taking good care of himself. He said he was fine and being watched and she said "Good grief! You're on thinners!"

This is a fictional show that uses technical language to give it an air of authenticity - why couldn't they use the term "anticoagulant" instead of "thinners"? Does this mean there is no hope for the correct information on warfarin - even in 2050?

 

[Freddie]

I would write or send and e-mail to the show.

If they are going to do things 'right' and use technical language, get the medical terminology correct.

 

[geebee]

Nope - there is no hope for this changing. Unfortunately, "blood thinners" rolls off the tongue easier than "anti-coagulants" and, even tho it is incorrect, most people just don't care.

 

[Tbone]

Just tell em to call it what it is RAT POISON.

 

[Lisa in Katy]

Warfarin is easy to say, so they could use that, but to me, it sounds like something you'd do after drinking way too much, as in, "He's in the bathroom warfarin'.

 

[Bina]

Hubby and I have opted to skip that new show.....give me the Jetson's instead.

 

[catwoman]

Karlynn:

I'm surprised that the wife didn't tell her astronaut hubby to lay off those green food pills. After all, by then I'm sure they'll just be "eating" food pills rather than real honest-to-goodness food such as broccoli, asparagus, brussel sprouts, etc. I've read quite a few sci-fi books and seen enough sci-fi movies where that was the norm.

But I agree.... seems that they could have used better terminology and been more creative in projecting the evolution of medicine by 2050. Perhaps one of the magic wands from "StarTrek: The Next Generation"????????????????????

 

[Cozycat]

You'd think by 2050 they would have come up with something just as effective but easier to use than our beloved warfarin. I don't think I've every told anyone that I take a "blood thinner". All of you on here taught me well.

Midge

 

[Cooker]

Maybe "anticoagulant" is to big of word ... lets remember the age most TV shows are aimed

My last INR was 4.5 and I was told to eat a few more salads ... I'm making the change to home testing even if I have to change cardio's.

 

[Woodbutcher]

I would dearly hope that by 2050 Warfarin will be a thing of the past, nasty stuff that it is. Until then I think that whilst the medical profession continue to call it a thinner then so will everyone else, I think I prefer that term to Rat poison. I hate it when people ask me if I have to take Rat poison.
By the way TBone or anyone else, what's that gorgeous car, is it a Dodge Challenger or Charger or something like that ? Reminds me of those good ole Duke boys ! Good news, good news !!

 

[olefin]

Just tell em to call it what it is RAT POISON.

Thank God for that rat poison, it's kept me going for over 18 years.

 

[AgilityDog]

Yep, I watch that show. I was rather glad they put the stenotic valves in - raises awareness. I just shrugged at the stupid "thinner" stuff. Hollyweird is NOT the best source of medical information. Or any other kind of information.

 

[Karlynn]

Yep, I watch that show. I was rather glad they put the stenotic valves in - raises awareness. I just shrugged at the stupid "thinner" stuff. Hollyweird is NOT the best source of medical information. Or any other kind of information.

It just kind of cracked me up that with all the technical terms they were throwing in they chose to use "thinners'. The wife dramatically saying "Good grief, you're on thinners." cracked me up.

My other thought was that with all the stuff they could do, couldn't they just put the guys under some sort of doo-hicky and fix their valves with some magic laser beam?

I enjoyed the show, but was just rolling my eyes at the "thinner" remarks.