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Mitch McConnell dodges health questions despite bruised face, bandaged hands
By Lia Eustachewich
October 23, 2020 | 10:31am | Updated
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has no health issues of concern — despite sporting bruises and bandages on his hands this week.
The 78-year-old Kentucky senator dodged questions about his health from reporters in the Capitol Thursday, CNN reported.
Asked whether he had any health issues, McConnell answered, “of course not,†and then didn’t respond when asked if he was being treated by a doctor.
Later, McConnell — who is up for re-election — said there were “no concerns†when asked by the network about the bruises on his hands and whether he had any other health issues.
His aide also declined to provide details when asked multiple times about the Republican’s health.
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https://nypost.com/2020/10/23/mcconnell-dodges-health-questions-on-bruises-bandaged-hands/
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May have tripped and fallen.
Good thing he didn't break a hip. **nononono*
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May have tripped and fallen.
Good thing he didn't break a hip. **nononono*
Looks like he was training with some of Harry Reid's old equipment.
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May have tripped and fallen.
Good thing he didn't break a hip. **nononono*
Yep, that's the most likely scenario, I would imagine. I hope he recovers quickly.
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Majority Leader is a dangerous job..
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Mitch McConnell dodges health questions despite bruised face, bandaged hands
By Lia Eustachewich
October 23, 2020 | 10:31am | Updated
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has no health issues of concern — despite sporting bruises and bandages on his hands this week.
The 78-year-old Kentucky senator dodged questions about his health from reporters in the Capitol Thursday, CNN reported.
Asked whether he had any health issues, McConnell answered, “of course not,†and then didn’t respond when asked if he was being treated by a doctor.
Later, McConnell — who is up for re-election — said there were “no concerns†when asked by the network about the bruises on his hands and whether he had any other health issues.
His aide also declined to provide details when asked multiple times about the Republican’s health.
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https://nypost.com/2020/10/23/mcconnell-dodges-health-questions-on-bruises-bandaged-hands/
Has anyone seen Elaine's face lately? Cause he was punching (and getting punched by) someone. :shrug:
And don't We, the People have a right to know who he's beating up on or defending himself from? I would think so, considering the critical position he holds.
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And don't We, the People have a right to know who he's beating up on or defending himself from? I would think so, considering the critical position he holds.
I would bet it was gravity he was defending himself from. He looks very much like my dad did a couple of weeks ago when he fell.
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I would bet it was gravity he was defending himself from. He looks very much like my dad did a couple of weeks ago when he fell.
His wife is Chinese (Taiwan-born). Let's hope that "gravity" is his only foe in his household. 888mouth
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I've read that it may be related to his having had polio.
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Majority Leader is a dangerous job..
Thank you! I was just going to talk about HARRY REID...who had the 'same accident'. Mitch, was worked over by some DEMON-RAT. NO DOUBT IN MY MIND. MITCH WAS ATTACKED. I didn't mind it with REID and his corruption. MITCH, is half way corrupt. A RINO. he thought he could get by, being a RINO. THE DEMON-RATS WANT HIM REMOVED. They were calling him "Moscow Mitch'. This has demon-rat. M.O. , all over it. This is how they roll.
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His wife is Chinese (Taiwan-born). Let's hope that "gravity" is his only foe in his household. 888mouth
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It looks like someone punched him in the face, then when he was down, they STOMPED ON HIS HANDS. A LOT. Who does the stomping with their feet, a lot? Mmmmmmm
That is not a gravity issue. He was attacked. Ot course it isn't a health issue. 888mouth
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I've read that it may be related to his having had polio.
Polio? I don't think bruising is a symptom of polio. I think he had a fight.
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It looks like someone punched him in the face, then when he was down, they STOMPED ON HIS HANDS. A LOT. Who does the stomping with their feet, a lot? Mmmmmmm
That is not a gravity issue. He was attacked. Ot course it isn't a health issue. 888mouth
Or... maybe he punched a wall (several times)... and then Elaine punched him.....in the mouth. Until we see Elaine, I hereby declare Elaine the winner. :whistle:
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Polio? I don't think bruising is a symptom of polio. I think he had a fight.
DEMON-RAT MAFIA. :thumbsup:
(McConnell pushing stimulus and S.C. confirmation.)
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Luckily, Joe Biden was unavailable to comment about health questions he may obviously have, as he’s hidden himself away from media questions. Questions that might inform the public about the flawed and China-compromised Joe Biden, for whom democrats will soon be voting. But, hey, look over here at Trump’s taxes! Oooooh.
Edited to correct my poor English skills. Something I share with President Trump. happy77
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Looks like he's on blood thinners...
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Looks like he's on blood thinners...
That would be OLD type, blood thinners. Eliquis does not do that, and he would be on the best, like Eliquis. My nurse said , that is like GOLD.
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Oh my...
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It looks like someone punched him in the face, then when he was down, they STOMPED ON HIS HANDS. A LOT. Who does the stomping with their feet, a lot? Mmmmmmm
That is not a gravity issue. He was attacked. Ot course it isn't a health issue. 888mouth
He had polio, and it is well-documented that he has stumbled and such in the past as a result of the residual physical weakness.
You do you, though. I understand that conspiracy theories are much more entertaining.
*****rollingeyes*****
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He had polio, and it is well-documented that he has stumbled and such in the past as a result of the residual physical weakness.
You do you, though. I understand that conspiracy theories are much more entertaining.
*****rollingeyes*****
Except that.... (with all due respect).... if he had stumbled, as you suggest, why would the 'tops' of his hands be bruised, along with his mouth? What? He somehow fell on his mouth and managed to hit the "back of his hands" at the same time? Physically improbable, if not impossible.
But like you said... you do you. I'll stick with logic.
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He definitely looks like someone punched him in the mouth as he has a fat lip -- and it looks like he held his hands up to defend himself. A fall wouldn't explain the severe bruising on the hands. If he wasn't attacked, I'm thinking he was involved in a car accident -- but then you would think that he would have eluded to that.
This isn't from any medication either. I say he was attacked -- almost like he got punched in the mouth before getting onto an elevator and tried to escape and his hands were slammed in between the doors .... my guess at least.
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He had polio, and it is well-documented that he has stumbled and such in the past as a result of the residual physical weakness.
You do you, though. I understand that conspiracy theories are much more entertaining.
*****rollingeyes*****
I fainted a couple years back...Marc C...former member here...the helicopter pilot from Britain deduced that I was dehydrated.
But since then, when I feel lightheaded in the slightest, ...when I dry myself after a shower, etc., I make sure that if my knees buckle, I won't head my head on the marble sink or toilet bowl.
Had a friend pass away from hitting her head like that. Plus, head wounds bleed like a sieve.
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He definitely looks like someone punched him in the mouth as he has a fat lip -- and it looks like he held his hands up to defend himself. A fall wouldn't explain the severe bruising on the hands. If he wasn't attacked, I'm thinking he was involved in a car accident -- but then you would think that he would have eluded to that.
This isn't from any medication either. I say he was attacked -- almost like he got punched in the mouth before getting onto an elevator and tried to escape and his hands were slammed in between the doors .... my guess at least.
:beer:
The pic shows bandaids (cuts) on both hands. Logic dictates that this was no polio or medications related injury.
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He definitely looks like someone punched him in the mouth as he has a fat lip -- and it looks like he held his hands up to defend himself. A fall wouldn't explain the severe bruising on the hands. If he wasn't attacked, I'm thinking he was involved in a car accident -- but then you would think that he would have eluded to that.
This isn't from any medication either. I say he was attacked -- almost like he got punched in the mouth before getting onto an elevator and tried to escape and his hands were slammed in between the doors .... my guess at least.
Yes, something like that. Human nature is 'funny". Most, try to make excuses for the worst behaviors. That is going into denial. "He didn't mean it'. "it was an accident'. "he accidentally, raped that little boy, over & over again'. If people stopped making excuses and just look.....look at what it looks like. Then most would be correct. Mitch, says no health issue. He won't talk about it. That is a clue. A very high percentage of 'conspiracy theory's', turn out to be true.
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My precious mother bruised like that in the last years of her life.
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That would be OLD type, blood thinners. Eliquis does not do that, and he would be on the best, like Eliquis. My nurse said , that is like GOLD.
The difference is degree. People taking Eliquis still bruise more easily and to a greater degree (BTDTGTTS). But not as badly as with warfarin, by a wide margin.
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Except that.... (with all due respect).... if he had stumbled, as you suggest, why would the 'tops' of his hands be bruised, along with his mouth? What? He somehow fell on his mouth and managed to hit the "back of his hands" at the same time? Physically improbable, if not impossible.
But like you said... you do you. I'll stick with logic.
I could show you pictures of my dad from just a couple of weeks ago looking almost exactly like this, although I obviously won't do so for privacy reasons. He fell in the kitchen, banged his forehead and nose on the island, and tried to catch himself with his hands on the way down. His hands were every bit as bruised as his head and face were.
So yes, you can stick with your logic based on your assumptions. I'll stick with what I've seen first hand and very close to home.
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I could show you pictures of my dad from just a couple of weeks ago looking almost exactly like this, although I obviously won't do so for privacy reasons. He fell in the kitchen, banged his forehead and nose on the island, and tried to catch himself with his hands on the way down. His hands were every bit as bruised as his head and face were.
So yes, you can stick with your logic based on your assumptions. I'll stick with what I've seen first hand and very close to home.
My logic begs the question... how do you manage to bruise AND CUT the tops of your hands if/when you fall. Unless you fall backwards. And how would one bruise their lips falling backwards? Just sayin....
In addition... if Mitch McConnell's health is in such poor condition that he actually fell and injured himself in that manner.... once again, don't We, the People, deserve to know that "truth"?
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I could show you pictures of my dad from just a couple of weeks ago looking almost exactly like this, although I obviously won't do so for privacy reasons. He fell in the kitchen, banged his forehead and nose on the island, and tried to catch himself with his hands on the way down. His hands were every bit as bruised as his head and face were.
So yes, you can stick with your logic based on your assumptions. I'll stick with what I've seen first hand and very close to home.
And... if what you're claiming happened, that would make Mitch a liar... since he stated there was no health concern. I'd say it's a hella health concern.
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I could show you pictures of my dad from just a couple of weeks ago looking almost exactly like this, although I obviously won't do so for privacy reasons. He fell in the kitchen, banged his forehead and nose on the island, and tried to catch himself with his hands on the way down. His hands were every bit as bruised as his head and face were.
So yes, you can stick with your logic based on your assumptions. I'll stick with what I've seen first hand and very close to home.
I'm with you Polly! My Pop fell just after Christmas. His fall was broken by a solid marble table top. Looked like he went 10 rounds with Cassius Clay.
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I could show you pictures of my dad from just a couple of weeks ago looking almost exactly like this, although I obviously won't do so for privacy reasons. He fell in the kitchen, banged his forehead and nose on the island, and tried to catch himself with his hands on the way down. His hands were every bit as bruised as his head and face were.
So yes, you can stick with your logic based on your assumptions. I'll stick with what I've seen first hand and very close to home.
I imagined immediately that he either tried to soften his face first dive and may have temporarily lost consciousness on the way down.
It happens so quickly that you may not be able to land palms outward.
Thank God I had a padded toilet seat cover when it happened to me. I was out cold, but only a couple seconds (as far as I know)
What amazes me to this day is how instantly you go straight down from a standing position. Impossible to duplicate while conscious.
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And... if what you're claiming happened, that would make Mitch a liar... since he stated there was no health concern. I'd say it's a hella health concern.
Not really.
When you're very busy, you don't realize that you're not drinking enough water.
Only symptom is lightheadedness. And at our age, that reason could be due to any number of daily prescriptions.
Virtually everyone of my prescriptions warns of "dizziness". I take eight meds.
Now I take them at midnight instead of first thing in the morning.
When I first get into bed at night and close my eyes, it's like I'm on a inflatable raft in a swimming pool while a dozen kids are playing "MARCO POLO"!!
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And... if what you're claiming happened, that would make Mitch a liar... since he stated there was no health concern. I'd say it's a hella health concern.
I fell July 11th. Backwards, onto concrete , in garage. I pulled hard on manual garage door release. The rope broke. I went backwards full force. Hit my butt, back and back of the head. Like you would see in a cartoon. SPLAT.
No blood, no bruising that I could 'see'. They took x-rays, I had a fractured sacrum. I guess I am luck and BLESSED, as the woman who was with me, said she heard my HEAD CRACK on the concrete. I still have a lot of thick hair and I think it cushioned my head, skull. Here I am to tell about it, in OCTOBER. My hands were not bruised. My lips were not bruised.
In fact, no one could not even tell, I fell so hard on concrete! Hospital did not believe me, at first. I am 75.
D.C. said a head injury can make your head bleed like a sieve. I hope I am 'healed'.
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Not really.
When you're very busy, you don't realize that you're not drinking enough water.
Only symptom is lightheadedness. And at our age, that reason could be due to any number of daily prescriptions.
Virtually everyone of my prescriptions warns of "dizziness". I take eight meds.
Now I take them at midnight instead of first thing in the morning.
When I first get into bed at night and close my eyes, it's like I'm on a inflatable raft in a swimming pool while a dozen kids are playing "MARCO POLO"!!
:laugh: :silly:
Well, I can't help thinking ... irregardless of how much fun it is to speculate... that Mitch isn't being ...um...
forthcoming with us. I don't trust him.
As for taking medications, I rarely even take Bayer aspirin. Lots of vitamins and EmergenC, though. I saw my parents have to take a dozen pills a day for years and both ended up on dialysis. No thanks (for me).
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I fell July 11th. Backwards, onto concrete , in garage. I pulled hard on manual garage door release. The rope broke. I went backwards full force. Hit my butt, back and back of the head. Like you would see in a cartoon. SPLAT.
No blood, no bruising that I could 'see'. They took x-rays, I had a fractured sacrum. I guess I am luck and BLESSED, as the woman who was with me, said she heard my HEAD CRACK on the concrete. I still have a lot of thick hair and I think it cushioned my head, skull. Here I am to tell about it, in OCTOBER. My hands were not bruised. My lips were not bruised.
In fact, no one could not even tell, I fell so hard on concrete! Hospital did not believe me, at first. I am 75.
D.C. said a head injury can make your head bleed like a sieve. I hope I am 'healed'.
Prayer helps (I have a daily prayer that I 'add to' as needed...lol).
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My precious mother bruised like that in the last years of her life.
Yes if you are on blood thinners or even low dose aspirin for a very extended length of time and elderly you tend to bruise very easily -- but he would have had to hit something or something hit him in both hands -- he was defending himself or somehow caught both hands in some type of accident --- and then there's the fat lip.
I don't think this was a result of an accident.
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Prayer helps (I have a daily prayer that I 'add to' as needed...lol).
Thank you. Bless you too. 888high58888
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I fell July 11th. Backwards, onto concrete , in garage. I pulled hard on manual garage door release. The rope broke. I went backwards full force. Hit my butt, back and back of the head. Like you would see in a cartoon. SPLAT.
No blood, no bruising that I could 'see'. They took x-rays, I had a fractured sacrum. I guess I am luck and BLESSED, as the woman who was with me, said she heard my HEAD CRACK on the concrete. I still have a lot of thick hair and I think it cushioned my head, skull. Here I am to tell about it, in OCTOBER. My hands were not bruised. My lips were not bruised.
In fact, no one could not even tell, I fell so hard on concrete! Hospital did not believe me, at first. I am 75.
D.C. said a head injury can make your head bleed like a sieve. I hope I am 'healed'.
Short story....
When my daughter, now 38 was an infant 10 months old, we were invited to a New Year's Eve party.
The sidewalks and street were slick with ice and I fell, and dropped her. I can still 'hear' that sickening sound of her head hitting the asphalt.
She went on to an Ivy League education including a semester at Oxford.
I tease her all the time that fall gave her "special powers". :laugh:
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Yes if you are on blood thinners or even low dose aspirin for a very extended length of time and elderly you tend to bruise very easily -- but he would have had to hit something or something hit him in both hands -- he was defending himself or somehow caught both hands in some type of accident --- and then there's the fat lip.
I don't think this was a result of an accident.
Correct. He won't talk about it and says not health issue. So then what? If it was, an accident, he would have just said. "I had an accident. I fell. " He isn't telling us ANYTHING. THAT IS A CLUE.
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I'm not a doctor and never played one on TeeBee but I do know how Eliquis affects my wife.
ELIQUIS can cause bleeding, which can be serious, and rarely may lead to death. This is because ELIQUIS is a blood thinner medicine that reduces blood clotting. While taking ELIQUIS, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer than usual for any bleeding to stop.
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If you tell em, I'll whip your azz again.
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I'm not a doctor and never played one on TeeBee but I do know how Eliquis affects my wife.
ELIQUIS can cause bleeding, which can be serious, and rarely may lead to death. This is because ELIQUIS is a blood thinner medicine that reduces blood clotting. While taking ELIQUIS, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer than usual for any bleeding to stop.
My hubby is on Eliquis as well and bleeding does take longer to stop...a few months ago he opened the door into the house from the garage and asks me to get him a paper towel .... holy moly .... I walked out into a pool of blood! Talk about panicksville .... I remembered he was on Eliquis ...he tried to calm me down and told me not to panic....meanwhile our garage floor looked like a scene from "Sons of Anarchy" ...I got the bleeding to stop but it took a bit of time. Somehow he had cut his leg on one of his motorcycle pegs. I still kid him ... in his infinite wisdom he told me not to panic. *****rollingeyes*****
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I'm not a doctor and never played one on TeeBee but I do know how Eliquis affects my wife.
ELIQUIS can cause bleeding, which can be serious, and rarely may lead to death. This is because ELIQUIS is a blood thinner medicine that reduces blood clotting. While taking ELIQUIS, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer than usual for any bleeding to stop.
Then she is taking too much of it. I take it twice a day. Very little bleeding. If I notice a bit of nose bleeding....I SKIP A DAY. I did stop taking daily aspirin, which causes stomach bleeding. I take medicine for only a while. I give my organs a break. I am controlling my life, not any doctor. I give my liver & kidney's a break. MITCH'S bruising is not from any blood thinner. His fat lip. Tops of his hands. When I was on brilinta, my body had bruise marks. Huge black marks. I stopped taking that vile med. Never had bruise on my face, lips, or hands. ONLY ON MY BODY. BACK, STOMACH.
I plan to go off medications. Not plan to stay ON them.
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I'll give Mr. McConnell the benefit of the doubt on this.
Just get that Coney confirmation vote done on Monday...!
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Mitch McConnell’s bruised hands, lips likely common skin condition, dermatologists say
It is likely a common condition called senile purpura
What’s wrong with Mitch McConnell’s hands? Probably nothing more than the thinning skin — and easy bruising — that comes with old age.
Dermatologists say the 78-year-old Senate majority leader’s black-and-blue bruises and bandaged hands are likely a common condition called senile purpura.
“Your skin just naturally becomes more fragile as you age,†Dr. Doris Day, a Manhattan-based dermatologist, told The Post.
“I think it’s just a bruise — a solid good bruise,†she said.
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https://www.foxnews.com/health/mitch-mcconnells-bruised-skin-condition-dermatologists (https://www.foxnews.com/health/mitch-mcconnells-bruised-skin-condition-dermatologists)
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Hazard of the job? I do remember one certain POS dim Majority Leader, who had uhhhh... an accident on his tradmill. :silly:
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Mitch McConnell’s bruised hands, lips likely common skin condition, dermatologists say
It is likely a common condition called senile purpura
What’s wrong with Mitch McConnell’s hands? Probably nothing more than the thinning skin — and easy bruising — that comes with old age.
Dermatologists say the 78-year-old Senate majority leader’s black-and-blue bruises and bandaged hands are likely a common condition called senile purpura.
“Your skin just naturally becomes more fragile as you age,†Dr. Doris Day, a Manhattan-based dermatologist, told The Post.
“I think it’s just a bruise — a solid good bruise,†she said.
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https://www.foxnews.com/health/mitch-mcconnells-bruised-skin-condition-dermatologists (https://www.foxnews.com/health/mitch-mcconnells-bruised-skin-condition-dermatologists)
Um....ok. Just a bruise.
And the bandaids? I wasn't aware that bruises required bandaids. Who knew?
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Hazard of the job? I do remember one certain POS dim Majority Leader, who had uhhhh... an accident on his tradmill. :silly:
You mean the idiot that went so far as to sue the exercise equipment company to further the "story"? I don't know about anyone else, but I am damned sick and tired of being lied to by these moronic cretins.
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Hands look like my late FIL's, when he was having issues with his Warfrin. (thinner)
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Hands look like my late FIL's, when he was having issues with his Warfrin. (thinner)
Same as my mother’s. Skin became so incredibly fragile.
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Same as my mother’s. Skin became so incredibly fragile.
My mother could barely tap something with her hand or arm and she'd bruise and bleed like crazy.
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My mother could barely tap something with her hand or arm and she'd bruise and bleed like crazy.
Same with my father-in-law when he was in his late 90's. The only thing about Mitch is that he hasn't displayed any severe bruising or bleeding, so I still think he experienced some kind of trauma -- especially on the lips -- he could have fallen, but if he fell on his face that would explain the lips not the hands.
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My logic begs the question... how do you manage to bruise AND CUT the tops of your hands if/when you fall. Unless you fall backwards. And how would one bruise their lips falling backwards? Just sayin....
In addition... if Mitch McConnell's health is in such poor condition that he actually fell and injured himself in that manner.... once again, don't We, the People, deserve to know that "truth"?
I'm with you on your logic -- as far as the public needing to know --- only IF he was attacked -- if that's the case, chances are he's not going to open his mouth as to what happened out of fear.
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If you tell em, I'll whip your azz again.
Well there's a couple of people that I can think of that deserve an azz whoopin' from Cruz, (McConnell being one of them) but it's not in his nature. He amazes me at how calm he remains when people are verbally assaulting him.
BTW -- waiting to receive my copy of his new book "One Vote Away" and this time it better be signed, his first book he wrote "A Time For Truth" wasn't signed ... I wasn't a happy camper. I enclosed a note with my order asking to ensure that it has his autograph.
P.S. I still like him better with his beard.
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Well there's a couple of people that I can think of that deserve an azz whoopin' from Cruz, (McConnell being one of them) but it's not in his nature. He amazes me at how calm he remains when people are verbally assaulting him.
BTW -- waiting to receive my copy of his new book "One Vote Away" and this time it better be signed, his first book he wrote "A Time For Truth" wasn't signed ... I wasn't a happy camper. I enclosed a note with my order asking to ensure that it has his autograph.
P.S. I still like him better with his beard.
Looking forward to the 2024 race when we will have a fabulous choice of canidates. Cruz, Cotton, Pence?.... I'd chew glass for any of the three.
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Whatever happened to MYOFB? Why am I supposed to GAF about Mitch McConnell's skin problems?
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Looking forward to the 2024 race when we will have a fabulous choice of canidates. Cruz, Cotton, Pence?.... I'd chew glass for any of the three.
IF Biden is elected or IF the GOP loses the majority in the Senate, this country won't see another election, and if we do, we'll never see another GOP seated again -- amnesty will be granted and mathematically it will be impossible for a Republican to be seated after all the illegals are given the right to vote. That's reality.
I think Cruz will stay in the Senate. My dream ticket for 2024 would be Ted Cruz/Kristi Noem
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Whatever happened to MYOFB? Why am I supposed to GAF about Mitch McConnell's skin problems?
50% agree, except if it is a case of where he has uncontrolled bleeding due to blood thinners. That sometimes requires hospitalization. And right now with ACB vote coming up.... we don't need the SML out of commission.
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50% agree, except if it is a case of where he has uncontrolled bleeding due to blood thinners. That sometimes requires hospitalization. And right now with ACB vote coming up.... we don't need the SML out of commission.
Does speculation that he got into a fight, or beat Elaine help answer that concern?
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I am concerned for his health, not his MMA activities.
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Does speculation that he got into a fight, or beat Elaine help answer that concern?
No, but if he was roughed up and told to not call for a confirmation vote that IS a huge concern. Don't you find it a little odd that he comes up with a fit lap and bruised hands just after announcing that Barrett will be confirmed no later than Monday? I sure as heck do. Coincidence? Perhaps.
Similar to Reid messing with the Bundy brothers ... he came up with a bandaged eye and bruised face shortly afterwards. Coincidence? Perhaps.
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No, but if he was roughed up and told to not call for a confirmation vote that IS a huge concern. Don't you find it a little odd that he comes up with a fit lap and bruised hands just after announcing that Barrett will be confirmed no later than Monday? I sure as heck do.
I don’t. I have seen this in a loved one. The health matter is a large concern.
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I don’t. I have seen this in a loved one. The health matter is a large concern.
Yes, his health is a huge concern. I agree. As I stated, I've seen easy bruising//bleeding in the elderly. Blood thinners (low dose aspirin included) take time to build up in the system -- till now he has not displayed any bruising, bleeding or being bandaged --- coincidentally before Barrett's confirmation he displays bruising and being bandaged.
My vote is this wasn't an accident on his part.
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No, but if he was roughed up and told to not call for a confirmation vote that IS a huge concern. Don't you find it a little odd that he comes up with a fit lap and bruised hands just after announcing that Barrett will be confirmed no later than Monday? I sure as heck do. Coincidence? Perhaps.
Similar to Reid messing with the Bundy brothers ... he came up with a bandaged eye and bruised face shortly afterwards. Coincidence? Perhaps.
McConnell is about as likely to reverse course based on being beaten up, as I am to decide to change my mind and vote for Biteme because somebody vandalized my car sporting a trump bumper sticker.
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McConnell is about as likely to reverse course based on being beaten up, as I am to decide to change my mind and vote for Biteme because somebody vandalized my car sporting a trump bumper sticker.
I understand the analogy, but vandalizing a vehicle and inflicting bodily injury are not the same. He may have been threatened at the same time ... if he doesn't call for a confirmation tomorrow and cites health issues ... we'll know.
If Mitch has to take a leave of absence for health reasons, doesn't Chuckie take over?
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Yes, his health is a huge concern. I agree. As I stated, I've seen easy bruising//bleeding in the elderly. Blood thinners (low dose aspirin included) take time to build up in the system -- till now he has not displayed any bruising, bleeding or being bandaged --- coincidentally before Barrett's confirmation he displays bruising and being bandaged.
My vote is this wasn't an accident on his part.
And stimulus support for American people. :thumbsup:
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I understand the analogy, but vandalizing a vehicle and inflicting bodily injury are not the same. He may have been threatened at the same time ... if he doesn't call for a confirmation tomorrow and cites health issues ... we'll know.
If Mitch has to take a leave of absence for health reasons, doesn't Chuckie take over?
(Sigh) No, Chuckie can't be Majority Leader unless the Dems get a majority of the seats.
My analogy stands. He's been at this job too long to knuckle under to a thug when he knows he can get extra protection if he's been assaulted. He'd go to the floor to vote if he has to be surrounded by burly bodyguards or even if he goes in on a gurney.
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(Sigh) No, Chuckie can't be Majority Leader unless the Dems get a majority of the seats.
My analogy stands. He's been at this job too long to knuckle under to a thug when he knows he can get extra protection if he's been assaulted. He'd go to the floor to vote if he has to be surrounded by burly bodyguards or even if he goes in on a gurney.
Well then, we can expect Barrett to be confirmed tomorrow. :beer:
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Looking forward to the 2024 race when we will have a fabulous choice of canidates. Cruz, Cotton, Pence?.... I'd chew glass for any of the three.
As much as I like Cruz he isn't electable as President. He just doesn't come across very well. Pence....I just don't know, he's basically too nice to say the things that need to be said.
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Well then, we can expect Barrett to be confirmed tomorrow. :beer:
Monday, probably. 10/26, Hillary Clinton's birthday. :shotglass: 999beer
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As much as I like Cruz he isn't electable as President. He just doesn't come across very well. Pence....I just don't know, he's basically too nice to say the things that need to be said.
As much as I admire Ted Cruz, I cannot support him for either the presidency or vice presidency because, IMHO, he is NOT constitutionally qualified for either. Not a Natural Born Citizen.
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As much as I like Cruz he isn't electable as President. He just doesn't come across very well. Pence....I just don't know, he's basically too nice to say the things that need to be said.
I knew Cruz was sunk forever when Psychology Today posted a story in '96 that said Cruz can't win because of his face. I guess Carley Fiorina's face was OK.
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As much as I like Cruz he isn't electable as President. He just doesn't come across very well. Pence....I just don't know, he's basically too nice to say the things that need to be said.
I agree. Pence is NOT a leader, he is a follower. There is only, one TRUMP! We are lucky to have him run as president.
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I agree. Pence is NOT a leader, he is a follower. There is only, one TRUMP! We are lucky to have him run as president.
That's too bad, because it means we start from scratch in the 2024 Primaries.
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That's too bad, because it means we start from scratch in the 2024 Primaries.
Yes. POTUS TRUMP is our last president. Then back to crazy, lefts taking over. It was nice while it lasted.
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Yes. POTUS TRUMP is our last president. Then back to crazy, lefts taking over. It was nice while it lasted.
You're no better than the Never Trumpers. You sound like a future "Never Was Trumper."
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You're no better than the Never Trumpers. You sound like a future "Never Was Trumper."
Sorry, don't understand your thinking on this. What are you saying?
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Sorry, don't understand your thinking on this. What are you saying?
I'm saying your clear declaration that Republicans are going to lose in 2024 is no different than the voices we hear on TBR announcing from the rooftops that Trump is going to lose in a couple weeks, and the Senate is going to fall to the Rats.
It takes defeatism to a whole new level.
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I'm saying your clear declaration that Republicans are going to lose in 2024 is no different than the voices we hear on TBR announcing from the rooftops that Trump is going to lose in a couple weeks, and the Senate is going to fall to the Rats.
It takes defeatism to a whole new level.
OH. Well, I would like to be wrong about 2024. Who do you think will run? I would like nothing but republicans, for the rest of our lives and country. Hopefully filling the vacant court seats with good people, will allow our country to survive.
Did not mean to sound so negative. That is not like me....normally. happy77. :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:
(just having my second cup of morning coffee. 999yawn )
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OH. Well, I would like to be wrong about 2024. Who do you think will run? I would like nothing but republicans, for the rest of our lives and country. Hopefully filling the vacant court seats with good people, will allow our country to survive.
Did not mean to sound so negative. That is not like me....normally. happy77. :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:
(just having my second cup of morning coffee. 999yawn )
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We're cool... 888sunglass
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That's too bad, because it means we start from scratch in the 2024 Primaries.
I'm fine with starting from scratch ... we have a few great Republicans that I think would make an excellent President:
Kristi Noem
Sarah Huckabee
Nikki Haley
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I'm fine with starting from scratch ... we have a few great Republicans that I think would make an excellent President:
Kristi Noem
Sarah Huckabee
Nikki Haley
I'm fine with it too...as long as we start developing these candidates 11/4, and not create the situation where nobody wants to challenge Pence. I don't think Pence can win because of the bigotry against devout Christians.
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I'm fine with starting from scratch ... we have a few great Republicans that I think would make an excellent President:
Kristi Noem
Sarah Huckabee
Nikki Haley
Oh no. Not the vagina gambit? NO WOMAN FOR PRESIDENT AS LONG AS WE HAVE MUSLIMS. Would they have the strength to talk to any leaders in muslim countries, without covering their heads? YOU THINK MALE MUSLIMS WOULD TAKE A WOMAN LEADER SERIOUSLY. NO VAGINA FOR AMERICAN PRESIDENT. EVER.
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Oh no. Not the vagina gambit? NO WOMAN FOR PRESIDENT AS LONG AS WE HAVE MUSLIMS. Would they have the strength to talk to any leaders in muslim countries, without covering their heads? YOU THINK MALE MUSLIMS WOULD TAKE A WOMAN LEADER SERIOUSLY. NO VAGINA FOR AMERICAN PRESIDENT. EVER.
Uh, no. I choose not to be a true sexist bigot in this manner. Nothing wrong with looking at @libertybele's list. It's a start.
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Uh, no. I choose not to be a true sexist bigot in this manner. Nothing wrong with looking at @libertybele's list. It's a start.
As a woman, I choose to be practical. How can I be sexist? I AM A WOMAN. I don't want women in military either, on the front lines. Gee, am I conservative or what? :silly:
What do you think male muslim leaders would think of this?
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Yes. POTUS TRUMP is our last president. Then back to crazy, lefts taking over. It was nice while it lasted.
Actually I agree with you. There will never be another conservative elected as President. Trump as we know, is no conservative, but he's the only thing that could have been elected. We are going to find out in 2 weeks how close we are to having a socialist, if not communist country. We may already be too far gone to save it.
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Pence has been a governor and headed up the WH Corona Virus Task Force. I'd give him a serious look-over.
Kristi Noem - looks like she's been an effective governor (small population but geographically challenging); worth considering
Sarah Huckabee - not sure she's ready, though she handles the MSM well and has seen a lot;
Nikki Haley - former governor of a state and former give-em-hell UN Ambassador, I'd give her a serious look-over.
Female gender doesn't matter to me. Carly Fiorina was on my 2016, "Oh, Hell no!" list because she's a RINO and was not an effective CEO at HP.
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As a woman, I choose to be practical. How can I be sexist? I AM A WOMAN. I don't want women in military either, on the front lines. Gee, am I conservative or what? :silly:
What do you think male muslim leaders would think of this?
How can Jews vote for Democrats? African Americans? Wealthy people? Union workers? Only Moslems fit the "Can vote for a Rat" list.
There's such thing as "self-hate."
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Female gender doesn't matter to me. Carly Fiorina was on my 2016, "Oh, Hell no!" list because she's a RINO and was not an effective CEO at HP.
True, if by "not an effective CEO at HP" you mean "ran a once-great company into the ground." :soangry:
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Too much spice.
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I'm fine with starting from scratch ... we have a few great Republicans that I think would make an excellent President:
Kristi Noem
Sarah Huckabee
Nikki Haley
Hell no, on Nicki Haiey!!! She bowed to the SJW facist in Confederate statue and flag toppling, way before it was even popular.
I will under no circumstance ever vote for that B---.
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I'm fine with it too...as long as we start developing these candidates 11/4, and not create the situation where nobody wants to challenge Pence. I don't think Pence can win because of the bigotry against devout Christians.
Pence has a "blah" personality. I listed 3 females as it's going to take some serious change to bring some excitement to the GOP after another 4 years of Trump (yes I am being very optimistic - which is unusual for me).
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Pence has a "blah" personality. I listed 3 females as it's going to take some serious change to bring some excitement to the GOP after another 4 years of Trump (yes I am being very optimistic - which is unusual for me).
I'm an optimist too! happy77
Every day I wake up, I am thankful.
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[barely] Legal wrote:
"POTUS TRUMP is our last president. Then back to crazy, lefts taking over. It was nice while it lasted."
and the potato guy replied:
"Actually I agree with you. There will never be another conservative elected as President. Trump as we know, is no conservative, but he's the only thing that could have been elected. We are going to find out in 2 weeks how close we are to having a socialist, if not communist country. We may already be too far gone to save it."
Fishrrman:
I agree as well. Donald Trump will be either the last Republican president elected prior to the coming American-communist revolution, or, possibly the "next-to-last".
That does not mean that there -won't be- Republican presidents "post-revolution". But not before.
The tides and undercurrents of history that are about to rise and possibly sweep away the American Republic (at the very least for a few decades) will usher in a period of one-party democrat-communist rule sold firstly as "socialism" that will eventually become full-bore communism.
A line from Jim Morrison and The Doors' "Five to One":
"They got the guns, be we got the numbers..."
Hence, the American Timeline:
2019: USA -- United States of America
20xx: USSA -- United Socialist States of America
20xx: USSSA -- United Soviet Socialist States of America
20xx: ?????
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I'm an optimist too! happy77
Every day I wake up, I am thankful.
It is no secret that I am sometimes given to bouts of stress and anxiety. Giving thanks to the Almighty each morning has helped immensely.
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It is no secret that I am sometimes given to bouts of stress and anxiety. Giving thanks to the Almighty each morning has helped immensely.
"Giving thanks" is my favorite prayer.
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Then she is taking too much of it. I take it twice a day. Very little bleeding. If I notice a bit of nose bleeding....I SKIP A DAY. I did stop taking daily aspirin, which causes stomach bleeding. I take medicine for only a while. I give my organs a break. I am controlling my life, not any doctor. I give my liver & kidney's a break. MITCH'S bruising is not from any blood thinner. His fat lip. Tops of his hands. When I was on brilinta, my body had bruise marks. Huge black marks. I stopped taking that vile med. Never had bruise on my face, lips, or hands. ONLY ON MY BODY. BACK, STOMACH.
I plan to go off medications. Not plan to stay ON them.
I won't bother to ask where you got your medical degree, I think we'll stick with her cardiologists recommendation, but thank you for your concern.
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Hell no, on Nicki Haiey!!! She bowed to the SJW facist in Confederate statue and flag toppling, way before it was even popular.
I will under no circumstance ever vote for that B---.
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I won't bother to ask where you got your medical degree, I think we'll stick with her cardiologists recommendation, but thank you for your concern.
COMMON SENSE and a lot of reading. My brother is a doctor in California. MY cardiologist wrote my prescription. I don't bleed all over the place. Good luck. You need to learn to think for yourself. Doctors, just PRACTICE, medicine. They are not gods and will make mistakes. Most of my doctors are impressed with me. My knowledge. Take care.
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COMMON SENSE and a lot of reading. My brother is a doctor in California. MY cardiologist wrote my prescription. I don't bleed all over the place. Good luck. You need to learn to think for yourself. Doctors, just PRACTICE, medicine. They are not gods and will make mistakes. Most of my doctors are impressed with me. My knowledge. Take care.
I've learned the hard way...Kaiser Permanente doctors are virtually worthless.
You get what you pay for.
Going back to Blue Cross/Blue Shield in January (if I can hold out until then). :laugh:
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I've learned the hard way...Kaiser Permanente doctors are virtually worthless.
You get what you pay for.
Going back to Blue Cross/Blue Shield in January (if I can hold out until then). :laugh:
Best wishes. January, POTUS plan starts January one, 2021, about doctors and hospitals HAVE to tell you price of your surgery, procedures. NO SURPRISE BILLING. Long story, but even asking 3 different people and checking if I was going to get charged for BLOOD TEST..they all told me '"NO'. They had my insurance card. The regular place was down for Christmas, then said, go next door. Then I got a bill for $1,556.00. No, I didn't pay that.
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With the passing of Obamacare, swindle sees to have been an adopted practice taken in by the medical profession. Patient not getting real medical treatment until the disease gets way out of control, the patients life in in danger, and the cost to deal with the out of control condition extremely expensive. My admitting to having a sleep difficulty on occasion, immediately got me a sleep study done. A patient ahead of me told me no one who had the study done was ever diagnosed as other than needing treatment. My Truck drivers license immediately became threatened. A $100-200 ,cheap plastic breathing machine was mandatory to be used for one year, it is rated as a two thousand dollar machine. I had problems with breathing with it at first, they tacked on over a thousand dollar penalty. When you first get a machine you have to sign a papers pile nearly one inch high and they want them all signed in a few minutes. Don't take a swindle sleep study if you have a CDL, your job and license are then in jeopardy, and you will find medicine is now an artful swindle. You use the breathing machine at home while you sleep, and they do break, mine did.
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With the passing of Obamacare, swindle sees to have been an adopted practice taken in by the medical profession. Patient not getting real medical treatment until the disease gets way out of control, the patients life in in danger, and the cost to deal with the out of control condition extremely expensive. My admitting to having a sleep difficulty on occasion, immediately got me a sleep study done. A patient ahead of me told me no one who had the study done was ever diagnosed as other than needing treatment. My Truck drivers license immediately became threatened. A $100-200 ,cheap plastic breathing machine was mandatory to be used for one year, it is rated as a two thousand dollar machine. I had problems with breathing with it at first, they tacked on over a thousand dollar penalty. When you first get a machine you have to sign a papers pile nearly one inch high and they want them all signed in a few minutes. Don't take a swindle sleep study if you have a CDL, your job and license are then in jeopardy, and you will find medicine is now an artful swindle. You use the breathing machine at home while you sleep, and they do break, mine did.
Funny you should mention this. Was in hospital because of a rope breaking, then fall. The whole time I was there, they had me on oxygen. Night & day, heart hooked up for vitals. I ran low they told me. I followed up with my primary doctor & asked, could I see about getting an oxygen container. He said, I needed a sleep study. I said, I just was in hospital for 5 days and they can confirm that, I need oxygen. I did nothing. Then I got a bill for having sleep study done. I do a lot of bookkeeping for people. Then a few weeks later a call to have the study done. I would have to drive about 90 miles, each way, pick up the product, then return it. NO THANKS.
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That's too bad, because it means we start from scratch in the 2024 Primaries.
I'm enthusiastic about '24. I see several decent prospects I'd vote for. Grenell, Jim Jordan,etc. As for Pence, there is a creep factor about him. I don't know. Perhaps it is his friendship with Paul Ryan and such. He appears to have done a good job VP, though. His heading of the Covid panel was also well done.