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getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 03:36 PM Nov 2019

Is something wrong with trump's left arm?

I had seen something to that effect on a blog site but didn't think too much about it until I watched the turkey pardon (no sound, just watched).

He used to animate with both hands. Today, he only used his right hand. His left hand was pretty much locked on the podium. His hand did move, so it isn't profound, he just didn't seem to be using it much. When he was walking around, his left arm just kind of hung at his side, though he did clap for himself at the end with both hands.

Again, it's not profound, but it is noticeable.

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Is something wrong with trump's left arm? (Original Post) getagrip_already Nov 2019 OP
It's attached to an asshole. snort Nov 2019 #1
lol... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #2
nice Popcorn Samurai Nov 2019 #4
Snort malaise Nov 2019 #5
This is the correct answer. BuffaloJackalope Nov 2019 #6
YOU are my hero! SallyHemmings Nov 2019 #26
Good one! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2019 #63
I am snorting with laughter... 3catwoman3 Nov 2019 #64
ROFL! CottonBear Nov 2019 #69
Ha ck4829 Dec 2019 #72
Probably have to see how he does at this next touch myself rally. Thomas Hurt Nov 2019 #3
Wow, you're right. I refused to look at pnwest Nov 2019 #7
I saw that bdamomma Nov 2019 #46
Stroke symptom... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #8
Oh no, no stroke gratuitous Nov 2019 #9
These gratuitous flashes of wit are like lightning strikes!1 UTUSN Nov 2019 #10
Also his slurred speech today. sheshe2 Nov 2019 #28
He's been doing that off and on for many months... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #35
At his Touch Me/Nazi Rallies,... magicarpet Nov 2019 #40
It's just appalling ck4829 Dec 2019 #74
A possibility ck4829 Dec 2019 #73
A long shot, I know. Arm pain after Catherization Mike 03 Nov 2019 #11
interesting.... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #27
Angioplasty PJMcK Nov 2019 #54
I had an angioplasty last year after a heart attack... SeattleVet Nov 2019 #65
I also had an angioplasty and stent placement GaYellowDawg Nov 2019 #66
Even after recovering from my stroke Dr Vegas Nov 2019 #12
I think he had a stroke Johnny2X2X Nov 2019 #13
Pure speculation. Nt USALiberal Nov 2019 #14
No Johnny2X2X Nov 2019 #18
Why not 100s of stories on main stream media? nt USALiberal Nov 2019 #19
If his name was Hillary Clinton there would be. yardwork Nov 2019 #25
That is the thread win. sheshe2 Nov 2019 #31
Nice try! nt USALiberal Nov 2019 #34
What?! sheshe2 Nov 2019 #37
Boom! For the win. Kingofalldems Nov 2019 #38
I normally watch him but I found a clip of it and blueinredohio Nov 2019 #15
I would bdamomma Nov 2019 #47
So sorry...I just can't bring myself to watch him! Karadeniz Nov 2019 #16
Is he still golfing? Mendocino Nov 2019 #17
Damn. He can't golf too much for me. Hortensis Nov 2019 #24
Meaningless unless he doesn't golf this week in Florida. onenote Nov 2019 #61
This video show a strange clapping with his left hand.......... riversedge Nov 2019 #20
He more or less holds his left hand in place and claps his right hand into it. StarryNite Nov 2019 #21
He reached for & patted turkey 🦃 OhNo-Really Nov 2019 #42
Maybe his left shoulder? As he turns away after the clapping, Hortensis Nov 2019 #22
Weird,he said thank you to someone. LiberalArkie Nov 2019 #29
Maybe it's like "Dave" dflprincess Nov 2019 #55
Well that's good news for Melania I guess. dem4decades Nov 2019 #57
He looks fatter than ever. SweetieD Nov 2019 #49
Weird ck4829 Dec 2019 #75
Trump clapped with his right hand, his left True Blue American Dec 2019 #77
Maybe he had a stroke. yardwork Nov 2019 #23
Yeah something looks a little off captain queeg Nov 2019 #30
I believe he had a neurological event MontanaMama Nov 2019 #32
Don't see anythng different awesomerwb1 Nov 2019 #33
me either sammythecat Nov 2019 #58
Could this be related to trump's trip to the hospital Gothmog Nov 2019 #36
If he doesn't play golf this weekend we'll know for sure. Kingofalldems Nov 2019 #39
My own speculation Leith Nov 2019 #41
No reason to hide a shoulder injury Johnny2X2X Nov 2019 #44
No reason for a normal person Leith Nov 2019 #59
I think you are right. SweetieD Nov 2019 #50
Do us all a favor,.... magicarpet Nov 2019 #43
I second bdamomma Nov 2019 #48
Trump was talking about the media saying he had a heart attack OliverQ Nov 2019 #45
But he said, you stay in the hospital for 6 weeks.🙄 dewsgirl Nov 2019 #52
If he doesn't play golf this weekend in Florida, we'll know something is up. LonePirate Nov 2019 #51
This Video Exposes Hitler's Secret Illness yortsed snacilbuper Nov 2019 #53
He was up to holding one of his hate fests this evening. nt dflprincess Nov 2019 #56
He appears to be using his arms normally in this short clip from tonight's rally. dflprincess Nov 2019 #60
Don't see evidence of that yet. greyl Nov 2019 #62
My guess is bursitis in the shoulder. LanternWaste Nov 2019 #67
Palmer reports is saying he said.. getagrip_already Nov 2019 #68
I think he had a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Notice that yellow envelope tucked tightly tblue37 Nov 2019 #70
Good question ck4829 Dec 2019 #71
Flame Out? Aussie105 Dec 2019 #76

3catwoman3

(24,006 posts)
64. I am snorting with laughter...
Wed Nov 27, 2019, 02:25 AM
Nov 2019

...here at midnight. That is one of the funniest things I've ever read -

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
3. Probably have to see how he does at this next touch myself rally.
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 03:39 PM
Nov 2019

I am guessing he gets most animated during those.

pnwest

(3,266 posts)
7. Wow, you're right. I refused to look at
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 03:47 PM
Nov 2019

it when it was on, but I looked up a video after you mentioned the arm. I would not have noticed that, but now that you point it out, it is very noticeable. It did just kinda hang there the whole time he was over with the turkeys.

I wonder if there’s some sort of bandage or port inserted related to the “scheduled trip” to Walter Reed that would cause discomfort to his arm and make him not move it around much.

He was carrying something is his left arm in that short video of him going to Walter Reed, some people said it looked like something with tubes coming out of the top.

Wounded Bear

(58,662 posts)
8. Stroke symptom...
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 03:48 PM
Nov 2019

partial loss of mobility in the limbs.

Oh, and hanging onto the podium might be a balance issue.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
9. Oh no, no stroke
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 03:50 PM
Nov 2019

If Trump had had a stroke, he would have, I dunno, made an unscheduled trip to the hospital, closely attended by the White House physician. We'd have heard all about it, I'm quite sure.

Waitasecond . . .

magicarpet

(14,154 posts)
40. At his Touch Me/Nazi Rallies,...
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 07:34 PM
Nov 2019

It could be the after math of a mild stroke if his left hand/arm is not functioning properly.

Truthfully at these Nazi Tallies I either turn it off, hit the mute button, or look the other way.

We should pay closer attention during his Fascist Fest Nazi Rally and see if he masturbates himself on stage as quickly with his left hand as customarily does with his right.

That would be a clear indication whether he may have indeed recently suffered a mild stroke.

*********

What has AmeriKKKa come to,... that we are speaking of the pResident masturbating on stage in public. Well it might help his poll numbers and vastly increase his viewer count if he did.

Reality TV pResidency.

USA,.. USA,... USA.




Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
11. A long shot, I know. Arm pain after Catherization
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 03:57 PM
Nov 2019

Activities
• Do not lift more than 10 pounds for 1
week or until it has healed.
• Do not golf, do carpentry, play tennis
or other vigorous arm activity for 1
week.
• Do not soak your wound in a
bathtub, hot tub, or swimming pool
for 1 week or until the site has
healed. It is okay to wash your hands
and shower. You can cook, type,
clean, and drive, if able, the day after
you go home.
• Elevate your arm overnight and
while resting for the first 2-3 days to
prevent swelling of your hand.
What to Expect
• Mild soreness or tenderness at the
site or forearm that may last 1 week.
• Bruising at the site that may take 2-3
weeks to go away.
• A small lump (dime to quarter size)
which may last up to 6 weeks.

From Caring for Yourself After Cardiac Catheterization/Arterial Angiography
Brachial or Radial Artery

https://www.uwhealth.org/healthfacts/cardiology/5691.pdf

Just something I've been wondering about since his hospital visit. I don't even know how long it takes to receive this procedure, or whether it's something he could have had done in three - four hours. EDIT: Takes about 30 minutes.

Radial artery cardiac catheterization
Featured snippet from the web
During the procedure, a healthcare provider inserts a long thin tube (catheter) through the radial artery. The radial artery is a blood vessel in the arm. ... The catheter might have a balloon attached to it. This catheter and balloon help open up blockages in your heart's arteries.

getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)
27. interesting....
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 07:03 PM
Nov 2019

What procedures would be done with an arm catheter?

Angioplasty is normally done through a leg vein, correct?

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
54. Angioplasty
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 11:04 PM
Nov 2019

I had a cardiac stent insert last January and the technician inserted the catheter in my right wrist where you would feel for a pulse. It was nearly painless except for about half way through the 25 minute procedure when I started to feel some mild discomfort in the inside of my right elbow.

The technician did say that if the artery in the wrist was unavailable they would have to go "old school" and use a femoral artery in the groin. I'm glad they didn't have to do that!

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)
65. I had an angioplasty last year after a heart attack...
Wed Nov 27, 2019, 02:55 AM
Nov 2019

they went in via a ⅛" incision in my right wrist. 2 days later when they put in the stents (they didn't have the special one they needed on hand when they did the angio) they went in via the left wrist. They used a *very* mild sedative (I didn't notice anything different in how I felt) and I felt no discomfort at all during either of the procedures.

A year later and I can barely see the tiny scars on the wrists.

GaYellowDawg

(4,447 posts)
66. I also had an angioplasty and stent placement
Wed Nov 27, 2019, 03:21 AM
Nov 2019

3 balloons, 2 stents, through the radial artery. Fortunately, no heart attack, just a horrible EKG. I was on twilight drugs and they got the dosage a little light. Felt the catheter going in. Also felt one of the inflations but didn’t have any pain. The pressure cuff they put on my wrist after the surgery was the most uncomfortable part. So no, most likely the problem wasn’t a cath/stent.

Dr Vegas

(456 posts)
12. Even after recovering from my stroke
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 04:43 PM
Nov 2019

from 2012 I still don't have full control of my left arm. I occasionally find it to flap around like a chicken wing, unless I am holding/grabbing something in my left hand

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
18. No
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 06:44 PM
Nov 2019

Pure speculation would be if there was zero evidence of it. In fact the left side of his face is not normal and way different.

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)
15. I normally watch him but I found a clip of it and
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 05:03 PM
Nov 2019

it does look like he's not using his left arm as much as normal. Could have been a light stroke and too bad it didn't happen on the right side that's the side that affects speech.

onenote

(42,714 posts)
61. Meaningless unless he doesn't golf this week in Florida.
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 11:52 PM
Nov 2019

In 2017 and 2018 he didn't play any rounds of golf between late October and Thanksgiving week.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
22. Maybe his left shoulder? As he turns away after the clapping,
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 06:59 PM
Nov 2019

I wondered if I saw him shrugging it very slightly.

dflprincess

(28,079 posts)
55. Maybe it's like "Dave"
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 11:09 PM
Nov 2019

the real Trump is lying somewhere on life support and the look alike replacement is actually a decent human being that will defy his handlers.

True Blue American

(17,985 posts)
77. Trump clapped with his right hand, his left
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 04:57 AM
Dec 2019

Was still. It did not move. In London he was hanging on to things on stairs.

MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)
32. I believe he had a neurological event
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 07:06 PM
Nov 2019

the day they hauled him to the hospital with the Dr in tow. If he’d had a cardiac issue, they would not have let him walk to the car. It might not have been a full on stroke but possibly a mini stroke that caused some of what we are seeing and hearing. If he hasn’t played golf for a few weeks, something is definitely up with the MF.

ETA: Dude looks like crap in the video above...he’s puffy and a paler shade of orange than usual.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
41. My own speculation
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 07:36 PM
Nov 2019

based on the walk to the motorcade on his way to Walter Reed:

He was walking briskly. If he had had a stroke or heart attack, he would have been stooped and walking slowly. Also, his usual level of slurred speech and incoherence hasn't changed. That tells me that he was injured.

I think that he had a fall and injured his something in or near his left arm. It could have been his collar bone or one of the arm joints.

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
44. No reason to hide a shoulder injury
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 10:20 PM
Nov 2019

They could say he hurt his shoulder golfing. Only reason for them to hide it is if it’s serious.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
59. No reason for a normal person
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 11:38 PM
Nov 2019

This is agent orange. He would think that showing pain would make him look vulnerable.

 

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
45. Trump was talking about the media saying he had a heart attack
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 10:32 PM
Nov 2019

and he started talking about the Doctor removing his shirt and saying he has a great chest at his rally. /vomit


But with how he projects and the fact that his speech is getting worse and he's not moving his left arm, I think he had a mild stroke or heart attack.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
52. But he said, you stay in the hospital for 6 weeks.🙄
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 10:59 PM
Nov 2019

Remember know one saw him leave the hospital Saturday night. I think he popped up in a cabinet meeting on Monday or Tuesday. The fact he is saying he didn't have a heart attack, tells us it was heart related.

LonePirate

(13,424 posts)
51. If he doesn't play golf this weekend in Florida, we'll know something is up.
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 10:59 PM
Nov 2019

Provided he is not rained out, of course.

dflprincess

(28,079 posts)
60. He appears to be using his arms normally in this short clip from tonight's rally.
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 11:46 PM
Nov 2019

But he also seems to think he ran against Obama - though one can be delusional without having had a stroke.


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LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
67. My guess is bursitis in the shoulder.
Wed Nov 27, 2019, 09:38 AM
Nov 2019

Hurts like a son-of-a-gun if one moves that arm more than x degrees in particular directions and elevations.

getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)
68. Palmer reports is saying he said..
Wed Nov 27, 2019, 11:24 AM
Nov 2019

"Sock Rocket" instead of "Stock Market" last night. Apparently he was having issues with forming speach again. lol.

He doesn't wear dentures; he has implants. Nothing to slip.

tblue37

(65,394 posts)
70. I think he had a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Notice that yellow envelope tucked tightly
Wed Nov 27, 2019, 11:36 AM
Nov 2019

against his left side in the video of him walking to the car. Trump doesn't carry things. He has people for that. I think it was to disguise his inability to move the arm. Also, the missing tie? You need two hands to tie one.

A TIA is, or course, temporary, so he wouldn't suffer permanent paralysis from it. I had a TIA in July of 2005. My right arm flipped like a noodle when I tried to use it and I couldn't speak anything but floppy gibberish for a few minutes. Trying to dial a phone to get help was almost impossible.

It's a ministroke, but because the blockage is temporary, the effects resolve themselves after a while. However, it is a warning sign that in the future you might face a big stroke.

Aussie105

(5,401 posts)
76. Flame Out?
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 03:53 AM
Dec 2019

Most young blokes think they are indestructible.
As they get older, they find out they are not. Freak out, get healthy in terms of food and body weight, get some exercise, as well as cutting down on alcohol and the ciggies, if they had those habits earlier in life.

Trump is the sort of person who would go into full denial of his advancing years, his diet and weight are clear indications he thinks he is going to live forever.

Neck minit . . . flame out? The big one? Don't bother calling the ambulance, call for a hearse instead?

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