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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs 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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(2,334 posts)getagrip_already
(14,764 posts)I meant besides that......
Slow Clap, well done Sir, or Madam, or whatever.
BuffaloJackalope
(818 posts)SallyHemmings
(1,822 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)3catwoman3
(24,006 posts)...here at midnight. That is one of the funniest things I've ever read -
ONG! That is so damned funny.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)I am guessing he gets most animated during those.
pnwest
(3,266 posts)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 theres 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.
bdamomma
(63,868 posts)video it looked like he was carrying a folder can someone post the video?
Wounded Bear
(58,662 posts)partial loss of mobility in the limbs.
Oh, and hanging onto the podium might be a balance issue.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)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 . . .
UTUSN
(70,704 posts)sheshe2
(83,785 posts)Another symptom.
Wounded Bear
(58,662 posts)magicarpet
(14,154 posts)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.
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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.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)ck4829
(35,077 posts)Mike 03
(16,616 posts)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)What procedures would be done with an arm catheter?
Angioplasty is normally done through a leg vein, correct?
PJMcK
(22,037 posts)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)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)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 didnt 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 wasnt a cath/stent.
Dr Vegas
(456 posts)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)Recent pictures show the left side of his face looking a little droopy.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)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.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)yardwork
(61,634 posts)sheshe2
(83,785 posts)Right there, had it been Hillary.
Thank you, yardwork.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)sheshe2
(83,785 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)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.
bdamomma
(63,868 posts)be so happy not to hear his lies and his vile bs.
Karadeniz
(22,528 posts)Mendocino
(7,495 posts)The TrumpGolfCount says he hasn't golfed since 10-26-19.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)onenote
(42,714 posts)In 2017 and 2018 he didn't play any rounds of golf between late October and Thanksgiving week.
riversedge
(70,242 posts)StarryNite
(9,446 posts)OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)I wondered if I saw him shrugging it very slightly.
LiberalArkie
(15,716 posts)dflprincess
(28,079 posts)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.
dem4decades
(11,296 posts)SweetieD
(1,660 posts)True Blue American
(17,985 posts)Was still. It did not move. In London he was hanging on to things on stairs.
yardwork
(61,634 posts)captain queeg
(10,207 posts)MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)the day they hauled him to the hospital with the Dr in tow. If hed 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 hasnt played golf for a few weeks, something is definitely up with the MF.
ETA: Dude looks like crap in the video above...hes puffy and a paler shade of orange than usual.
awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)sammythecat
(3,568 posts)I had my hopes up, but can't say I really saw anything at all unusual.
Gothmog
(145,291 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)Leith
(7,809 posts)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)They could say he hurt his shoulder golfing. Only reason for them to hide it is if its serious.
Leith
(7,809 posts)This is agent orange. He would think that showing pain would make him look vulnerable.
SweetieD
(1,660 posts)magicarpet
(14,154 posts)Just drop dead.
bdamomma
(63,868 posts)that!
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)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)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)Provided he is not rained out, of course.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)dflprincess
(28,079 posts)dflprincess
(28,079 posts)But he also seems to think he ran against Obama - though one can be delusional without having had a stroke.
Link to tweet
?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1199492513201098754&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2F100212733339
greyl
(22,990 posts)Tweet above in Post 60 doesn't indicate an issue, though it doesn't rule out intermittent difficulties.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12733354
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)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)"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)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.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)Aussie105
(5,401 posts)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?