Milbank: Trump is making those in blue states ill, literally
President Trump is killing me.
No, really. Hes killing me.
I went for my annual physical last month, and, for the first time in my 49 years, I had to report that Ive not been feeling well: fatigue, headaches, poor sleep, even some occasional chest pain. My doctor checked my blood pressure, which had always been normal before: alarmingly high!
What could this mean? I dont smoke, Im not obese and I swim most days. The doctor hooked me up to electrodes and ran an EKG; it was normal. He suggested I try an ultra-low-sodium diet, and I spent a few weeks living on unsalted rice cakes, undressed salads and unappealing entrees; the pressure dropped a few points, but not enough. We could pretty much rule out sleep apnea and other things that can cause a spike in blood pressure. My doctor had me take a calcium CT scan of my heart, which filled me with enough radiation to melt smores but turned up nothing terrible.
At this point, I arrived at a self-diagnosis: I was suffering from Trump Hypertensive Unexplained Disorder, or THUD. For almost five decades, I had been the picture of health, but eight months into Trumps presidency, I was suddenly ailing. Trump is the only variable, I told my doctor. He sure is variable, my doc replied, endorsing the diagnosis.
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MFM008
(19,818 posts)THUD. Or barf.
3catwoman3
(24,035 posts)Persistent Nausea Syndrome.