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DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 01:26 PM Jan 2019

Check out Donnie's hand. Is he getting IV treatments?

Look at Trump's paw.
Is Trump getting IV treatments?
For what?
We knew every time Hillary coughed and all of RBG's treatments.
Is Trump sick?
Not just racist and cruel, but ACTUALLY sick?#TrumpShutdown #25thAmendment


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Check out Donnie's hand. Is he getting IV treatments? (Original Post) DesertRat Jan 2019 OP
Maybe he snagged it on Pootie's zipper. Maine-i-acs Jan 2019 #1
Where is the like button when I need it! redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #2
That wins the day! RainCaster Jan 2019 #10
I will take your win of the day and raise you to the win of two days! MLAA Jan 2019 #89
*snort* Nevilledog Jan 2019 #31
! Kali Jan 2019 #54
LOL! Donald, YA BURNT!! flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #77
I need a microscope first crazycatlady Jan 2019 #3
Tools enid602 Jan 2019 #39
He was going for the last hamberder when a Clemson player stabbed him with a spork. dameatball Jan 2019 #4
Lol DesertRat Jan 2019 #47
HAHAHAHAHA leftieNanner Jan 2019 #52
Definite LOL! akraven Jan 2019 #66
Look at the smirk on Slanthead's face. nt Snotcicles Jan 2019 #5
So adoring DesertRat Jan 2019 #8
The two of them are just so proud of themselves yonder Jan 2019 #37
Wait a minute!!! leftieNanner Jan 2019 #55
He's such an unctuous little boot-licker. smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #73
He reminds me of this guy... 2naSalit Jan 2019 #80
Nailed it. nt Snotcicles Jan 2019 #83
Look at the back of his hand. riversedge Jan 2019 #103
Or just a hematoma from a blood test. mitch96 Jan 2019 #6
Veins in the hand are fragile and only used if veins in the arm are shot. Claritie Pixie Jan 2019 #9
"Veins in the hand are fragile" mitch96 Jan 2019 #41
for my remicade infusions I prefer the hand demtenjeep Jan 2019 #95
There are other reasons. Speaking as someone whose arm veins are just fine - Ms. Toad Jan 2019 #90
He put his hand on Melanoma's face YessirAtsaFact Jan 2019 #7
Trumpty Dumpty was punching a wall. Hugin Jan 2019 #11
Pretty fresh - blood seeping to surface. This is very odd - thanks for posting it. nt elfin Jan 2019 #12
Hannity has a bandage on his hand also. Wonder if blood was being drawn at that site?? I have riversedge Jan 2019 #102
Sure looks like a I V mark. Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #13
It could be just a blood draw for tests not necessarily an IV. Glimmer of Hope Jan 2019 #14
I don't know but it would be odd to take blood from the hand for a blood test. nt Laffy Kat Jan 2019 #15
You can use hand/wrist veins IF the elbow veins aren't working. irisblue Jan 2019 #19
Why would the healthiest person to ever be POTUS need a blood test? DesertRat Jan 2019 #48
And he has a lot of body fat TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #78
There are other reasons to draw from the hand/wristveins Ms. Toad Jan 2019 #91
I have it done all the time. It is not odd. Glimmer of Hope Jan 2019 #22
was done to me just yesterday for lab test Grasswire2 Jan 2019 #24
FWIW... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2019 #42
Well... shanti Jan 2019 #36
So that would indicate his veins are bad. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2019 #25
Not necessarily mchill Jan 2019 #87
Not really. tammywammy Jan 2019 #94
Maybe he's getting hand enlargment shots? yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2019 #16
+1 Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2019 #21
Lol DesertRat Jan 2019 #49
DUzy! BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #88
I like to think it's from backhanding Stephen Miller lame54 Jan 2019 #17
What a vomit-inducing photo... Yeehah Jan 2019 #18
He might have had blood drawn for something. Sometimes if they can't hit a vein in the arm Vinca Jan 2019 #20
The AC veins are bigger.... FarPoint Jan 2019 #27
I know, but it's happened to me so I know it does happen. Vinca Jan 2019 #33
Yes, indeed it does happen.... FarPoint Jan 2019 #34
No blood MFM008 Jan 2019 #35
There's blood on the bandage, too. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2019 #23
I wonder what that's all about DesertRat Jan 2019 #51
And are his arm veins in such bad shape that they had to take it from his hand? greatauntoftriplets Jan 2019 #59
Either taken from or infused into... DesertRat Jan 2019 #65
I've had multiple infusions and am currently having biweekly blood draws. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2019 #69
As an Infusion Specialist.... FarPoint Jan 2019 #26
Thanks. Maybe he gets his Adderall via IV now DesertRat Jan 2019 #53
It's Literally.... LovingA2andMI Jan 2019 #28
maybe he damaged it punching holes in a wall? niyad Jan 2019 #29
does sean insanity use the same tanning agent? they are the same weird color, niyad Jan 2019 #30
Or punching the desk or wall LiberalLovinLug Jan 2019 #32
He looked horrible at that Texas appearance. Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #38
Love your description of him. CatMor Jan 2019 #57
It's the port where they drain the brains and add the Adderall. yonder Jan 2019 #40
the skin is likely very thin and easy to tear... cynatnite Jan 2019 #43
As a nurse in long term care for 25+ years, I'd say it was a skin tear. mantis49 Jan 2019 #45
I tend to agree..although his skin doesn't appear as thin as my mom's was LeftInTX Jan 2019 #46
That happens to my mom too. DesertRat Jan 2019 #56
Agreed. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2019 #82
Don't those kinds of tears typically happen on your forearms? Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #71
Bandaids are not good for that, no. mantis49 Jan 2019 #98
He is notoriously thin skinned! sfwriter Jan 2019 #86
"the skin is likely very thin" mnmoderatedem Jan 2019 #100
It could be a diabetic ulcer. GoCubsGo Jan 2019 #44
Those are more likely to happen in feet. Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #60
Treatment for tiny hand syndrome. MyNameGoesHere Jan 2019 #50
LOL!! peggysue2 Jan 2019 #64
He's thin-skinned Cousin Dupree Jan 2019 #58
It's about the right time for his annual physical. Remember last year's? Shrike47 Jan 2019 #61
And a svelte 235 pounds. Probably the fittest human being on the planet, according flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #81
He rubbed his hand looking for a mushroom. Doodley Jan 2019 #62
Hannity has a bandaid, too ProudLib72 Jan 2019 #63
IQ drip? n/t Harker Jan 2019 #67
Could have had a little skin cancer excised. He golfs, he's in the sun, he uses a tanning bed. Meh. Hekate Jan 2019 #68
Punching walls in the WH? Hassler Jan 2019 #70
That is what I thought but in that case it should be the knuckles or thumb ..... Botany Jan 2019 #85
One can only hope... nt TwistOneUp Jan 2019 #72
He's been mainlining KFC gravy. smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #74
K&R Gothmog Jan 2019 #75
Is he getting silicone injections to make his hands bigger? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #76
Whatever it is it's nasty and undignified ismnotwasm Jan 2019 #79
...maybe he had a twitternoma removed? Sancho Jan 2019 #84
Ew-w-w! They both have bandaids! The Dumpster's is gross! LuckyLib Jan 2019 #92
He can't be bothered to put on... 3catwoman3 Jan 2019 #93
It's a release valve to get rid of the excess bullshit he manufactures. LuckyCharms Jan 2019 #96
That's where the addys go now...no more sniffling on the TV machine. Volaris Jan 2019 #97
Well, he most definately did not slam his hand on the table... LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #99
Hannity has the same bandage on his hand. Wonder what is going on? riversedge Jan 2019 #101
Apparently Sharing RobinA Jan 2019 #104

leftieNanner

(15,160 posts)
55. Wait a minute!!!
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 05:46 PM
Jan 2019

I think they wear the same shade of Maybelline!

Maybe they get together on prom night to do their hair and get dressed!

mitch96

(13,926 posts)
6. Or just a hematoma from a blood test.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 01:38 PM
Jan 2019

Happens to me all the time.. If the IV goes thru the vein it leaks on the back side and leaks..
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Claritie Pixie

(2,199 posts)
9. Veins in the hand are fragile and only used if veins in the arm are shot.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 01:41 PM
Jan 2019

It could either be from phlebotomy or infusion.

mitch96

(13,926 posts)
41. "Veins in the hand are fragile"
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:31 PM
Jan 2019

When I was doing IV's I would try to avoid sticking the hand. Especially older people. They would just bust. Look good, feel good, nice and bouncy then boom.. Hey!!!! Dat's me now!!!
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demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
95. for my remicade infusions I prefer the hand
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:48 PM
Jan 2019

of course, the skin is getting harder to use because there are too many scars

Ms. Toad

(34,102 posts)
90. There are other reasons. Speaking as someone whose arm veins are just fine -
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 09:22 PM
Jan 2019

and who has had more than 100 (I stopped counting at 100) blood draws from my hand.

I did have a blockage at the thoracic outlet on the left side, but my veins were just find in the left side below the thoracic outlet, the veins in my right side was perfectly normal throughout.

But - blockage => no tourinequet on the left; blockage => heparin IV in the right forearm or higher; heparin IV => multiple pokes a day (or did at the time) below the heparin IV to check PT/INR. For an entire month of hospitalization. (They have better solutions now)

So - just sayin' that I know from personal experience that blood draws in the hand does not inherently mean veins are shot.

riversedge

(70,311 posts)
102. Hannity has a bandage on his hand also. Wonder if blood was being drawn at that site?? I have
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 09:46 AM
Jan 2019

no idea. Just strange.

Glimmer of Hope

(5,823 posts)
14. It could be just a blood draw for tests not necessarily an IV.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 02:00 PM
Jan 2019

I had this done recently because my arm veins are shot.

irisblue

(33,035 posts)
19. You can use hand/wrist veins IF the elbow veins aren't working.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 02:20 PM
Jan 2019

I've done that in the past.

Also, he could have just hit his back of his hand hard enough to break skin. It isn't uncommon on aging people.

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)
24. was done to me just yesterday for lab test
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 02:36 PM
Jan 2019

I have small veins, and they roll.

I always waive them off trying the vein inside the elbow because I know they won't get it there and I'll have a hematoma.

Yesterday the phlebotomist had to stick me twice to get the visible vein in the back of the hand, even.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
42. FWIW...
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:38 PM
Jan 2019

Had a medical problem, lots of blood draws over a short time, my inner elbow veins disappeared, probably in fear of the needle...

they can't use the other arm, for medical reasons, so now I have a chest port.

Now, with age, I notice the veins in the inside of my wrist look like a river delta, branching out all over the place, but the skin is too thin for blood draw, found out the hard way.

So maybe his hand is a good draw/insert place for him. Really can't see any other reason to have a bandaid there. But never have seen fresh blood thru a bandaid after needle stick, either.

shanti

(21,675 posts)
36. Well...
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:53 PM
Jan 2019

Some people have deep veins in the arm that make it difficult to take blood. Whenever ANYONE tries to take blood from my arm/elbow, I'm always left with a huge bruise after they dig for several minutes. Now, I just tell them to take it from my thumb/wrist. Much easier, less painful, no bruising. Some think it's more painful there, but it seems to be an individual thing.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,752 posts)
25. So that would indicate his veins are bad.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 02:37 PM
Jan 2019

Just a week ago, a phlebotomist told me that because my vein was so good I must drink a lot of water.

mchill

(1,018 posts)
87. Not necessarily
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 09:06 PM
Jan 2019

I have it done in my right hand for other medical reasons that have nothing to do with my overall health.

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)
94. Not really.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:40 PM
Jan 2019

I have deep veins that can be shy to get the needle. I'm in fine health, but sometimes they go for the hand instead.

Vinca

(50,311 posts)
20. He might have had blood drawn for something. Sometimes if they can't hit a vein in the arm
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 02:21 PM
Jan 2019

they go for the top of the hand. Why would they bother though? No heart, no blood.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,752 posts)
69. I've had multiple infusions and am currently having biweekly blood draws.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 06:31 PM
Jan 2019

None come from my hand unless whoever is doing the needle has botched the effort.

FarPoint

(12,447 posts)
26. As an Infusion Specialist....
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 02:38 PM
Jan 2019

I say yes, and very recently with fresh blood oozing thru the bandaide.

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
53. Thanks. Maybe he gets his Adderall via IV now
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 05:44 PM
Jan 2019

I wish a member of the press would ask him about it.

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
28. It's Literally....
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 02:40 PM
Jan 2019

Blood on that Band-Aid. Yuck! He could be getting IV Treatments before events for all we know.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
38. He looked horrible at that Texas appearance.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:04 PM
Jan 2019

I mean, he's a fugly dude anyway, but his face looked like a Thanksgiving turkey that had been injected with butter and garlic.

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)
43. the skin is likely very thin and easy to tear...
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:40 PM
Jan 2019

Age does that.

Plus, that's not a good spot for an IV anyway and it wouldn't be bleeding like that if it was.

mantis49

(815 posts)
45. As a nurse in long term care for 25+ years, I'd say it was a skin tear.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:59 PM
Jan 2019

Aging skin tears very easily. I am now having that problem myself. I bumped into a wall one time with my hand up in front of me and got a 3-cornered tear on the back of my hand that was 2 inches long. Sucks!

LeftInTX

(25,568 posts)
46. I tend to agree..although his skin doesn't appear as thin as my mom's was
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 05:08 PM
Jan 2019

She had a tear...

Or maybe he's getting embalming fluid!!

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
56. That happens to my mom too.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 05:46 PM
Jan 2019

But the blood tends to stay under the skin in her case. I've never seen fresh blood seeping under the bandaid.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,752 posts)
82. Agreed.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 08:44 PM
Jan 2019

My father's hands were burned during World War II because someone (not my father) did something stupid. AS he aged, the skin on his hands got bad. He'd get terrible bruises and occasionally tears in the skin that would open and bleed. But they covered most of his (large) hands and showed extensive discoloring until it healed.

It looked nothing like Spanky's owie.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
71. Don't those kinds of tears typically happen on your forearms?
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 06:41 PM
Jan 2019

You know, the relatively larger parts of your upper extremities that tend to shear across things.

And aren't those skin tears usually dressed with something like Tegaderm? You know, a larger (transparent) dressing that also gives support to the surrounding skin. Not a Band-Aid.

Trump has a Band-Aid on the back of his hand.

Experienced nurse that you are, when you had a two-inch long skin tear on the back of your hand, did you put a Band-Aid on it?


mantis49

(815 posts)
98. Bandaids are not good for that, no.
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:52 AM
Jan 2019

You can easily create another tear trying to remove it. But you know, he has the best doctors and others on his team!

I used a Telfa nonstick dressing on it, no Tegaderm at home.

GoCubsGo

(32,095 posts)
44. It could be a diabetic ulcer.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:48 PM
Jan 2019

Diabetics can have all sorts of skin issues, especially if they let their condition run unchecked. I would be surprised if Trump is NOT diabetic.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
60. Those are more likely to happen in feet.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 05:56 PM
Jan 2019

A place where you can't feel the damage (because of neuropathy,) see it (because of where it is), or heal it (because you have diabetes).

It definitely seems to me that he is getting an IV for something, and it was hastily removed before the photo op.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
81. And a svelte 235 pounds. Probably the fittest human being on the planet, according
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 08:37 PM
Jan 2019

to Dr. Randall P. Bootlicker MD

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
63. Hannity has a bandaid, too
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 06:02 PM
Jan 2019

Fucking bandaid brothers! Wait for all the skin heads to start wearing bandaids.

Botany

(70,590 posts)
85. That is what I thought but in that case it should be the knuckles or thumb .....
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 08:59 PM
Jan 2019

..... but maybe after his "hamberder tweet" this AM he might have given a
back hand slap to a table.

ismnotwasm

(42,014 posts)
79. Whatever it is it's nasty and undignified
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 08:31 PM
Jan 2019

When you’re president, why go out with a dressing that needs to be changed?

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