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ms liberty

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57. Most are in the arm, yes. If they're going to do several things, could be the hand.

Wed Jun 18, 2025, 01:07 PM

Jun 18

When they blew my vein, the nurse was drawing blood and knowing I was going up to chemo after, was going to use a heplock type of IV so that after the blood draw she could leave it in and they would use it to hook up my chemo so I would only have to get stuck once. Then she blew my vein, and tried to keep getting blood she start tapping it and I could feel the needle moving back and forth inside my vein, but I held it together.. She got thru and sent me upstairs and I was waiting in the oncology clinic lobby when they called me up to the desk. The nurse said they'd need to draw blood again because the sample was bad due to the blown vein and that's what made ms liberty get hysterical in the waiting room of the (jam packed) Morris Oncology Clinic at Duke.

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Here is Trump's swollen right hand: [View all] Kingofalldems Jun 18 OP

The media will ignore this too MustLoveBeagles Jun 18 #1

Looks like he is hiding a bandaid on his hand. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #2

And it goes right across a nice vein with a flat spot. Experience recognizes that ms liberty Jun 18 #10

So what is the purpose of this medical procedure? Irish_Dem Jun 18 #19

Usually an IV but it could be a blood draw. ms liberty Jun 18 #38

Aren't blood draws for most people done in the arm? Irish_Dem Jun 18 #47

" Aren't blood draws for most people done in the arm?" 3catwoman3 Jun 18 #52

Also depends on the medication being inserted Auggie Jun 18 #56

He is probably getting a drug cocktail and regular blood draws. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #67

I tell them you will draw blood from my hands. barbtries Jun 18 #72

Same here, they almost always have to go into my hands Bluetus Jun 18 #116

Most are in the arm, yes. If they're going to do several things, could be the hand. ms liberty Jun 18 #57

Sorry Ms. L for the blood draw nightmare. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #66

Now I can laugh about it, unless I'm getting my blood drawn ms liberty Jun 18 #78

At the time it is not so funny is it? Irish_Dem Jun 18 #81

My brother is an EMT and he says you're either good at it or not. Boomerproud Jun 18 #85

The kid was a natural. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #87

I've gotten blood drawn from my hand for 50 years synni Jun 18 #62

They can't find my veins Fiddlelady11 Jun 18 #118

They have Rebl2 Jun 18 #107

I have crap veins in my elbows róisín_dubh Jun 18 #108

I have small veins so they sometimes use the back of my hand when they can't get into the arm. electric_blue68 Jun 18 #114

I'm guessing an infusion site. Saline, drugs, insulin, etc. erronis Jun 18 #40

Not Insulin !! IbogaProject Jun 18 #50

I've had insulin via an infusion - trying to reverse a high blood potassium level. erronis Jun 18 #59

Ok IbogaProject Jun 18 #80

I'm not sure Trump would allow a clavicle portal. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #51

Jesua no. He's not getting insulin regularly into a vein on his hand. THAT Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #83

That is why I am asking. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #84

Simple truth is, we don't know. Could be as simple as Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #92

I think we have some good guesses. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #98

Yes. Let's hope for that. I want RFK and Loomer in charge of his health. Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #100

Given Trump's age and health issues, just talking him out of the flu vaccine could kill him during flu season. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #101

My hand swelled up in the hospital after having an IV in my hand for 4-5 days. forgotmylogin Jun 18 #55

This is a very good guess. I am sure they are medicating him with psychotropics. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #63

As someone who has been on weekly infusion for 19 years misanthrope Jun 18 #99

Musculoskeletal problems caused by pulling crap out of one's ass. NM Grins Jun 18 #74

I doubt that he can reach that part of his anatomy. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #79

He has "friends." NM Grins Jun 19 #122

It's the gap, as seen by the camera, between his hand and his pants and jacket hem. Igel Jun 18 #113

No, he put make up on the bandaid to hide it. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #115

I have no opinion. Sometimes, the play of light vs. shadow produces odd results. John1956PA Jun 18 #117

The one picture I am referring to clearly looks like a bandaid with make up applied to it. Irish_Dem Jun 19 #119

Hmmm? BoRaGard Jun 18 #3

What do we expect Traildogbob Jun 18 #4

Your hand would be bruised too, trying to find that mushroom AZ8theist Jun 18 #54

😆 Traildogbob Jun 18 #69

he tried that "alpha handshake" crap with macron again. n/t rampartd Jun 18 #5

As usual for such events, he looks both mwmisses4289 Jun 18 #6

Punched a wall after the parade? Or after he saw all the NO KINGS coverage? underpants Jun 18 #7

Or the ketchup bottle broke and shards ricocheted back to his hand... Unlikely. erronis Jun 18 #42

Or All the Shit he's Swallowed Over Cha Jun 18 #110

These pics keep cropping up periodically jmbar2 Jun 18 #8

He had this issue a few months back. TommyT139 Jun 18 #9

Swollen hands can indicate Kidney and Heart failure... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 18 #11

Bruises can indicate intravenous treatment or disorientation / disfunction. He's been videoed dragging his right foot Bernardo de La Paz Jun 18 #18

There is a lot more going on here with the TACO. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 18 #23

Thanks for this. There seems to be some serious underlying health problems there. brush Jun 18 #22

It is becoming more obvious that the TACO is NOT a picture of good health. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 18 #30

tsf couldn't "do his duties to the country" on his best day. rubbersole Jun 18 #93

So sorry to hear of the loss of your husband. I hope you've had brilliant support Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #33

CNN/Jake Tapper: "Biden left traps in the WH to harm tRump. This is Biden's fault!" As ridiculous as AnotherMother4Peace Jun 18 #12

Can you imagine what the picture in his attic Danmel Jun 18 #13

Dark and musty. Cobwebs and images of Fred haunting him for being such a failure. erronis Jun 18 #45

Trump is not well LetMyPeopleVote Jun 18 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 18 #34

Well, Hi Sunshine!! How are things in Chicago? Do you live near the airport? GP6971 Jun 18 #39

Welcome peacefreak2.0 Jun 18 #41

Now his hand matches his ass, which is interchangeable with his head. n/t iscooterliberally Jun 18 #15

Looks like Ozempic quit him, but I digress. Stubby is probably a nightmare stick Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #16

I wouldn't want to stick him. I don't like Ilsa Jun 18 #26

He's been sticking it to everyone else for YEARS now. BattleRow Jun 18 #58

DUzy!! 🥇🏆 littlemissmartypants Jun 18 #102

Thank you. BattleRow Jun 18 #106

Why does someone need so many blood draws? Irish_Dem Jun 18 #48

At 80 and bieng a narcissitic paranoid POTUS? MANY reasons. Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #70

Seems like the most reasonable explanation. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #77

It looks Delphinus Jun 18 #17

His hand has gone from the size of an 8yr old to a 10yr old, still small. Hotler Jun 18 #20

Winner! vanlassie Jun 18 #32

Who knows where that hand has been? WVlaserguy Jun 18 #21

This happened to my uncle Farmer-Rick Jun 18 #24

He probably tried to touch his wife... ECL213 Jun 18 #25

It's what happens when you only use one hand to harvest too many shrooms. Uncle Joe Jun 18 #27

Hell-infant-titus lame54 Jun 18 #28

Caused by his fall on the airplane ramp that he slipped and fell on? SWBTATTReg Jun 18 #29

Basically, as anyone with more than one cell can see, mwmisses4289 Jun 18 #31

He's been lying about his health since the first time he was squatting in our White House. llmart Jun 18 #86

Designed and directed by his red right hand Blue Owl Jun 18 #35

Remember Mitch McConnell had a similar condition with his hands before... brush Jun 18 #36

That's too far of a jump. It's possible, certainly, that Maru Kitteh Jun 18 #44

The man is nearly 80, dragging his leg and stumbling on AF One stairs. brush Jun 18 #60

When my husband was going through chemo, bamagal62 Jun 18 #37

The media makes me sick Johnny2X2X Jun 18 #43

My hand looked like that when the IV was in my hand but not in the vein. dem4decades Jun 18 #46

If I don't get booted off the site again...... MuseRider Jun 18 #49

Main GOTT!!! It's swollen EYESORE 9001 Jun 18 #53

Looks like a more authentic injury than his right ear not long after he was reportedly shot there Martin Eden Jun 18 #61

Hopefully he did not put a hole in a WH wall when he punched it and only his hand was hurt. appleannie1 Jun 18 #64

Clip from this morning - his hands looked fine lame54 Jun 18 #65

Gout? ALBliberal Jun 18 #68

Without a clearer picture---or better eyesight---not a clue Warpy Jun 18 #71

Pulmonary Edema? End stage heart disease? Botany Jun 18 #73

Evil building up. Kid Berwyn Jun 18 #75

He could NewEnglandAutumn Jun 18 #76

That's exactly what a friend of mine, who's an MD, said ashredux Jun 18 #82

Looks like a corpse SheltieLover Jun 18 #88

Prolly punched a wall after his Devilsun Jun 18 #89

trump is not well and is trying to hide his issues LetMyPeopleVote Jun 18 #90

Geee-- I sure hope nothing is wrong with him... LymphocyteLover Jun 18 #91

What about HarryM Jun 18 #94

My veins in my hands always blow, whenever cksmithy Jun 18 #95

My guess he's EXTREMELY unwell, and the WH is lying about his fitness sakabatou Jun 18 #96

Did he injure it while grabbing the wrong ******? Ping Tung Jun 18 #97

I hope it's heart failure. mzmolly Jun 18 #103

More likely kidney failure malaise Jun 18 #104

Eenie Meenie mzmolly Jun 18 #111

He was trying to 'choke' Malaria ... Tarzanrock Jun 18 #105

Could be IVs placed in the back of the hand. Straw Man Jun 18 #109

His hand has been like that for quite a while. Kingofalldems Jun 18 #112

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What details seem most significant, winnie? marble falls Jun 19 #121