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Is my diagnosis.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Please say more.
hlthe2b
(102,188 posts)likely to be on beta blockers (which dulled his "performance" and likewise left him unable to deal with jet lag), may well be experiencing syncope (heart arrhythmias that can lead to fainting) and potentially, TIAs (transient ischemic attacks) that (along with everything else, including probable dementia with "sundowning" may explain his episode in Israel, where he initially walked off the stage in an apparent haze.
Quixote1818
(28,925 posts)probably all kinds of stuff. They say the presidency ages people 15 years it will probably kill him in just a couple of years.
trueblue2007
(17,202 posts)i got it 2 years ago from having severe viral flu
hlthe2b
(102,188 posts)Last edited Thu Jun 1, 2017, 08:45 AM - Edit history (1)
was linked to dementia.
My Mom developed viral cardiomyopathy which led to congestive heart failure so I very much appreciate what you are going through. Thankfully we have a lot of good medical advances to help today. I hope that is the case with you.
So very sorry that you thought I was saying otherwise. Be well.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,560 posts)Demtexan
(1,588 posts)The women walked.
Made him look weak.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,560 posts)FM123
(10,053 posts)SHRED
(28,136 posts)Not an emotional and empathetic one.
MineralMan
(146,281 posts)leftstreet
(36,102 posts)Heh
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,318 posts)Dead in 2 years if he doesn't resign or get impeached.
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,560 posts)dalton99a
(81,426 posts)A full-blown extravaganza with paid holidays for workers and all that crap.
Ronald Reagan cost the country $400 million when he died.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)JDC
(10,121 posts)And then try again orders.....If I had to guess
GoCubsGo
(32,078 posts)Although, he might just be a very stupid, incurious asshole.
bresue
(1,007 posts)He swells up some days worse than others. Hands and gut getting puffier. Dementia because of loosing his train of thoughts so easily and forgetting quickly.
Maybe he will do us a favor...and croak soon! (Please God!)
RKP5637
(67,101 posts)might not even realize what a total basket case he is.
Ilsa
(61,690 posts)that he needs to see a real doctor.
Demtexan
(1,588 posts)I sure there will be some parties.
We not even know right away.
You never know with this bunch.
enough
(13,255 posts)Stinky The Clown
(67,776 posts)LeftInTX
(25,201 posts)It is fairly common.
My grandmother had it. She eventually died from a broken hip.
However, she wasn't obese like Trump.
Brother Buzz
(36,407 posts)A letter from Dr. Harold Bornstein's doesn't count
Demtexan
(1,588 posts)But Trump is special.
Brother Buzz
(36,407 posts)Silly me, but I always assumed there were certain expectations we expected from a person that could crash the market with a reckless tweet.
Demtexan
(1,588 posts)Maybe something is being hidden.
The president would go to a military hospital.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)Which is were the heart muscle is too weak to circulate the blood through the wbole body Causes tiredness, shortness of breath and swelling of the limbs. You can live a long time with it, but it would be hard to keep up a stressful lifestyle.or to.walk 700 yards.
enough
(13,255 posts)had that diagnosis, and was indeed quite impaired in thinking and mobility, but had occasional periods of lucidity. A very different kind of dementia from my father, who had Alzheimer's.
PCIntern
(25,513 posts)I was writing the short post at a red light.
RKP5637
(67,101 posts)Phoenix61
(16,999 posts)I think it's more progressed than that. His inability to navigate stairs, his word salad comments. It's full blown dementia.
bresue
(1,007 posts)And also about the congestive heart failure that he is not managing. With his swelling up so easily from day to day...tells me he is not managed. Every time I see him...he is a different size. And look at his skin...it is pasty, dry, and lacks any glow.
He feels awful, thus gets irritable, cantankerous, and blows his stack! I imagine his blood pressure is way high too...he will probably have either a stroke or heart attack soon. Just a guess since he is not managing any of it.
samnsara
(17,613 posts)jack69
(163 posts)Initech
(100,054 posts)Ilsa
(61,690 posts)You may be right. We can't be sure, but he certainly has some awful signs of both pathologies.
I wonder how long before he gives a speech and just totally falls apart, thinking he's on the campaign trail running against HRC. Or develops classic heart attack symptoms in front of his staff and they call a dr for him.
bresue
(1,007 posts)And don't acknowledge any symptoms. Which really surprises me that there is no one else around him that cannot see his failing health...or maybe they do and hoping it happens??
Ilsa
(61,690 posts)I doubt she's ever done a lick of volunteer work, like being a candy striper. Taking care of the infirm and sick people is dirty work. The only thing they know about is making money. I doubt they know much of anything about health except what their personal trainers have taught them. They won't recognize disease states.
Yes, I'm biased about this, but it's my opinion.
moonscape
(4,673 posts)Barack_America
(28,876 posts)Atherosclerosis and hypertension are his problems.
bresue
(1,007 posts)Lol! That we have diagnosed him? Before it is too late?
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)Quixote1818
(28,925 posts)or at a minimum it was born three sizes too small like the Grinch. If he was born with a heart it failed a long time ago.
Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)But I haven't seen any indication yet that he has a heart.
X_Digger
(18,585 posts)Blindingly apparent
(180 posts)He often huffed and puffed and sniffles. I thought at the time there was something physically wrong. Is that a symptom of heart failure?
I am extremely visually impaired so I no longer google
PCIntern
(25,513 posts)To miss this.
X_Digger
(18,585 posts)3catwoman3
(23,965 posts)...want him to die IN office.
We want him perp walked OUT of office.
I want him to be an EX-pRezident, not a late pRezident.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)malaise
(268,844 posts)of icecream
dalton99a
(81,426 posts)and huge - for maximum effects
Wabbajack_
(1,300 posts)I thought you were saying YOU were diagnosed. I'm glad you are actually ok.
Chellee
(2,092 posts)I read the OP, then I read the first reply and thought, what a horrifyingly heartless thing to say. Then I read the rest of the thread and realized everyone was talking about Trump.
Vinca
(50,248 posts)He might be a hair beyond early stage for the dementia, though. Half the time his brain is so scrambled he can't produce a cogent sentence.
DrDan
(20,411 posts)BigDemVoter
(4,149 posts)He was already a blithering clown, but he's even worse.
He could very well have congestive heart failure from which he would have shortness of breath and just general intolerance to exercise. . .
But then again, Pussy Grabber is obese and obviously doesn't think ANY form of exercise is good, so his shortness of breath could simply be related to his rotund, flabby body and porcine eating habits.