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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: So Bernie's spokesman says he didn't slip and that he got 7 stitches -- which is significant -- [View all]R B Garr
(17,407 posts)317. You are fabricating that he didn't, so it's the same thing.
What we do know is that his story changed, so no wonder people are asking why.
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So Bernie's spokesman says he didn't slip and that he got 7 stitches -- which is significant -- [View all]
pnwmom
Mar 2019
OP
Could be he banged his head on the sharp corner of a glass shower door
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2019
#1
No idea - but I don't know that this is necessarily something sinister or suspicious.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2019
#8
Bernie should "come clean" over this shower incident...he needs to provide "full transparency" about
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#36
Hahahaha, yes!! Good one!! If true, Bernie's sure to get "washed out" of the race.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#61
Of course I've bumped into things. But I've never bumped my FACE into something because my eyes
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#46
Doesn't matter about your eyes. When on a road trip my dad once went to walked into a fast food
vsrazdem
Mar 2019
#96
"But they're insisting Bernie didn't slip or fall." That means he fainted. Was it a cardiac syncope...
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#157
I certainly hope I'm wrong, but the changing story and inconsistent explanations...
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#171
I'm sorry, but no. If there was any bradycardia or arrhythmias, there is no way he would have been
vsrazdem
Mar 2019
#174
His regular geriatrician would know these things, but a "walk in" clinic...
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#179
Even though his eyes are on his face, his glasses may have been on the sink.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#301
A few years I passed out and fell, cut my chin and needed five stitches. My doctor...
George II
Mar 2019
#166
Well, if it was the result of banging his head on the edge of a door, in a day or so....
George II
Mar 2019
#261
I got 2 staples in my noggin a few months ago from hitting my head on a door frame.
progressoid
Mar 2019
#130
You were bent over. How did the door frame get under your face? Were you on a ladder?
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#131
When they say "without slipping" to me that means "he fainted unexpectedly," and that's...
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#156
So, you think he should get a Guy Pass? Even though his story doesn't make sense?
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#4
Perfect! (Not enough room to mention the full body brace and bolts falling out of her pant leg.)
betsuni
Mar 2019
#20
This is a nonstory. This is described in medical lingo all the time. Instead of using Steri-Strips
vsrazdem
Mar 2019
#106
Turned to get out of the shower and hit his head on the glass door. Some of these showers have
vsrazdem
Mar 2019
#115
Do you have a link to some of the "medical lingo" that advises stiches as a precaution
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#208
I'm questioning what they said about how it occurred -- that he didn't fall or slip.
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#65
I worked weekends in an emergency room for about three years, we had lots of head wounds....
George II
Mar 2019
#172
"Could it be medication that caused him to slip?" Maybe... but I fear it was cardiac syncope.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#173
No, Hillary clarified that saying "I'm NOT running" means she MIGHT run...which means she IS running
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#45
Bernie IS much healthier than most young candidates, but health's a fair issue as it was for Hillary
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#47
You can see it from the energy Bernie gives off & the incredibly busy campaign schedule he keeps up.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#135
Bernie is pretty active. He doesn't stay up all night and sleep all day. He works.
Hassin Bin Sober
Mar 2019
#176
Okay, I meant to say AS healthy as most younger candidates, perhaps, with the exception of Beto.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#134
Obviously, my statement is based on OBSERVATION...Bernie has the energy & stamina of any candidate.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#193
Probably, but generally people disregard those types of instructions from their doctors.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#197
I just read on this thread that (some) "Tall people routinely bang their heads".
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#201
Has he ever released a medical report? He did look refreshed and well-rested
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#297
I had buffalo wings once just after oral surgery on both sides of the back of my mouth.
Blue_true
Mar 2019
#287
That kind of unsupported claim almost reminds me of what Dr. Bornstein said...
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#194
In these photos, Bernie's bruising and MASSIVE swelling looks quite serious to me. I can't believe...
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#332
Back when I worked in an emergency room (many years ago) we occasionally had patients....
George II
Mar 2019
#336
[N]ew research is saying that even a single concussion may cause lasting brain damage.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#359
This isn't "Hillary treatment", it's vetting. If there are health or medical issues involved...
George II
Mar 2019
#160
He's being vetted. Ambition for the Oval Office comes with scrutiny equal to the ambition.
ehrnst
Mar 2019
#343
Lol, the ones I have received were never "precautionary." Usually I was bleeding pretty badly.
Tipperary
Mar 2019
#9
And facial wounds bleed a lot! One of my children needed five stitches in his forehead,
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#13
Yeah, I would think at his age, they would at least be worried about concussion.
Tipperary
Mar 2019
#28
Right. This hotel could have a serious liability issue. They shouldn't have dangerous shower doors.
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#31
I doubt any medical facility, even just a walk-in clinic, would permanently scar a person....
George II
Mar 2019
#305
We don't know what the clinic knows. We don't know, for example, if he had an x-ray.
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#263
You slipped and fell. They are saying he didn't slip and he didn't fall. So why do you think
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#10
because there is no reason to believe otherwise except your opinion that it is otherwise nt
msongs
Mar 2019
#15
Sober, healthy, sighted people don't tend to run into doors. Usually there is a reason,
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#24
He's five years older than me, and I've had serious balance issues...
TreasonousBastard
Mar 2019
#53
Now it's imbalance issues...oookaaayyyy, whatever! Maybe it's the alcoholism some are bandying about
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#114
LOL, I'm not upset in the SLIGHTEST, truly... actually, I'm quite AMUSED by
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#136
So, now you're suggesting Bernie has a drinking problem?!?! Now I've heard everything!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#84
Yes, I demand a full investigation into "Shower-Water-gate"... Bernie needs to "come clean"
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#51
Seriously... we need a full Senate investigation into "Shower Water-gate"!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#215
Maybe they had a pivot shower door. You don't have to slip and fall to get hurt.
Autumn
Mar 2019
#155
Doesn't look like a simple "turn around and bump his head" ... it's REALLY BAD (pics inside)
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#325
I'm not a doctor but but if he merely hit the edge of a glass shower door and cut himself....
George II
Mar 2019
#328
I posted about my shower injury experience. I wouldn't presume to know how he was
Autumn
Mar 2019
#329
No, it doesn't look "fine" at all. That's a SERIOUS injury with MASSIVE swelling It's unrealistic...
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#331
What you want me to believe jackie? What you think of his injury with no proof of your opinions
Autumn
Mar 2019
#333
I'm going with what I see too: the actual evidence of how BAD it is. I live in the real world...
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#334
If you release the medical records from the walk-in clinic that would tell the details, and also
still_one
Mar 2019
#11
Yes, let's have EVERY candidate disclose ALL medical records ever generated relatin to their health
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#57
Don't lecture me about double standards when you intentionally distorted what I said
still_one
Mar 2019
#93
Yes, and releasing ALL medical information would ALWAYS clarify a candidate's health condition...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#101
I didn't suggest that. I speak for myself, and I made it very clear I was specifically referring to
still_one
Mar 2019
#104
You too. Also, in general I try to avoid the Primary forums. Ideally they should be a place to
still_one
Mar 2019
#120
Ever been on automatic pilot in the fourth different hotel room in five nights?
BeyondGeography
Mar 2019
#18
Slipping and falling during normal activities while otherwise healthy, is something
ehrnst
Mar 2019
#163
Of course it's something, it involves Bernie! Neva let facts get in the way of a good Bernie bashing
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#76
No. I'm a parent of children who have required stitches, who also sustained injuries
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#92
Sometimes they can just use Steri-Strips and not stitches. My guess is they felt
vsrazdem
Mar 2019
#102
I used butterfly strips once to help close a cut... if that helps solve this fake controversy.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#228
Okay, now THAT was funny... gotta give it to you there!! Can't stop laughin'!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#86
Who would want to hold back information in a campaign? I like the new "Bernie standard"...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#229
Do you think it's likely he got this laceration without slipping or falling? n/t
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#95
Bernie's explanation IS highly suspicious... perhaps, an FBI investigation is in order?!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#109
You got ME in stitches... LMFAO with all this speculation over Bernie bumping his head!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#137
Suggestions that he was so upset by Beto's entry that he threw himself thru a glass shower door...
CrossingTheRubicon
Mar 2019
#125
That's funny, tho it actually makes more sense than some of the other crazy explanations stated here
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#139
Wasn't Bernie considered a non-factor when he began his campaign in 2015?
TexasTowelie
Mar 2019
#148
The belief that one must faint or slip and fall to get a head injury requiring stitches is silly.
Autumn
Mar 2019
#248
They did admit he got injured, that's why the 7 stitches. Your problem is with the shitty
Autumn
Mar 2019
#258
Who said he received "precautionary stitches"? It's not in any article. Just a few people
Autumn
Mar 2019
#280
"How exactly would they determine where to put the "precautionary stitches"?" You asked.
Autumn
Mar 2019
#284
I don't understand why any head injury requiring stitches would be treated at a walk-in clinic.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#290
Anyone with a head wound would go to a walk in clinic or an ER if they are in another state.
Autumn
Mar 2019
#299
I would think that a local walk in would refer him to a local hospital emergency room.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#300
No they don't always refer you to an ER. If you have an injury they treat you and determine
Autumn
Mar 2019
#303
I'm not the one fabricating the idea that he slipped and fell and was knocked out.You are.
Autumn
Mar 2019
#316
His story never changed, it's right there in both articles. You just don't accept it. nt
Autumn
Mar 2019
#318
Again, for the last time His story has not changed. Both articles state he did not slip and fall.
Autumn
Mar 2019
#319
I didn't know Alex Jones was on DU, cause the conspiracy theories are flying.
vsrazdem
Mar 2019
#178
"Precautionary stitches" is not used in the articles. Several people are using that phrase.
Autumn
Mar 2019
#210
NOT a Bernie-fan, but this is just as ridiculous as when it was done to Hillary.
SaveOurDemocracy
Mar 2019
#186
Could be by a similar way I got 5 in my head back in my late 30s. I banged it on the edge of the
KPN
Mar 2019
#209
Precisely!! The fact that Bernie didn't suffer worse injuries PROVES he's in phenomenal shape
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#236
You're just not paying close enough attention... and that's why Bernie is winning!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#245
It's not about what I believe, it's about what's true. You can't have it both ways.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#259
I think some elderly people who live a sedentary lifestyle with all the accompanying ill health...
Hassin Bin Sober
Mar 2019
#253
The photos bear out the fact that he suffered a head wound that's being covered up...
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#275
LOL!! Yes, Bernie's head wound IS being covered up... it's called a "bandage"!! haha!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#279
Can't cover up this massive swelling. His eye is swollen shut, like a boxer.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#335
Worse injuries than a gash that required 7 stitches and gave him a black eye? n/t
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#242
We've really reached a new low here with the Bernie conspiracies.What's next? Did he shoot JFK?
Power 2 the People
Mar 2019
#240
Yesss!! Better known as "showerWATERgate"!! Bernie needs to "come clean" over the shower incident...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#295
I'm glad this incident is behind him and hope he makes a full recovery.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2019
#365