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PCIntern

(28,580 posts)
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 06:28 AM Sep 2023

McConnell's FINE...he's PERFECT...ABSOLUTELY...

He’s gonna live to 400.

A doctor said so… after all, why would a doctor who is the doctor to a political entity not tell the absolute truth?

I’ll tell you why: all you EVER have to do is subscribe to a social media group populated by medical professionals at the doctoral level. The WORST. Stupidity reigns supreme, with incompetence and amorality right behind. The way it works, is that someone posits a clinical situation with which they are having difficulty. Often, a reasonable suggestion or answer is provided but if you wait just an hour or two, you’ll get between five and 10 insolent obnoxious responses denigrating the individual and telling them that they have no business doing what they doing .

Much of what is stated by some of these miscreants is often diametrically opposed to good medicine and focuses solely on profitability. Of course, that is not generally true among a majority of the subscribers but as usual, the idiots have the loudest voices and most individuals are afraid of them. Often times the administrator of the group is a personal friend of a number of these people and allows them this latitude.

I’ll give you an example: I belong to a dental group run by this fellow who thinks he’s going to be the next national guru of dental management, and he thinks he’s a player. It’s strictly amateur hour, but this is what’s going on these days. There’s a member of the group with whom he went to school who is one of the most abusive, Ugly inside and out, obnoxious, nasty, money driven, outright mean and nasty, insulting, and of course, omnipresent. I once called into question some of what he was saying, in a rather cynical, but generally polite manner, and I got “muted“ for a week by his buddy.

I sent a personal message to the administrator who practices not far from me, and told him that allowance of this type of behavior, while muting others is what gave rise to fascists like Donald Trump. Of course, he deigned not to respond to my message, and I ran into him on the street and buttonholed him and told him in no uncertain terms that this guy was gonna be a problem for him. He just gave me that supercilious look with these guys think they are masters of.. Not too long afterwards the jerk went off on a young lady who had had a real problem in a very misogynistic fashion and he wound up getting on the administrators bad side. I posted a one-word response “toldja“.

So hearing a stupid, incompetent, false, and wrong diagnosis from so-called trained doctoral personnel should be anticipated. We all saw the same thing twice with the senate minority leader, and know exactly what is going on here. You just have to look. If your mother or father did the same thing, you would know for a fact that something is wrong. Very wrong. You would likely seek medical help for them as the certainty of an impending problem would weigh upon your soul. As an aside, I believe this is secondary to a condition of McConnell which has also been manifest before our eyes and denied continuously for a couple years now.

Of course, their tack has been: who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?

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McConnell's FINE...he's PERFECT...ABSOLUTELY... (Original Post) PCIntern Sep 2023 OP
He's fine! See how well he slithers up from the underworld? trusty elf Sep 2023 #1
Doctor's opinion was packed with embellishments bucolic_frolic Sep 2023 #2
MUST READ, malaise Sep 2023 #3
I've seen this kind of behavior on some medical/surgical forums that I long since stopped viewing... hlthe2b Sep 2023 #4
Agree, 100%... PCIntern Sep 2023 #5
So, did the assurance come directly from the physician or from his office staff? 3Hotdogs Sep 2023 #7
Social media is a cancer no physician can cure...even professionals become...infected, it appears. Alexander Of Assyria Sep 2023 #8
Medice, cura te ipsum. Torchlight Sep 2023 #12
Same-same in aviation Aviation Pro Sep 2023 #6
Because they're lying... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #9
In your opinion... Hugin Sep 2023 #11
Probably best to... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #15
Jan feels a little early...I give him another year soley on the theory that Volaris Sep 2023 #16
Must be the same "Doc" Best_man23 Sep 2023 #10
I listened to a segment on..cnn??? with gupta and one of turtle's aides, and niyad Sep 2023 #13
Imagine if they said that Trump had PCIntern Sep 2023 #21
Yep, I totally get it. Amazing, ain't it? jaxexpat Sep 2023 #14
Doesn't matter. Everyone destroyed their credibility on this stuff Sympthsical Sep 2023 #17
As awful as he's been Johnny2X2X Sep 2023 #18
When McConnell finally dies, he will lie about that too. Chainfire Sep 2023 #19
Yes, it will be a "perfectly normal" death Zambero Sep 2023 #20
Just imagine if you will all the shit they must be covering up if they will protect mode ill Mitch? Brainfodder Sep 2023 #22
What if he were a brain surgeon or a pilot? Wonder Why Sep 2023 #23
Weekend at McConnell's Blue Owl Sep 2023 #24

hlthe2b

(114,653 posts)
4. I've seen this kind of behavior on some medical/surgical forums that I long since stopped viewing...
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 06:57 AM
Sep 2023

The truth is that with McConnell, there are some very likely diagnoses in terms of what we've seen on camera recently and in the past 18 months or so, as well as based on probabilities for his age and what can be discerned about his risk factors.

BUT, for any of us burdened in our past with the task of creating comprehensive rule-out lists in Medical/Veterinary school (and likely in Dental School), continuing on through internships, residency, and any fellowships, there should be an understanding of the large numbers of possibilities--even if some are not probable. As we were mostly taught, "look for the horses, not the zebras" in terms of likely diagnoses--albeit if you practice long enough we all occasionally find a "zebra." But, without his medical history, his current labs, scans, and other diagnostic testing findings, it is impossible to narrow down those rule-outs except for the issues in the first paragraph. Was his fall and concussion fairly recently the result of a cardiovascular or neurological issue like, perhaps syncope or Parkinson's or simple geriatric balance loss or hypoglycemia or? Thus, are his current issues the result of his prior trauma and perhaps neurological, or due to a preexisting cardiovascular, neurological, or even metabolic issue that has been exacerbated? We can look at past and current video and speculate, but beyond that, all we can do is winnow down based on probabilities, without really knowing the exact cause/diagnosis. Presumedly he is getting the best diagnostic intervention, who may or may not ever really clue the public in. But, no matter one's experience, specialty or "hunches," the rest of us are left only to speculate and that rule-out list remains quite long.

That said, it is not possible to assume him to be in good health or to downplay what we have seen as immaterial. And, as much as I detest McConnell for all the harm he has done and for who he is and has been, I will admit to some sympathy and empathy for the public reaction. But, when you remain in a leadership position that you are determined to hold on to, the vultures will circle and not be quieted by nonresponsive explanations. If you seek to protect your own privacy, best to live privately.

PCIntern

(28,580 posts)
5. Agree, 100%...
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 07:07 AM
Sep 2023

Something is very very wrong, but in the tradition of Republican lying and confabulation, we may never know exactly what. In my practice over the years I’ve had hundreds of elderly come in to get their teeth cleaned and deny illness but all I ever had to do wAs look at them and I knew that this was quite possibly the last visit or the next to last visit. I was correct much of the time. Then their relative would come in and I’d find out that the geriatric individual had been battling whatever for a couple years or so.

3Hotdogs

(15,540 posts)
7. So, did the assurance come directly from the physician or from his office staff?
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 07:24 AM
Sep 2023

Then again, who among us can recall a certain physician telling us that Anal Fistula was the most fittest, healthiest, ever person to enter into the president's office.

And regarding that physician, who among us would want to drop trow, look left and cough for that physician?

 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
8. Social media is a cancer no physician can cure...even professionals become...infected, it appears.
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 07:32 AM
Sep 2023

Aviation Pro

(15,756 posts)
6. Same-same in aviation
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 07:14 AM
Sep 2023

Get 50 pilots in a room and ask them a question about aerodynamics and you’ll get 51 opinions. No, that’s not a typo.

2naSalit

(103,805 posts)
9. Because they're lying...
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 07:34 AM
Sep 2023

To cover their asses. McConnell is going to be dead by Jan. but I wouldn't put it past them to do a weekend at Bernie's until his flesh falls off.

Hugin

(37,989 posts)
11. In your opinion...
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 07:54 AM
Sep 2023

Can those of us with “Weekend at Bernie’s” on our IOKIYAR Bingo cards spot the box now?

Volaris

(11,793 posts)
16. Jan feels a little early...I give him another year soley on the theory that
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 08:44 AM
Sep 2023

his 'hate has made him powerful.'

Best_man23

(5,269 posts)
10. Must be the same "Doc"
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 07:40 AM
Sep 2023

Whose office scale does not go past 215.

Then again, he or she is likely part of the same group of "doctors" prescribing horse dewormer as a preventive treatment for Covid. I'm sure many of their "patients" over the last 2-3 years either qualified for or received the Herman Cain Award.

niyad

(133,993 posts)
13. I listened to a segment on..cnn??? with gupta and one of turtle's aides, and
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 08:12 AM
Sep 2023

wanted to throw up, scream, or hit both of them..aide: oh, he went on to give this lengthy, flawless. blah. blah.blah. and gupta. . grrrrr.



As was posted here the other day: "His neurological team said he is fine." Important, missed takeaway : He has a NEUROLOGICAL TEAM"

Sympthsical

(11,106 posts)
17. Doesn't matter. Everyone destroyed their credibility on this stuff
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 08:55 AM
Sep 2023

McConnell's clearly not well. But, for the sake of power, there will be a gaslighting pretense he's totally fine.

However, can we think of anyone else in the Senate who is clearly not well but hanging on for power's sake? Anyone at all? An individual with obvious problems, but whom people have been nonstop insisting for a few years now is totally fine, and how dare you suggest otherwise?

Yeah. This is why integrity and credibility matter. Because situations arise where you're in a position of pointing something out, but then there's this whole other situation that is exactly the same that was ignored, papered over, and denied, and everyone can see it.

Legs are useful. Occasionally they're needed for standing on. Which is why chucking them out in the moment is generally a bad idea.

Ah well. We're stuck with all this now.

Johnny2X2X

(24,430 posts)
18. As awful as he's been
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 08:58 AM
Sep 2023

Mitch is the reason they stole the SCOTUS. He's been an enemy of our country for years. But as bad as he is, he's still better than 90% of the rest of his party right now, that's so scary.

Zambero

(10,029 posts)
20. Yes, it will be a "perfectly normal" death
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 09:30 AM
Sep 2023

No more of those 20-second pauses to reckon with.

Brainfodder

(7,781 posts)
22. Just imagine if you will all the shit they must be covering up if they will protect mode ill Mitch?
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 10:24 AM
Sep 2023

215/6'3"

Reminder: That bearded doc of TFG, he died during Covid-19 era.

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