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MineralMan

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22. Yup. I've seen it too in elders in my family

Reply to AnotherMother4Peace (Reply #21)

Wed Oct 21, 2020, 12:06 PM

Oct 2020

who have had IVs. Looks to me like both hands. There's a bandaid on his left hand, too, and a wound closure strip on his right.

They had to switch hands for the IV, it looks like to me. Remdesivir, perhaps, which is administered through an IV. So are the monoclonal antibodies Trump received.

That's my guess.

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This photo of Mitch McConnell's hands from yesterday [View all] Nevilledog Oct 2020 OP

Mr. I. V. Poke. dchill Oct 2020 #1

That's what it looks like to me Mossfern Oct 2020 #27

Maybe they had to drain fluid so the skin wouldn't rupture. 58Sunliner Oct 2020 #40

I'll wait for the medical folks to onethatcares Oct 2020 #2

I'm guessing he's on some serious blood thinners. Hugin Oct 2020 #7

Circulation was my first thought vlyons Oct 2020 #9

Damn, that's not good at all. Hugin Oct 2020 #3

Thin-skinned? Easily bruised? WTF? Auggie Oct 2020 #4

I know one True Blue American Oct 2020 #12

K&R. It's an AP Photo so real. What the heck??? bronxiteforever Oct 2020 #5

Nonexistent circulation? luvs2sing Oct 2020 #6

IV infiltration in that hand. MineralMan Oct 2020 #8

Yes - At his age, he's most likely on blood thinners. Blood draws & IVs will cause this effect. AnotherMother4Peace Oct 2020 #21

Yup. I've seen it too in elders in my family MineralMan Oct 2020 #22

Gotta agree. It certainly appears to be hospital procedures on both his hands/forearms. AnotherMother4Peace Oct 2020 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan Oct 2020 #24

Caused by climbing into trumps ass. snort Oct 2020 #10

Dead man walking. yellowcanine Oct 2020 #11

Holy snyckies. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #13

It is what happens to the body when you have surgery ... Statistical Oct 2020 #14

"He probably forgot to wash them after digging himself out of his grave." betsuni Oct 2020 #15

DUZY winner right there! docgee Oct 2020 #34

DUZY winner right there! docgee Oct 2020 #35

wtf? jcgoldie Oct 2020 #16

Mold grows well on cold, clammy surfaces. Mike 03 Oct 2020 #17

Band Aids on both hands montanacowboy Oct 2020 #18

Wow k&r DesertRat Oct 2020 #19

Wow Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #20

Looks like Dumbledore's hand after messing with that horcrux... Silent3 Oct 2020 #23

Heh! Was thinking something like that, too. electric_blue68 Oct 2020 #37

Wow,that is some massive Wellstone ruled Oct 2020 #25

Blood thinners. marble falls Oct 2020 #26

I've been taking Warfarin (rat poison) Mossfern Oct 2020 #32

... Lucinda Oct 2020 #29

Maybe his exterior is rotting before our eyes. The insides are already gone. Vinca Oct 2020 #30

Just in time for Halloween dalton99a Oct 2020 #31

If his hands look like that what about his arms? pandr32 Oct 2020 #33

His hands are puffy as well-inflammation and edema. 58Sunliner Oct 2020 #36

Undead? Skraxx Oct 2020 #38

I just remembered a story on COVID side effects in certain people ChicagoRonin Oct 2020 #39

Petrification? tanyev Oct 2020 #41

"Your feeble vote is no match for the powers of the dark side..." meadowlander Oct 2020 #42

Send him over to Dr. Atlas. pacalo Oct 2020 #43

They lie to us about the seriousness of this disease while they receive gold standard treatment, CrispyQ Oct 2020 #44

That's blood clotting from COVID-19, I suspect. Laelth Oct 2020 #45

That looks horrible flotsam Oct 2020 #46

Covid toes and fingers? scipan Oct 2020 #47

Blood thinner medication, subcutaneous bleeding, and IV SharonAnn Oct 2020 #48