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lark

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85. Tell me about it! I have extremely rolly veins and they are weak and break super easy as well.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #77)

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 08:55 AM

Aug 2025

Blood draws are not usually too bad because my hands can be used and those veins, while bad, are accessible. When I need an IV in my arm, I am in trouble and the vein finder ALWAYS has to be used. Ugh!!! Nightmare city for me and the phlebotomist.

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Well, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that this isn't from "shaking hands." [View all] Miles Archer Aug 2025 OP

I hope it's not contagious................ Lovie777 Aug 2025 #1

To me it looks like forgotmylogin Aug 2025 #97

Leavitt is an idiot if she thinks we believe her about him shaking too many hands. Diamond_Dog Aug 2025 #2

Ultra extreme wankage? BoRaGard Aug 2025 #18

From holding the tweezers and magnifying glass. CentralMass Aug 2025 #44

You could have ended that sentence after the word "idiot". Totally Tunsie Aug 2025 #41

We Already Know KL is an Idiot. Cha Aug 2025 #43

So they are saying Zelensky roughed him up? KentuckyWoman Aug 2025 #73

If you look closely, the bruise is there. mercuryblues Aug 2025 #114

"Leavitt is an idiot" Period. Aristus Aug 2025 #89

I'm nearly 69, and have enigmania Aug 2025 #95

She only thinks MAGA will believe her. thought crime Aug 2025 #99

He is decomposing in front of us Blues Heron Aug 2025 #3

makes me think of some of those horror movies rurallib Aug 2025 #5

Yes! He reminds me of Christopher Lee in The Curse of Frankenstein JoseBalow Aug 2025 #80

I want to see the MAGAts start the feeding malaise Aug 2025 #25

Could he hurry it up a bit? Grim Chieftain Aug 2025 #30

Yea, too bad it started on the outside. bluestarone Aug 2025 #33

That's been happening all along and is why we are in this mess. lark Aug 2025 #84

Decomposing? Please be true! DeeDeeNY Aug 2025 #34

Leprosy and syphilis - what a combination. k55f5r Aug 2025 #112

He belongs in a leper colony! bif Aug 2025 #4

My thoughts Mossfern Aug 2025 #66

Well, ANY colony will do... Wednesdays Aug 2025 #93

Devils Island has a vacancy. thought crime Aug 2025 #101

Why are they not using his AC for whatever they are doing? Maru Kitteh Aug 2025 #6

If we had some photos of the inside of is his elbows, we might know. multigraincracker Aug 2025 #14

He golfs in short sleeves, no? returnee Aug 2025 #16

I can say from personal experience... littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #77

Tell me about it! I have extremely rolly veins and they are weak and break super easy as well. lark Aug 2025 #85

❤️ littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #91

Have you tried using heat pads where they're going to draw blood? Mossfern Aug 2025 #102

When I first had blood taken, it literally took 13 sticks! lark Aug 2025 #105

I feel for you! Mossfern Aug 2025 #109

I remember one time they were arguing about where to try to draw blood slightlv Aug 2025 #111

I use a similar strategy, dont look and go to a calm place inside. lark Aug 2025 #121

I had to google vein finder ShazzieB Aug 2025 #117

Here's one from earlier this year on R/Democrats Maru Kitteh Aug 2025 #19

He drinks zero water, and with all the meds he he takes, maybe they can't catch a vein there. ms liberty Aug 2025 #29

I am healthy for my age, 74, cksmithy Aug 2025 #40

That is my number one question misanthrope Aug 2025 #75

I asked that question as well.... FarPoint Aug 2025 #87

They would only do port access for a Maru Kitteh Aug 2025 #100

AC Air Conditioning? Or are we NON-medical people supposed to play guessing games? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #116

That look is common at hospice care places. Klarkashton Aug 2025 #7

Last known photo of Queen Elizabeth. milestogo Aug 2025 #8

yep CatWoman Aug 2025 #12

But she and her family weren't trying to hide her mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #26

Beautiful even near the end. The Madcap Aug 2025 #54

My Mothers LPBBEAR Aug 2025 #57

I'm sorry for your loss. area51 Aug 2025 #74

I believe this photo was taken two days before she passed away. May she RIP..n/t SheilaAnn Aug 2025 #63

Queen Elizabeth had her cognitive abilities when she died at 96. . Her health declines about a year before her death Bread and Circuses Aug 2025 #64

But there she was dressed well and receiving guests even near the end. milestogo Aug 2025 #68

And she died two days after this photo... buzzycrumbhunger Aug 2025 #67

Skin tends to get thinner as one ages Deminpenn Aug 2025 #115

Maybe RFK Jr. can treat him. bif Aug 2025 #9

Ivermectin should do the trick. Lots and lots of it. Midnight Writer Aug 2025 #11

Or maybe bleach Raven123 Aug 2025 #36

Dr. Screwworm will see you now. yorkster Aug 2025 #13

Dr. Brainworm is busy at the moment, so Dr. Screwworm will have to do. Karasu Aug 2025 #23

Him and that faith advisor lady newdeal2 Aug 2025 #15

Bleach! Lots and lots of bleach! Isn't that what he told us to do? Dem2theMax Aug 2025 #24

Punching the wall? Backhanding Melania? IV bruising? Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #10

Hope it's contagious. Silent Type Aug 2025 #17

No it Rebl2 Aug 2025 #20

I noticed that - abnormally smooth, like sausage skin under considerable strain . . . hatrack Aug 2025 #82

Looks like he tried to steal a horcrux. paulkienitz Aug 2025 #21

I was just scrolling down to say something about a horcrux genxlib Aug 2025 #113

Soon Trump will be accepting a new arm from a living MAGANUT. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #22

That index finger is TINY Maru Kitteh Aug 2025 #27

They don't hafta match. They could stitch on a lower leg...nobody would care. allegorical oracle Aug 2025 #38

. MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2025 #78

Given His Astonishing Vanity and Resulting Overconsumption of Makeup and Wardrobe Manipulation The Roux Comes First Aug 2025 #28

Is that photoshopped?! I mean, I've had nasty IV bruises... keep_left Aug 2025 #31

I don't know about that particular photo but the bruise is real blogslug Aug 2025 #62

Thanks for the link. I think what is seen in the photo from the OP... keep_left Aug 2025 #65

If you want to believe Musk's "GROK," no...those are Getty Images Miles Archer Aug 2025 #69

Entirely possible it is real mercuryblues Aug 2025 #71

I have a suspicion. ChazInAz Aug 2025 #104

MAD magazine... ultralite001 Aug 2025 #108

Amen! ChazInAz Aug 2025 #122

The look of someone... Mike Nelson Aug 2025 #32

I do hope it's nothing minor... Ocelot II Aug 2025 #35

The reptilian transformation continues apace. tanyev Aug 2025 #37

Maybe we can add another name for tRump.... Grammy23 Aug 2025 #39

Makes me want to ask what's eating him. calimary Aug 2025 #42

A pigs heart transplant might be be needed. It would be a 100% genetic match . CentralMass Aug 2025 #45

Please don't insult pigs. nt Wednesdays Aug 2025 #98

In ignorance... Godot51 Aug 2025 #46

Fox msnbc, cnn Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #47

it's weekend at bernies proud patriot Aug 2025 #48

That's the way my father-in-law's hands looked . . . peggysue2 Aug 2025 #49

if he's fighting heart disease... SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2025 #50

Amputate quickly! BidenRocks Aug 2025 #51

Probably on some kind of blood thinner.... paleotn Aug 2025 #52

2 months ago he had bruises Blue Full Moon Aug 2025 #53

Lizard person hide showing through the orange body suit. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2025 #55

Sadly Timewas Aug 2025 #56

Didn't Mitch McConnell Have A Similar Situation Going On With The Back Of His Hand?...... global1 Aug 2025 #58

Will the gremlin's from ghost show up Henry203 Aug 2025 #59

I recall Mitch McConnell's hand The Wizard Aug 2025 #60

Guys, I'm 76 and I get bruises like that on my hands and forearms all the time William Seger Aug 2025 #61

He's getting infusions for something. Captain Zero Aug 2025 #70

check his fingertips. maybe its purples..... pansypoo53219 Aug 2025 #72

That thing looks like a nasty scab with bad makeup alittlelark Aug 2025 #76

. MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2025 #79

lol! From The Ashes Aug 2025 #83

DUzy! Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #118

a logical guess would be a blood draw... Trueblue Texan Aug 2025 #81

Liver failure maybe? Emile Aug 2025 #86

I do believe it will be impossible for them to find a stand in for him were they to need to try... NowsTheTime Aug 2025 #88

When it goes down, I plan to call for Orrex appreciation day! NNadir Aug 2025 #90

National holiday mercuryblues Aug 2025 #120

That Vein.. Biglinda 52 Aug 2025 #92

Where are the conservative lizard people conspiracy theorists? Martin68 Aug 2025 #94

Makeup to cover an "88" tat, maybe? Torchlight Aug 2025 #96

EVERYTHING Leavitt says is stupid and a lie vapor2 Aug 2025 #103

Time for an investigation of Blue Full Moon Aug 2025 #106

Septicaemic plague would be ideal. Lucky Luciano Aug 2025 #107

Ketamine infusions??? a la the Musketeer... ultralite001 Aug 2025 #110

Looks like it's from a needle. So, he's getting a blood draw or something injected. Joinfortmill Aug 2025 #119