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Oh no! My 87 year old mother's ankles started to swell bigly like that several years ago. She had to have fluid (7 pounds) removed from her at the hospital via a catheter. They put her on Lasix (furosemide).
1 posted on 07/17/2025 12:49:04 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Well the press has to be fair ... after all they grilled Hillary and her handlers about her swollen ankles. (sarcasm)


2 posted on 07/17/2025 12:54:30 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Sub-cue bleeding is not in and of itself any indication of heart disease, it is merely the rupture of venous blood vessels under an aging and thinning skin surface. This happens in most everybody as they get into their seventh and eighth decade of life. Annoying and sometimes unsightly, most of these disappear within a few weeks, but the situation comes up as a frequent issue.

Old age ain’t for sissies.


4 posted on 07/17/2025 1:23:21 PM PDT by alloysteel (Try to understand, God is not finished with me yet. Still lots of room for improvement.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

At least he’s not in a wheelchair like FDR.


6 posted on 07/17/2025 1:23:56 PM PDT by ChessExpert (Infidels of the world unite against the evil that is Islam.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Mitch McTurtle had similar far worse-looking hand bruises a while back, and is still mostly alive and well.


7 posted on 07/17/2025 1:25:07 PM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I’m 92 and wish I had such a good cardiovascular report...

When I was his age, I was still pumping iron 4 times a week at the World Gym... Started weight training, religiously, when I retired in 1985...

The biggest mistake I made was quitting when I turned 80...


8 posted on 07/17/2025 1:39:46 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Both my arms look like I was beat with a stick. And my left ankle is twice the size of the right ankle. Had triple bypass a couple years ago and cardiologist says all is fine. Age creeps up on you and suddenly smacks you in the arms...


9 posted on 07/17/2025 1:48:08 PM PDT by msrngtp2002 (Just my opinion.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Well his nose as been growing mightily as of late.


10 posted on 07/17/2025 1:50:35 PM PDT by dpetty121263
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Pretty standard for his age. He probably needs to start some cardio.


13 posted on 07/17/2025 2:06:18 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If Hitler were alive today and criticized Trump, would he still be Hitler?)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Calcium channel blockers for hypertension can cause leg swelling.

It’s not necessarily heart failure.


20 posted on 07/17/2025 3:03:30 PM PDT by heartwood (Please blame all ridiculous or iinappropriate words on autocorrect. Thank you. )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

He needs to stop drinking that poisonous Diet Coke (and all other soda), and start drinking water.


24 posted on 07/17/2025 4:12:17 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: Macho MAGA Man

So now the media is all concerned about the the health of a president? Those idiots shut off any comments about Biden’s cognitive abilities and balance. His doctor won’t even testify before Congress, claiming the 5th Amendment. I get tired of the hypocrisy.


25 posted on 07/17/2025 4:12:51 PM PDT by KittyKares
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