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demmiblue

(36,743 posts)
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 08:46 AM Nov 2019

Trump: 'Everything very good (great!)' in 'phase one' of physical

Source: The Hill

President Trump in a tweet early Sunday weighed in on his trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, saying he began “phase one” of his annual physical on Saturday and “everything” was “very good (great!).”

“Visited a great family of a young man under major surgery at the amazing Walter Reed Medical Center. Those are truly some of the best doctors anywhere in the world,” he tweeted.

“Also began phase one of my yearly physical, he added. “Everything very good (great!). Will complete next year.”




Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/470804-trump-everything-very-good-great-in-phase-one-of-physical
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Trump: 'Everything very good (great!)' in 'phase one' of physical (Original Post) demmiblue Nov 2019 OP
Fuck. It lives. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2019 #1
+1 n/t ariadne0614 Nov 2019 #16
Yep, "The Orange Blob" continues on. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2019 #19
I did not want to be awake MuseRider Nov 2019 #29
I woke up hoping he had bought the farm. I do every day, rzemanfl Nov 2019 #31
It is so damned discouraging! n/t MuseRider Nov 2019 #33
Not me PatSeg Nov 2019 #44
I just want him gone. I want to live to see the end of this shit show. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2019 #45
I know PatSeg Nov 2019 #58
Your'e right, I am 72 and impatient. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2019 #61
As am I PatSeg Nov 2019 #70
Then we both need to stay healthy. rzemanfl Nov 2019 #74
Yes, that's true PatSeg Nov 2019 #75
Why are you assuming that Trumpy is telling the truth? He NEVER tells the truth! Eyeball_Kid Nov 2019 #78
I don't think he is telling the truth. I was just dissappointed he lived rzemanfl Nov 2019 #79
Yeah, we're supposed to believe that crap? He went to the... brush Nov 2019 #60
My take on this as well. SergeStorms Nov 2019 #67
A@#$%&*@!@@@@@@@@@@RGGH&&!!! Sugar Smack Nov 2019 #42
What's next, reports on his bowel movements? n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #2
Ewww....... llmart Nov 2019 #5
Ouch! joshdawg Nov 2019 #24
The funny of the day! Wuddles440 Nov 2019 #63
We get those daily. I believe they call them, "Tweets"? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2019 #46
+1 The Twit platform is a toilet. lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #81
Probably a lie. I noticed he had a twitchy mouth the other day. Vinca Nov 2019 #3
Yep! He's perpetually off-balance, mentally and physically! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2019 #21
Of course it's a lie. He's not capable of truth. (n/t) thesquanderer Nov 2019 #26
Because doesn't everyone do their annual physical in "phases"? llmart Nov 2019 #4
Have you ever considered Unclephil Nov 2019 #7
You mean his Depends were full? llmart Nov 2019 #10
OMG!!! LOL!!! RKP5637 Nov 2019 #22
Yeah, WTF was that all about? Phases? This idiot can't open his mouth Nay Nov 2019 #8
Reminds me of my first Medicare questionnaire. Lonestarblue Nov 2019 #30
I remember that first Medicare visit. llmart Nov 2019 #34
Cool story. nt Atticus Nov 2019 #6
One report... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #9
And I thought of this song...........................with your phase one treatment.................. turbinetree Nov 2019 #11
There's some serious BS being spread here. herding cats Nov 2019 #12
Something is going on, that's for sure. demmiblue Nov 2019 #13
Yep, it's not a "phase" of his physical. herding cats Nov 2019 #15
Panic attack mistaken for a heart attack? Dennis Donovan Nov 2019 #36
It must mean he's in dire health. (everything was good, great) YOHABLO Nov 2019 #14
"Will complete next year" Mike 03 Nov 2019 #17
Damn! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2019 #47
Likely was for the beginning of a brain transplant! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2019 #18
He'll get the best proctologists money can buy! Grokenstein Nov 2019 #25
Absolutely!!! Definitely needs a team of proctologists! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2019 #37
They'll check the other side of his prostate next time BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #20
Pirro's hilarious Grokenstein Nov 2019 #23
He's wounded, looking for sympathy, saying look at what the Dems are doing to me! MartyTheGreek Nov 2019 #27
How long does it take to perform a physical??? SKKY Nov 2019 #28
'early sunday'?? it was a bit after 11 PM Sat evening. riversedge Nov 2019 #32
Who the fuck says "a young man under major surgery"? llmart Nov 2019 #35
The BS begins. Before he's done he will be declared the healthiest man alive. usaf-vet Nov 2019 #38
No one is buying this Gothmog Nov 2019 #39
Best guess, Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #53
Labs EndlessWire Nov 2019 #55
I'm not going to cry if he dies... Takket Nov 2019 #40
Phase 1 on November 17, "will complete next year"? George II Nov 2019 #41
Well, the Witches are still working on it; let's give it a week or so. Sugar Smack Nov 2019 #43
"Began phase one of my yearly physical... will complete next year." truthisfreedom Nov 2019 #48
Woodrow Wilson was in a coma for the last months of his tenure... mpcamb Nov 2019 #49
Nothing he says is the truth duforsure Nov 2019 #50
So they were able to hear a heartbeat in a man without a heart? Lulu KC Nov 2019 #51
Congestive heart issues? duforsure Nov 2019 #52
Sorry to hear that!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #54
He and Bernie are even now. EndlessWire Nov 2019 #56
So he passed his urine test. Good. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2019 #57
My guess: elevated heart beat, profuse sweating made possible by one Adam Schiff! machoneman Nov 2019 #59
It was an emergency Hiny Hannityectomy to make room for a Barr transplant. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2019 #62
I have to imagine... stillcool Nov 2019 #64
Is he holding physician auditions, or what? Beartracks Nov 2019 #65
I am confident he went only to change the 24-hour news cycle and create sympathy steve2470 Nov 2019 #66
Probably LeftInTX Nov 2019 #68
Part of a routine physical exam that lasted two hours? generalbetrayus Nov 2019 #69
Probably at Reed for an MRI to check on the status of his alzheimer's. cstanleytech Nov 2019 #71
One of the all time great physical exams. The greatest. Mc Mike Nov 2019 #72
Morning Joe had a doctor on this morning DeminPennswoods Nov 2019 #73
He's so sick that it takes months to do his medical exam? lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #76
The WH has a complete medical center for POTUS PuppyBismark Nov 2019 #77
Can't they treat heart trauma as well? smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #82
Phased annual physicals: Because, who doesn't love to drag out the joy of getting... LudwigPastorius Nov 2019 #80

MuseRider

(34,057 posts)
29. I did not want to be awake
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:50 AM
Nov 2019

yet, I was up really late, but the first thing on my mind was this. Crap. Just damn.

rzemanfl

(29,540 posts)
31. I woke up hoping he had bought the farm. I do every day,
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:53 AM
Nov 2019

but this morning there was a glimmer of hope. It was extinguished.

PatSeg

(46,779 posts)
44. Not me
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 11:14 AM
Nov 2019

I won't mourn his passing when he does go, but meanwhile, I want him conscious and alive when he is held accountable for all his lies and corruption. Death would be too merciful for a man who has caused so much pain and havoc in the world. May he openly face his accusers and go down in humiliation and disgrace. I even wish him a long life, alone, shunned, bankrupt, ridiculed, sickly, and if possible, incarcerated.

PatSeg

(46,779 posts)
58. I know
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 02:18 PM
Nov 2019

It has been an endless nightmare and we all want a break. I just remember what happened when Bush left office and we put that nightmare behind us, with no one, aside from Scooter Libby held accountable for the deceit, war crimes, torture, the financial meltdown, etc. That left the door open for the likes of Donald Trump. He and all his enablers need to be held publicly accountable.

If Trump should die before he is forced to face justice, it is likely that the many corrupt people around him could also go Scott-free. Meanwhile, his nutty base will turn him into a martyr and rewrite history like the GOP did with Saint Ronnie.

When it comes to the judicial system, I tend to lean towards leniency as a rule, but when it comes to people in powerful positions whose actions affect millions of people, I think the consequences should be severe. We deserve that.

PatSeg

(46,779 posts)
70. As am I
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 11:23 PM
Nov 2019

I am in my seventies as well and I want to stay alive long enough to see this horrible person brought to justice, as well as those who have contributed to this nightmare.

rzemanfl

(29,540 posts)
74. Then we both need to stay healthy.
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 09:04 AM
Nov 2019

I don't find this incessant daily shit show conducive to that.

PatSeg

(46,779 posts)
75. Yes, that's true
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 10:40 AM
Nov 2019

I take lots of breaks and try to focus on other things like photography and my grandchildren, as well as some escapism television and movies. Trying to keep a reasonable balance to counteract the stress.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,410 posts)
78. Why are you assuming that Trumpy is telling the truth? He NEVER tells the truth!
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 11:13 AM
Nov 2019

Just because Trumpy goes into hyperbole and talking in superlatives doesn't mean he's doing well. He isn't well. He's mentally and physically exhausted and his medical health is suffering. That he's messaging that he's in fine shape is a ruse. Everything is a ruse with him. Buck up, there rz, Trumpy's declarations that he's doing well is a lie, and you can take that to the bank.

brush

(53,467 posts)
60. Yeah, we're supposed to believe that crap? He went to the...
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 02:59 PM
Nov 2019

hospital for something. And it wasn't for any phase one of his annual physical. We're supposed to believe all of a sudden there is a phase one of his physical not scheduled until February?

An unscheduled hospital visit that's framed as a phase one.

Please!

And visiting a family was supposed to make it look good I guess.

Does anything but lies come out of that WH?

SergeStorms

(18,882 posts)
67. My take on this as well.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 05:40 PM
Nov 2019

Since when do yearly physicals happen in "phases"? I believe the stress is finally getting to him. If there's a second "phase" it's to see how he's responding to the treatment the Doctor prescribed.

Trump has always relied on "yes men" Doctors before. Trump himself wrote the Doctor's "report". That's not happening this time, so there's definitely something wrong. I hope it proves to be quickly terminal.

llmart

(15,499 posts)
5. Ewww.......
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 08:59 AM
Nov 2019

They probably had to reconnect his colon because all the shit is coming out of his mouth instead of his ass.

Vinca

(50,168 posts)
3. Probably a lie. I noticed he had a twitchy mouth the other day.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 08:55 AM
Nov 2019

Something ain't right, but then it never has been.

llmart

(15,499 posts)
4. Because doesn't everyone do their annual physical in "phases"?
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 08:57 AM
Nov 2019

I'm still laughing at how he was described as "energetic". This from the guy who has to ride in a golf cart while other world leaders are walking. I guess if he can put his own pants on, he's considered "energetic".

He's so "energetic" from all that tweeting he does. That's what he considers exercise.

llmart

(15,499 posts)
10. You mean his Depends were full?
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:04 AM
Nov 2019

Ha! Then sitting on them must have been delightful for him. Also, no wonder the others were walking far ahead of him. The stench!

No one would be more deserving of that fate after he felt it was OK to have little children in cages sitting in dirty diapers.

Fuck him all to hell.

Nay

(12,051 posts)
8. Yeah, WTF was that all about? Phases? This idiot can't open his mouth
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:01 AM
Nov 2019

without spewing bullshit.

And that 'energetic' crap -- please. He can't walk one block without having to be resuscitated.

Lonestarblue

(9,874 posts)
30. Reminds me of my first Medicare questionnaire.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:52 AM
Nov 2019

When asked whether I could dress myself, I really wanted to exclaim and say, “ What! Am I sitting here naked!” I didn’t, not knowing whether the medical technician had a sense of humor, but I did confess to being depressed ever since the election of Trump. She just smiled.

llmart

(15,499 posts)
34. I remember that first Medicare visit.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 10:03 AM
Nov 2019

OMG! I had so many sarcastic/snide comments I wanted to make to some of the questions. The person asking them did say to me, "I know some of these are going to sound silly." I do remember being snarky at one of the questions, but now can't remember which one. I couldn't help myself. 65 years old today is not like it was in my parents' generation. The questions they asked were more for someone 85.

getagrip_already

(14,227 posts)
9. One report...
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:03 AM
Nov 2019

Had him suffering chest discomfort.

No reporters have verified seeing him at the wh.

The press secretary who reported him back at the wh lies like a rug.

His staff routinely tweets in his name.

Connect the dots.

He could still be there undergoing treatment.

herding cats

(19,549 posts)
12. There's some serious BS being spread here.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:06 AM
Nov 2019

Trump was seen leaving the hospital (per the pool report) with his shirt open and no tie on. Very unlike him. More so if you buy that he visited the the family as they claim.

https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-in-town-pool-report-3-1839906733

demmiblue

(36,743 posts)
13. Something is going on, that's for sure.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:13 AM
Nov 2019
There are reports that Trump is being checked out now because he was suffering chest discomfort. This could be a very easy thing to make up-nothing has been credibly confirmed. Stay tuned, I will keep you updated and let you know when I can confirm something. #WalterReedHospital


Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
17. "Will complete next year"
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:24 AM
Nov 2019

Next year is only six/seven weeks away, so he was told he needs a follow up pretty soon. Is it "Phase Two" where the doctor tells him he has six months to live?

Grokenstein

(5,707 posts)
23. Pirro's hilarious
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:42 AM
Nov 2019

Her reaction to this squirrel!! was to call Don-Don "superhuman."
The world will be so much brighter when both of them are cold and silent.

SKKY

(11,771 posts)
28. How long does it take to perform a physical???
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 09:49 AM
Nov 2019

When I retired from the Navy, my separation physical took a day of appointments but was mostly waiting. He should go back to Dr. “Astonishingly good health”. He got it done for about 75 cents in parking meter fees.

llmart

(15,499 posts)
35. Who the fuck says "a young man under major surgery"?
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 10:05 AM
Nov 2019

No wonder it's the imbeciles of this country that voted for this illiterate jerk.

EndlessWire

(6,373 posts)
55. Labs
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 01:28 PM
Nov 2019

Cardiac enzymes Q8H x 3. I don't think they would let the POTUS leave, unless he left AMA.

No one would do a physical in "phases." Could be a distraction he stunted up.

Stones, maybe? Give him a bunch of pain pills and a diet consult. I doubt the pRes would ever have to wait in line. Might have to wait for tests to come back.

Strange. What causes you to visit a hospital? Pain.

Takket

(21,421 posts)
40. I'm not going to cry if he dies...
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 10:44 AM
Nov 2019

But honestly I’d like him alive and well to serve MANY years in prison.

George II

(67,782 posts)
41. Phase 1 on November 17, "will complete next year"?
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 10:47 AM
Nov 2019

What kind of quacks is he using. He just doesn't want to admit that his hamberders are getting to him and clogging his arteries.

truthisfreedom

(23,113 posts)
48. "Began phase one of my yearly physical... will complete next year."
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 11:57 AM
Nov 2019

He’s so fucking fat it takes two physicals?

mpcamb

(2,855 posts)
49. Woodrow Wilson was in a coma for the last months of his tenure...
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 12:05 PM
Nov 2019

Last edited Mon Nov 18, 2019, 03:08 PM - Edit history (1)

His wife and doc ran the country.
His press sec.'s notice that "it is 'dangerous for the country' " to question whether she is putting out honest info sounds even more ominous.

duforsure

(11,882 posts)
50. Nothing he says is the truth
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 01:03 PM
Nov 2019

And this is him lying again, maybe an excuse to leave under, or maybe he snorted too much? I don't believe anything he says because he's addicted to lying , and a very , very dishonest person. He does have heart disease so this shouldn't surprise anyone with the way he eats. He could have congestive heart problems he's hiding now.

Lulu KC

(2,547 posts)
51. So they were able to hear a heartbeat in a man without a heart?
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 01:06 PM
Nov 2019

That is actually pretty amazing! Modern medicine!

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,110 posts)
54. Sorry to hear that!!
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 01:22 PM
Nov 2019

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

EndlessWire

(6,373 posts)
56. He and Bernie are even now.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 01:36 PM
Nov 2019

He probably doesn't even know what a "physical" is, but Bernie went to the hospital, so tRump had to go, too.

57. So he passed his urine test. Good.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 01:44 PM
Nov 2019

Phase 1 probably just required him to not pee on his hands while filling the specimen cup.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
64. I have to imagine...
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 04:40 PM
Nov 2019

that every time Trump speaks, it is just noxious gas passing through his potty mouth.

steve2470

(37,456 posts)
66. I am confident he went only to change the 24-hour news cycle and create sympathy
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 05:38 PM
Nov 2019

Granted, he may have had a medical problem, but Trump is always aware of the news cycles and how to manipulate the media. He was desperate to divert attention, so, he checks into Walter Reed. Big deal, he got a small diversion.

generalbetrayus

(506 posts)
69. Part of a routine physical exam that lasted two hours?
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 07:21 PM
Nov 2019

How many of us see our doctor for only PART of a routine physical exam that lasts two hours? Even if the doctor wanted to spend that much time with us, the insurance companies would have a stroke if he/she did. President Fatass had heartburn from eating too many hamberders and thought he was having a heart attack.

cstanleytech

(26,080 posts)
71. Probably at Reed for an MRI to check on the status of his alzheimer's.
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 01:38 AM
Nov 2019

They wont let the public know that he has it until after the election at which point should he win another term the Republican leadership will force him to resign with the threat of invoking the 25th amendment that way they can shoehorn in Pence as President.
Its also why the Republicans will not convict him in the Senate as they want Pence in office at all costs and if they remove Trump now the odds of that happening are effectively nil.

Mc Mike

(9,106 posts)
72. One of the all time great physical exams. The greatest.
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 08:31 AM
Nov 2019

All the best physical exams are done that way, it's like climbing Everest.

The doctors and a team of sherpas established a base camp at the end of the first phase.

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
73. Morning Joe had a doctor on this morning
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 08:46 AM
Nov 2019

talking about this. I tuned in in the middle and not sure if the doc is a cardiologist or not, but anyway, he said Trump was already being treated for active heart/coronary artery disease. He said Trump's dosage of Crestor (anti-cholestorol statin) has been increased and his calcium levels are also going up. He also said over the last few years, Trump's risk of heart attack/stroke has gone from mild to moderate. The other thing he said that he always likes to have tests done ahead of time before any actual physical or heart exam, implying that the trip to Walter Reed may have been to do those.

PuppyBismark

(593 posts)
77. The WH has a complete medical center for POTUS
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 11:10 AM
Nov 2019

It can certainly take blood samples etc. If he went to Walter Reed, it was because of something they could not evaluate.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
82. Can't they treat heart trauma as well?
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 01:54 PM
Nov 2019

"One former Physician to the President described the White House unit as an urgent care center with a crash cart." Why would he have to go to Walter Reed for something like a panic attack?

LudwigPastorius

(8,943 posts)
80. Phased annual physicals: Because, who doesn't love to drag out the joy of getting...
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 12:18 PM
Nov 2019

pierced and probed by the doctor?

Trump is, of course, lying. He probably had a panic attack, or is developing an ulcer from all the garbage he eats.
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