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marmar

(80,226 posts)
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 10:22 AM 17 hrs ago

The Physical They Didn't Want You to See -- The ER Doctor Breaks His Silence




Jun 6, 2026 The Jim Acosta Show — The Full Story

Doctors who reviewed Trump's physical say the report lacks the cardiovascular details that should be standard for a 79-year-old president. Dr. Rob Davidson drove straight from a rural Wisconsin ER to sound the alarm with Jim Acosta — and says the Friday night release, the missing data, and the repeated testing all point to one question: what aren't they telling us?
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The Physical They Didn't Want You to See -- The ER Doctor Breaks His Silence (Original Post) marmar 17 hrs ago OP
Well isn't that sop for this admin? mwmisses4289 16 hrs ago #1
I don't think it's particularly concerning that he's TBF 16 hrs ago #2
Based on observable symptoms, likely CHF and repeated abdominal scans to monitor an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) pat_k 13 hrs ago #3
This makes a lot of sense - TBF 12 hrs ago #4

TBF

(37,461 posts)
2. I don't think it's particularly concerning that he's
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 10:58 AM
16 hrs ago

checked out more than once a year. He's 79 and obviously has issues. Many of us are over 50 w/issues.

The concern is definitely what they're leaving out. So far, we know they have done cognitive tests and he has venous insufficiency. I know a little about vein issues because I had a blood clot myself (attributed mainly to birth control). So, I start wondering if he has had any dvt's (clots), if so the seriousness of such an event. Where he is overall with his heart because serious clots can put pressure on your heart, etc.

"Doctors who reviewed Trump's physical say the report lacks the cardiovascular details that should be standard for a 79-year-old president." -- this is where I'd be concerned as well, just as a fellow citizen who has dealt with this, at a far younger age than Trump. Hopefully they've at least gone over the results with JV so he's ready when he has to take over.

pat_k

(14,196 posts)
3. Based on observable symptoms, likely CHF and repeated abdominal scans to monitor an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 01:41 PM
13 hrs ago

As least according to this paramedic

https://open.substack.com/pub/nicholasjorcutt/p/im-trained-to-know-when-someone-is?r=r38w4&utm_medium=ios

... It comes down to one single thing I can’t do. I cannot diagnose. I can know what is wrong. I can treat what is wrong. I can even fix what is wrong. I just cannot officially tell you what is wrong.
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Understand when I go to a call, I have to figure out what the problem is. I don’t have lab work. I don’t have X-rays and CT scanners. The most advanced tech I have is an ECG and a glucometer. Otherwise, it’s just left to me working this shit out like I’m Batman hunting down the Joker.
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Except that doesn’t explain why he has been getting a CT scan EVERY three months. A significant number of medical professionals are dead set that they are worried about his mental decline, and they are trying to make sure he still has all neurologic functions.
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I think that there is something more dangerous that his medical team is monitoring and tracking. I think that what they are monitoring closely isn’t his mental health. It is the time bomb in his belly. An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is what happens when the Aorta (Main blood delivery system to the heart) starts to get a bulge in it. The side wall of the Aorta starts to push outward. It is a serious life-threatening condition.

If a AAA ruptures, which they are prone to do, then unless you are physically on an operating table under bright lights with a skilled surgeon, you can kiss your ass goodbye.

The AAA makes the CHF worse which also explains why he has the pitting edema in every extremity. Edema is what happens when there is a fluid leakage from the blood vessels and the body’s natural drain system (The Lymphatic system) isn’t able to filter out all the excess fluid from the blood.

It causes that ‘sloshy’ looking skin that if you press into, leaves an indent. When you know what you are looking for, you can spot pitting edema across the room just by the socks the person is wearing...



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