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14. I haven't been following this at all

Wed May 16, 2018, 09:57 AM

May 2018

I didn't even know she was ill, finally figured I'd take a moment and look.

If she had a cancerous kidney removed, as long as the malignancy was contained, nothing further needs to be done. A friend of mine had a cancerous kidney that was discovered by accident during another surgery, got it removed immediately, and is still going strong now 30 years later (he is now 77).

Whatever else is going on with her and her odious spouse, cancer SUCKS royally (my parents and all their siblings had it, and my wife has had it twice). I hope she doesn't have to suffer the slow downhill spiral this disease inflicts on those that get a terminal dose of it. NO one deserves that (OK, for Mitch McConnell and Dick Cheney, I MIGHT make an exception).

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Does Anyone Else Find the Melania Kidney Thing a bit Hinky? [View all] TBA May 2018 OP

Said it from the beginning. nt Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #1

Said what? pnwest May 2018 #5

That it was hinkey. Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #11

Oh - thought you were hinting at pnwest May 2018 #15

Plastic surgery was my first and now only thought, too. BlueCaliDem May 2018 #55

breast enlargement??????? Cryptoad May 2018 #66

They've already been enlarged as far as they can reasonably be. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #96

You saying Soxfan58 May 2018 #109

Donald wants Stormy size! nt Ilsa May 2018 #98

Well, my very first thought was "distraction" Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #122

She came out with "be best" took a lot of crap about it then disappered Fullduplexxx May 2018 #2

Another facelift? Scarsdale May 2018 #76

Her face can't be lifted much farther without it looking like The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #97

You can only lift a face so much before it becomes obvious. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2018 #154

No problem there, she's fucking miserable RhodeIslandOne May 2018 #159

She's developing Bride of Wildenstein face RhodeIslandOne May 2018 #158

One more facelift and she'll have a beard. smirkymonkey May 2018 #161

Of course we will know nothing more than speculation..... ProudMNDemocrat May 2018 #3

I immediately wondered if she was in hospital for mental reasons -- having a rest cure, Nay May 2018 #123

I'm wondering Ohiogal May 2018 #4

That was my guess. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #13

I would think she would want him to divorce her. smirkymonkey May 2018 #162

I'm wondering if it isn't mental. Happyhippychick May 2018 #6

I wonder snowybirdie May 2018 #29

If the son is on the autism spectrum kimbutgar May 2018 #42

An assault was my guess too solara May 2018 #52

Kidney enid602 May 2018 #71

Yep. LisaM May 2018 #82

Good grief. They're making a clone before Hortensis May 2018 #86

Lol. Well played. Tipperary May 2018 #91

that poor kid. I fear he is a lost cause. dixiegrrrrl May 2018 #167

Since the WH are known liars treestar May 2018 #7

Bingo!!!!!!!! Butterflylady May 2018 #87

"since the WH are known liars.." FM123 May 2018 #105

Maybe Trump hit her TBA May 2018 #8

A kidney punch? Not visible to the public like a black eye. elfin May 2018 #10

I had a similar thought... Silver Gaia May 2018 #18

He couldn't pop a pimple with those tiny fists. Luz May 2018 #19

A swift kick in the back? Beausoleil May 2018 #43

As usual, it all sounds strange. Who can trust anything about anything from this administration. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #9

Who can trust anything about anything from this administration - and therein lies the sad asiliveandbreathe May 2018 #35

Same feelings here too! RKP5637 May 2018 #40

Makes NO sense. MoonRiver May 2018 #12

I haven't been following this at all DFW May 2018 #14

Doctors said it was benign. She had a routine, usually, outpatient procedure done, MoonRiver May 2018 #17

I am just surprised get the red out May 2018 #24

It's private medical info. cwydro May 2018 #30

Certainly! get the red out May 2018 #31

Sanjay Gupta talked about it, but even he doesn't completely understand MoonRiver May 2018 #33

She was lucky, then DFW May 2018 #47

I think she had a kidney procedure frogmarch May 2018 #27

Really? atreides1 May 2018 #32

Yea Trump really weighs 230 lbs TBA May 2018 #36

I think she scarfed a bottle of sleeping pills. Dave Starsky May 2018 #16

LOL. Don't blame her. Hoyt May 2018 #107

If I were trapped in a marriage with that asshole... Dave Starsky May 2018 #112

*snort* smirkymonkey May 2018 #163

This is the most normal event of the Trump Presidency, including their grantcart May 2018 #20

rofl! unblock May 2018 #23

Lol. Most knowledgeable post yet, even if it does Hortensis May 2018 #89

My first thought: he beat her NastyRiffraff May 2018 #21

My first thought, too, although it could just have easily been plastic surgery or suicide... TreasonousBastard May 2018 #41

There's a type of liar who will lie about everything Rorey May 2018 #46

Beating the rap Nasruddin May 2018 #90

Well who wouldn't want to be away from that orange baboon? ginnyinWI May 2018 #22

who know the truth. When I first heard about how long she's in hospital I immediately imagined mulsh May 2018 #25

But then I'm a snarky, cynical old dude - you are in good company - and you are also asiliveandbreathe May 2018 #37

My first thought Clarity2 May 2018 #26

Can I borrow your hat? Rorey May 2018 #44

Sure thing lol Clarity2 May 2018 #169

She's getting some plastic surgery done awesomerwb1 May 2018 #28

Yep. mountain grammy May 2018 #34

We are just having too much fun this morning..I see this happening every so often when asiliveandbreathe May 2018 #39

Women of a certain class need a touch up from time to tine underpants May 2018 #59

I don't give a shit JustAnotherGen May 2018 #38

I have no compassion for her either Rorey May 2018 #45

Fuck that JustAnotherGen May 2018 #53

Same here Rorey May 2018 #63

Yeah - I totally see them JustAnotherGen May 2018 #81

SO if someone holds a different political opinion from us, we shouldn't respect human life? ollie10 May 2018 #48

Right wingers ill or dying often brings out the worst in some here. Tipperary May 2018 #49

True....and McCain's bout with cancer brings out the worst in some too ollie10 May 2018 #50

Deplorables channeling, but I figure they'd call 911 for her, Hortensis May 2018 #93

I am absolutely NOT joking - she's fucking liar JustAnotherGen May 2018 #51

Be the change you want the world to be ollie10 May 2018 #54

Seriously- you must not be black in America JustAnotherGen May 2018 #56

Maybe you can step back and come back to your words after you have calmed down ollie10 May 2018 #60

I'm rational - so is your BEST friend Melania JustAnotherGen May 2018 #79

She is not my best friend....I don't even like her ollie10 May 2018 #106

God she's a fucking idiot. smirkymonkey May 2018 #164

Congratulations! ehrnst May 2018 #113

are these words naive? ollie10 May 2018 #65

Yes JustAnotherGen May 2018 #78

So you are saying MLK Jr's way is going to get you killed and your property stripped? ollie10 May 2018 #102

That's pretty much what MLK himself said about Goldwater ck4829 May 2018 #149

That was spectacular! You not only equated your view with MLKs, but ehrnst May 2018 #165

And anyone who doesn't agree with you is also dissing everything MLK stood for. ehrnst May 2018 #114

Didn't say that at all ollie10 May 2018 #119

PS - Michelle said go high JustAnotherGen May 2018 #57

And Ghandi said be the change you want the world to be ollie10 May 2018 #62

And Malcom X said - If you stick a knife in my back JustAnotherGen May 2018 #77

I agree with Martin Luther King Jr ollie10 May 2018 #99

Well, clearly then, anyone who doesn't agree with you... ehrnst May 2018 #115

Didn't say that at all ollie10 May 2018 #117

Yes, you as good as said, "I think he's smart, and if you disagree that ehrnst May 2018 #121

What is your opinion? ollie10 May 2018 #125

And we have the fallacy of the false dilemma! ehrnst May 2018 #136

No....the TOPIC of this thread is Melania ollie10 May 2018 #138

You were the one who compared the OP to what a Russian or GOP troll would do. ehrnst May 2018 #145

This message was self-deleted by its author ChubbyStar May 2018 #100

Talking down to people like you are some sage, and they are a fool ehrnst May 2018 #116

Are you upset that I quoted Ghandi, King, etc? ollie10 May 2018 #118

You are talking down to people here ehrnst May 2018 #124

You are talking down to me here ollie10 May 2018 #126

Yeah, acting like it went right over your head. ehrnst May 2018 #132

You're the one who is upset ollie10 May 2018 #135

Ooh, now we have a red herring! ehrnst May 2018 #137

Have a nice day. ollie10 May 2018 #140

Thank you, I will. I suggest that you take a nice walk outdoors. ehrnst May 2018 #146

Oh, are your ears burning? ehrnst May 2018 #160

You sound upset. cwydro May 2018 #155

So I'm told... ehrnst May 2018 #156

I think of the photo at Barbara Bush's funeral where President Obama and Melania were smiling about CentralMass May 2018 #69

So, if they disagree with you, they "don't respect human life." ehrnst May 2018 #148

If you have evidence, provide it; otherwise a lazy conspiracy theory brooklynite May 2018 #58

Kidney transplants mean 2-3 days in the hospital. Sophia4 May 2018 #61

I don't remember anything being said about a transplant. Ilsa May 2018 #101

I don't think it is plastic surgery. madaboutharry May 2018 #64

I don't think it's plastic either Runningdawg May 2018 #85

Good point. I think it is something psychiatric too, but I'm not sure what. smirkymonkey May 2018 #166

Aneurysm? Angiomyolipoma? Arteriovenous malformation? struggle4progress May 2018 #67

Perhaps a new model brain implant to communicate with handlers? erronis May 2018 #68

oh yessssss...... samnsara May 2018 #70

Her eyes are opened too wide mercuryblues May 2018 #72

Hinky TlalocW May 2018 #73

My guess: an abortion. sandensea May 2018 #74

That thought crossed my mind. Or possibly an ectopic pregnancy CentralMass May 2018 #80

OFFS. B2G May 2018 #83

She's 47. Probably not. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #95

Although I understand, TNNurse May 2018 #75

Even rich people have health problems loyalsister May 2018 #84

+ struggle4progress May 2018 #103

Intelligence, good sense and decency in every line. Hortensis May 2018 #110

Dental? jmbar2 May 2018 #88

Yes luc mont May 2018 #92

Drumming up sympathy? lunatica May 2018 #94

Oh for fuck's sake.. whathehell May 2018 #104

This is disgraceful. She is ill and is hospitalized. There is NO requirement for the First Lady to karynnj May 2018 #108

IF I were a Republican or a Russian troll.... ollie10 May 2018 #111

So, you're calling people who don't agree with you being like "Russian Trolls?" ehrnst May 2018 #127

No, didn't say that. ollie10 May 2018 #128

You know people can read what you wrote, don't you? ehrnst May 2018 #131

I was responding to a poster who I agreed with ollie10 May 2018 #133

I see that you have not changed, and still think that people can't see right through ehrnst May 2018 #141

I agree with what was clearly his intended meaning -- that if he were a troll, writing karynnj May 2018 #139

Yes. Contrary to what he/she thinks Ollie is no sphynx. ehrnst May 2018 #142

Please, ernst, relax! ollie10 May 2018 #130

Well, I would agree with you, except ehrnst May 2018 #157

Republicans have been dividing this country long before Russians were ck4829 May 2018 #144

I don't have any real interest in her health problems or her personal life. ehrnst May 2018 #129

I would like him impeached and gone, but still feel that it is unseemly to say many things said here karynnj May 2018 #134

Yes, which is why I refrain from speculating on Melania's health. I'm not so self-involved ehrnst May 2018 #147

Gossip and intrigue is a "weapon of the weak", those who have no power can use them ck4829 May 2018 #143

Leaky breast implants? kskiska May 2018 #120

Gossip and intrigue are useful, fight back against the pizzagaters. ck4829 May 2018 #150

do we have any pictures of her entering the hospital? lapfog_1 May 2018 #151

Yes UCmeNdc May 2018 #152

She's getting her stepford chip upgraded samir.g May 2018 #153

I think they had to plan for a long stay in case there was a relapse applegrove May 2018 #168