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Nevilledog

(50,952 posts) Wed Oct 21, 2020, 12:45 PM Oct 2020

This photo of Mitch McConnell's hands from yesterday [View all]

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This photo of Mitch McConnell's hands from yesterday [View all] Nevilledog Oct 2020 OP

Mr. I. V. Poke. dchill Oct 2020 #1

That's what it looks like to me Mossfern Oct 2020 #27

Maybe they had to drain fluid so the skin wouldn't rupture. 58Sunliner Oct 2020 #40

I'll wait for the medical folks to onethatcares Oct 2020 #2

I'm guessing he's on some serious blood thinners. Hugin Oct 2020 #7

Circulation was my first thought vlyons Oct 2020 #9

Damn, that's not good at all. Hugin Oct 2020 #3

Thin-skinned? Easily bruised? WTF? Auggie Oct 2020 #4

I know one True Blue American Oct 2020 #12

K&R. It's an AP Photo so real. What the heck??? bronxiteforever Oct 2020 #5

Nonexistent circulation? luvs2sing Oct 2020 #6

IV infiltration in that hand. MineralMan Oct 2020 #8

Yes - At his age, he's most likely on blood thinners. Blood draws & IVs will cause this effect. AnotherMother4Peace Oct 2020 #21

Yup. I've seen it too in elders in my family MineralMan Oct 2020 #22

Gotta agree. It certainly appears to be hospital procedures on both his hands/forearms. AnotherMother4Peace Oct 2020 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan Oct 2020 #24

Caused by climbing into trumps ass. snort Oct 2020 #10

Dead man walking. yellowcanine Oct 2020 #11

Holy snyckies. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #13

It is what happens to the body when you have surgery ... Statistical Oct 2020 #14

"He probably forgot to wash them after digging himself out of his grave." betsuni Oct 2020 #15

DUZY winner right there! docgee Oct 2020 #34

DUZY winner right there! docgee Oct 2020 #35

wtf? jcgoldie Oct 2020 #16

Mold grows well on cold, clammy surfaces. Mike 03 Oct 2020 #17

Band Aids on both hands montanacowboy Oct 2020 #18

Wow k&r DesertRat Oct 2020 #19

Wow Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #20

Looks like Dumbledore's hand after messing with that horcrux... Silent3 Oct 2020 #23

Heh! Was thinking something like that, too. electric_blue68 Oct 2020 #37

Wow,that is some massive Wellstone ruled Oct 2020 #25

Blood thinners. marble falls Oct 2020 #26

I've been taking Warfarin (rat poison) Mossfern Oct 2020 #32

... Lucinda Oct 2020 #29

Maybe his exterior is rotting before our eyes. The insides are already gone. Vinca Oct 2020 #30

Just in time for Halloween dalton99a Oct 2020 #31

If his hands look like that what about his arms? pandr32 Oct 2020 #33

His hands are puffy as well-inflammation and edema. 58Sunliner Oct 2020 #36

Undead? Skraxx Oct 2020 #38

I just remembered a story on COVID side effects in certain people ChicagoRonin Oct 2020 #39

Petrification? tanyev Oct 2020 #41

"Your feeble vote is no match for the powers of the dark side..." meadowlander Oct 2020 #42

Send him over to Dr. Atlas. pacalo Oct 2020 #43

They lie to us about the seriousness of this disease while they receive gold standard treatment, CrispyQ Oct 2020 #44

That's blood clotting from COVID-19, I suspect. Laelth Oct 2020 #45

That looks horrible flotsam Oct 2020 #46

Covid toes and fingers? scipan Oct 2020 #47

Blood thinner medication, subcutaneous bleeding, and IV SharonAnn Oct 2020 #48