Trump and the dental visits that fuel doubts about his health

The president of the United States Donald Trump will undergo a check-up dental and to one annual medical check-up al Walter Reed National Military Medical Centerthe “presidents’ hospital” near Washington. This was declared by the White Houseaccording to which it is a “routine” visit. But the fact that for the third time in thirteen months the president is going to hospital has raised doubts about the health conditions of a man who will turn 80 years old.

Furthermore, Trump had raised doubts when he was brought to one at the beginning of May dental visit in Floridaan appointment, according to the White House, also “routine” but which had not been reported in the daily program distributed to journalists accompanying the president. The last visit to Walter Reed dates back to October, for a “secondary” medical visit and a cognitive test.

CT scan and clarifications on visits

In an interview published this year by The Wall Street JournalTrump had admitted to having carried out a Tac during that visit, correcting an earlier statement he made to the media that he had undergone one magnetic resonance imaging. CT scans are much quicker and more common than MRIs. “It wasn’t an MRI,” Trump clarified. “It was something less.”

Cardiovascular evaluations

His doctor, Sean Barbabellaexplained to the financial daily that the president’s medical team had asked him if he was willing to undergo an MRI or a CT scan “to definitively exclude any cardiovascular problems“. “The president accepted and our team of consultants performed a CT scan,” Barbabella added. “As we revealed in the post-exam report, the advanced images were perfectly normal and did not show any abnormalities.”

Venous insufficiency and therapies

In July last year, however, Trump underwent avein ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency. This is a common condition among older people that makes it more difficult for blood to travel up the legs to the heart. For a short time the president wore compression stockings to keep the situation under control, but he himself confessed to the Journal that he didn’t like them and stopped using them.

Bruises, aspirin and viral images

Furthermore, Trump had explained the presence of bruises on the backs of the hands with its daily use of aspirin to reduce the risk of stroke. Although the White House and the president frequently publish posts in which they glorify the tycoon’s conditions, the videos of a man with an uncertain gait, the swollen ankles and hands full of bruises went viral.

The Arlington case

Plus there are new images of Trump falling asleep during an event: this time the case concerns his participation in the commemoration of the fallen al Arlington National Cemetery. During the ceremony on Monday, Trump appeared with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep. The images went viral, relaunching the narrative of a president who easily falls asleep, a condition that represents a nemesis for the tycoon who had based his entire electoral campaign by attacking Joe Bidencalled “Sleepy Joe”, Sleeping Joe.