A Washington Post writer believes President Trump is killing him, literally. Suffering from headaches, chest pain and high blood pressure, Washington Post writer Dana Milbank believes he is suffering from Trump Hypertensive Unexplained Disorder. Listen to The Larry O’Connor Show from 3pm – 6pm as Larry discusses Milbank’s latest article, President Trump is killing me. Really.
An excerpt of Milbank’s Washington Post article is below:
President Trump is killing me.
No, really. He’s killing me.
I went for my annual physical last month, and, for the first time in my 49 years, I had to report that I’ve not been feeling well: fatigue, headaches, poor sleep, even some occasional chest pain. My doctor checked my blood pressure, which had always been normal before: alarmingly high!
What could this mean? I don’t smoke, I’m not obese and I swim most days. The doctor hooked me up to electrodes and ran an EKG; it was normal. He suggested I try an ultra-low-sodium diet, and I spent a few weeks living on unsalted rice cakes, undressed salads and unappealing entrees; the pressure dropped a few points, but not enough. We could pretty much rule out sleep apnea and other things that can cause a spike in blood pressure. My doctor had me take a calcium CT scan of my heart, which filled me with enough radiation to melt s’mores but turned up nothing terrible. [Read More]
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