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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid RFK Jr. hurt himself he-manning?
And will he be operated on in a forest in a painkiller-free environment safe from the comforts of modern hospitals?
Kennedy is undergoing outpatient rotator cuff surgery today. www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/orth...
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no_hypocrisy
(54,780 posts)EYESORE 9001
(29,643 posts)or some Road FuckinKill.
Cha
(318,582 posts)snip//
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/rfk-jr-s-endorsement-of-trumps-plan-to-boost-u-s-herbicide-production-threatens-maga-maha-alliance-00793648
Freaking zombie... at the link is a pic of two very Unhealthy looking Fascists.
rpannier
(24,900 posts)True Dough
(26,425 posts)gab13by13
(31,997 posts)and go to rubber band exercising.
GenThePerservering
(3,249 posts)🤣
He'd better have a manly tear - none of this arthroscopic nonsense and 6 weeks in a sling...tear open that shoulder with his teeth and end up immobilized for five months.
Ferrets are Cool
(22,846 posts)I mean, why not?
PCIntern
(28,243 posts)Last edited Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:04 AM - Edit history (1)
I watched a couple YouTube videos and have no doubt itll be successful. In fact, no one has ever seen a surgery so meticulously performed and all the other doctors will come up to me with tears in their eyes and say, Sir, you are the greatest surgeon in the history of medicine and believe you should receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
stage left
(3,276 posts)They will be big, strong doctors, right??
PCIntern
(28,243 posts)Tribetime
(7,142 posts)Rebl2
(17,639 posts)can effect bones if taken for a long period of time and I also wonder if it can affect the tendons. I have osteopenia because I have had to take prednisone since my late teens for rheumatoid arthritis. My rheumatologist told me when you get to the age and younger, it is not unusual to tear the rotator cuff. Both of mine have been torn over the years. Luckily not so bad I need surgeryyet.
GenThePerservering
(3,249 posts)Tanuki
(16,419 posts)his heroin addiction.
He'll just go back to snorting cocaine off the toilet seat.
dsc
(53,376 posts)Tanuki
(16,419 posts)whatever he craved in the past.
bucolic_frolic
(54,832 posts)no need for surgery.
rpannier
(24,900 posts)Maybe a Bezoar Curative Stone
Goonch
(4,787 posts)
gab13by13
(31,997 posts)LisaL
(47,396 posts)eating a dead skunk as an alternative to surgery?
lapfog_1
(31,864 posts)tavernier
(14,424 posts)Most MAGA physicians advise the patient to bite down on a leather strap before the cutting begins. And no Tylenol, only high doses of aspirin to assist in the blood letting. And of course maggots in the wound to clean the eventual infection.
mr715
(3,413 posts)Nowadays we use lunar caustic and perhaps calomel dissolved in aqua fortis or muriatic acid.
No self-respecting chirurgeon would use maggots before that.
tavernier
(14,424 posts)They do suggest 4 point restraints for most surgeries. Just in case the patient continues to wake up.
obamanut2012
(29,320 posts)Age, overuse, steroid use, etc.
surfered
(13,050 posts)Seinan Sensei
(1,512 posts)Lots of candles.
And aroma-therapy, too.
I'd hate to be the one asked to lay on hands for that catcher's mitt - made - man
mgardener
(2,333 posts)He told the surgeon not to wear a mask.
Ya know, because masks don't work.
Aviation Pro
(15,508 posts)No shoulder work for you, steroid boy.
Lucky Luciano
(11,857 posts)I fully expect to have a very strong physique when I get to his age (53 now) .as long as I dont get injured. I do workout with heavy weights, lots of pull ups and distance running definitely no steroids .i do need to work more on mobility though that is a huge help for longevity. All of this hard work probably only adds 5 years to my life, but they are much higher quality years .i have zero pain anywhere for example now maybe a tiny bit of heal pain that I need to watch with the running.
mgardener
(2,333 posts)"Despite Kennedy's repeated denials of using "anabolic steroids," testosterone itself is legally classified as an anabolic steroid under the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990. As WebMD explains, TRT can lead to improved muscle mass, increased energy, and reduced fat in men with clinically low testosterone. These benefits help maintain a more muscular physique, particularly in aging men, making it likely that TRT contributes to Kennedy's visible fitness."
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-rfk-jr-steroids-muscle-claims-2055117
Lucky Luciano
(11,857 posts)After menopause, women often do hormone therapy. If this is the male equivalent in his age group, then maybe thats not so bad. The article taken as a whole is less damning. There are many other things that he should absolutely be damned for though.
According to an article published by WebMD, "doses of testosterone used in TRT are small, designed to achieve natural levels of the hormone in the blood." Though still a steroid, it's only abused when athletes use doses as much as 10 to 100 times higher than those given medically, WebMD reports. The article goes on to say that this steroid is often "stacked" with others to further enhance building muscle.
Niagara
(11,708 posts)Follow your own advice and take cod liver oil and vitamin A.
Take as much as you want to.
Wednesdays
(22,399 posts)As much as you want.
Niagara
(11,708 posts)Wednesdays
(22,399 posts)At least the prep has a lemon flavor.
But in the 70's I had a G.I. x-ray done, and back then I had to take 8 ounces of castor oil the night before.
I'd take today's prep over that any day.
Niagara
(11,708 posts)That doesn't sound like a pleasant time.
Let's be make sure to encourage Brainworm Bobby to imbibe extra castor oil!
bmichaelh
(1,152 posts)TBF
(36,413 posts)AverageOldGuy
(3,728 posts). . . no matter what, STRETCH and WARM UP.
I'm 81, work out 4-5 times a week, workout is 45 minutes of bodyweight and free weights followed by 30 min on treadmill.
I stretch for 20 minutes before starting and stretch at certain times while working out.
I'll bet this dumbass jumped up, grabbed the pullup bar, felt "something pop" in shoulder. Now he'll be in a sling for 2-4 months, rehab for 6-8 months.
ret5hd
(22,450 posts)Lucky Luciano
(11,857 posts)Tribetime
(7,142 posts)John1956PA
(4,922 posts)Thank you for being an inspiration. Also, thank you for cautioning us about the danger of diving into a workout without first properly warming up and stretching.
radical noodle
(10,568 posts)Soaking in some germs will make it all better. That freak should have to live by what he preaches for others.
GreenWave
(12,569 posts)Caution, he may grow up to 4 more!
cab67
(3,697 posts)It's a PhD in vertebrate paleontology, but I'm a trained anatomist. I mean, how different could his anatomy be from that of an alligator?
jfz9580m
(16,932 posts)Three more years of this? I thought last year was bad..what will it be like this time next year?
Drum
(10,635 posts)Seinan Sensei
(1,512 posts)ChicagoTeamster
(823 posts)Bo Zarts
(26,345 posts)But I'm using the old tincture-of-time remedy .. for now. If it's not better after fire season, I might get the surgery.
GenThePerservering
(3,249 posts)all it will do is get worse as strain on the torn tissue will cause it to tear further (mine tore off the bone completely and rolled up like a window shade - don't put yourself through that, particularly if you have an active job!)
SpankMe
(3,698 posts)I saw it on Tik-Tok.
Bengus81
(10,109 posts)to all his 1000 pull ups he'll tear it again. Then...live with the pain or a whole new shoulder. He'll be wearing that black arm brace for weeks and weeks 24/7.
Amethyst Ring
(24 posts)Shiny gold lame slings will be all the rage among the MAGA-minded.
AnotherMother4Peace
(5,105 posts)that he has collaborated with in lawsuits. Or maybe a touch-assist from Trish Duggan the Scientologist that is one of tRump's biggest donors, and, surprise, surprise, is now on the Board of the Kennedy Center.
BradBo
(996 posts)Totally Tunsie
(11,781 posts)Have you tried Senna Tablets, Bobby...lots and lots of Senna?
Grins
(9,406 posts)City Lights
(25,713 posts)I mean, why have an expert do it, when you can save that money and do it yourself?
UpInArms
(54,810 posts)Just pray on it
Gawd will heal you, but not if you let those satanist medical doctors touch you
They might insert some type of chip into you, giving you the sign of the devil
Blue Owl
(58,897 posts)FHRRK1
(11 posts)Im mid sixties, the last time I did a max bench press like Kegsbreath, maybe in college. I remember doing 225 lbs about 25 years ago just because my buddy said I couldnt do my weight three times. And I even thought that was dumb to do in my forties.
Now it is 50 lb dumbbell, (MAX) on any press. Shoulders 25 lbs dumbbells, curls, 60 lbs.
The reason? So as not to hurt myself!
45 minute weight workouts, with minute to three minute breaks between. 30 minutes of stretching, no weights, 20 to 30 cardio.
The apps allow me to track how strenuous I rate each workout, in six months I have NOT had a strenuous workout, all medium or easy. Maybe once a week I will do 20 minutes of cardio and push the heart rate to 160 bpm.
The reason? So as not to hurt myself.
FFS it isnt that hard, show a bit of maturity, there is zero reason for me to lift heavy weights, zero! Same with Kennedy, show some maturity you old fool.
Farmer-Rick
(12,598 posts)He is ignoring common sense exercise protocol that most older men follow because he's pumped up on testosterone and takes DMT for recreational purposes. With his boney, round face and jutting jawline, he looks like he had a serious steroid addiction. He use to look like his father.
dweller
(28,239 posts)Attempting Hu-manning
😐
✌🏻
Figarosmom
(11,500 posts)Or maybe he'll get hooked on morphine
TygrBright
(21,355 posts)Unrepentant Fenian
(1,126 posts)Xipe Totec
(44,549 posts)And a bleach chaser helps to cleanse the bowels.
evolves
(5,823 posts)with your surgical wounds so you can get a nice case of sepsis. No antibiotics allowed!