Is it radiation treatment?

[Kingofalldems]

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[Johnny2X2X]

1. The best

If it is cancer, it’s the best cancer ever, believe me, you ain’t seen cancer like this, everybody says it’s the greatest cancer anyone heard of.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Maybe the most aggressive cancer ever

Only the best for the chosen one.

[johnnyfins]

3. Whatever it is, it's nasty.

I wouldnt wanna be within 20 feet off his smelly presence.

[Drum]

4. It could explain hair loss, and a propensity for hats.

[usonian]

5. Nay, conductive paste for electrodes.

[canetoad]

6. When I saw that pic earlier

Immediate thought was carotid artery.

Just found this. Yeah, I know - just a guess and i doubt he's had any surgery recently. Maybe someone with real medical knowledge can comment.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/how-are-clogged-neck-arteries-treated
How are clogged neck arteries treated?



A. The carotid arteries, which run up either side of your neck, supply blood to your brain. Just like the arteries in your heart, these arteries can become clogged with fatty deposits (plaque). A stroke can occur if this plaque breaks open and forms a clot that cuts off blood supply to part of the brain, as you experienced. (Note that other possible causes of strokes include severe high blood pressure and clots due to atrial fibrillation.)

SNIP

Carotid endarterectomy involves physically removing plaque from inside the carotid artery. A surgeon makes an incision in the neck to expose the artery, clamps the artery, then opens it lengthwise in the region of the narrowing. After scraping the fatty plaque out of the artery, the surgeon enlarges the artery with a diamond-shaped patch, stitches the artery back together, then closes the skin of the neck.

[Maru Kitteh]

15. no

That is assuredly not what that procedure looks like.

[canetoad]

16. Thanks

[Maru Kitteh]

18. For the record, he could very likely have that condition though!

He doesn’t seem fond of the idea of surgery so here’s hoping he remains an untreaded ticking time bomb!


That blows.

[Emrys]

7. I'll repeat my earlier reply to similar OPs here:

He may be being treated for a pre-cancerous skin condition

Pre-cancerous actinic keratoses and superficial basal cell carcinomas can be treated with a shortish course of topical creams such as Fluorouracil, usually over 2-4 weeks.

A pal of mine has had thin hair for many years and spent a lot of time outdoors with no hat on, and developed pre-cancerous lesions on his scalp a couple of years ago.

When I saw him after we hadn't met for a while and he'd started the treatment, he looked quite a mess - it temporarily leads to the sort of angry-looking crusty skin patches shown in photos of Trump I've seen. My pal's skin healed just fine. If this is what's going on, Trump's patch seems much more widespread than my pal's were.

The neck area would see a lot of sun over the years, especially when golfing, and the sorts of headgear he's fond of wouldn't have protected that area. I doubt he's been in the habit of using sunscreen (barring the makeup he plasters on in his later years) judging by the state of the rest of his skin.

[Raven123]

11. That would likely be 5-FU

https://www.verywellhealth.com/efudex-cream-for-the-treatment-of-skin-cancer-3010838

[Emrys]

12. Yup, there are a couple of others available

I don't know which cream my pal was using, but while he was being treated then healing, he had the sorts of patches of rash that were unignorable and excited sympathy. But then my pal isn't an arsehole ...

[jmbar2]

8. shingles?

[doc03]

9. Shingles, I hope they are the ones

guaranteed for 30 years.

[carpetbagger]

10. My 2

I don't think it's radiation, I'd expect to see news about a hoarse voice at SOTU (I haven't personally heard him speak in a long time). Doesn't look right for shingles, and endarterectomy would look different.

[Fiendish Thingy]

13. B-b-but people on the internet have theories!

Can’t you just make one up of your own?

[carpetbagger]

20. Sulphur burns from hanging out with Satan.

There you go.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

14. Looks like possible rosacea to me.

Which can affect areas of the neck as well. I have a mild case of it that flares up from time to time on my neck.

According to Google...Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory condition causing persistent redness, visible blood vessels, and acne-like bumps, primarily on the face but often affecting the neck, chest, and ears. It features flare-ups triggered by sun, heat, stress, alcohol, and spicy foods. Effective management includes gentle skincare, daily sunscreen, and medical treatments.

This is a skin condition that is considered incurable, but can be held in check with a topical antibiotic cream as well as dietary changes.

[canetoad]

17. He has been documented

As having rosacea, supposed reason for the thick orange makeup.

[Maru Kitteh]

19. I have a patient on oral doxycycline for rosacea. s/e inc. diarrhea, skin rash

You may have nailed it. Would ’splain a lot.