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BeyondGeography

(41,022 posts)
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 09:20 AM 13 hrs ago

Did 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...

Melody Schreiber (@melodyschreiber.com) 2026-03-10T17:52:28.102Z


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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy (@physiciandemocracy.medsky.social) 2026-03-10T22:03:05.506Z
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Did RFK Jr. hurt himself he-manning? (Original Post) BeyondGeography 13 hrs ago OP
Eat some seaweed, Bobby. It'll make it all better. no_hypocrisy 13 hrs ago #1
And some ferments EYESORE 9001 13 hrs ago #7
rfk poozwah 12 hrs ago #22
RF Jr now says... RFK Jr. says we need more herbicide production, stunning his followers Cha 2 hrs ago #66
He better move away from the iron gab13by13 13 hrs ago #2
LOL @ 'he-manning' GenThePerservering 13 hrs ago #3
Erica Kirk should perform the surgery. Ferrets are Cool 13 hrs ago #4
I'll do it... PCIntern 13 hrs ago #5
The doctors that come up to you... stage left 5 hrs ago #62
No one has ever seen anyone like them. PCIntern 3 hrs ago #65
Joints get weaker at that age no matter how much steroids he takes Tribetime 13 hrs ago #6
Steroids Rebl2 12 hrs ago #18
The steroids just aggravate things. nt GenThePerservering 7 hrs ago #55
I hope the post surgery pain medications don't reactivate Tanuki 13 hrs ago #8
No Problem ! PhilG 11 hrs ago #25
Assuming his wife isn't in recovery herself she can keep track of his pain meds dsc 8 hrs ago #46
He'd get his fix elsewhere. He's never had any trouble illegally scoring Tanuki 8 hrs ago #54
Hot Castor oil packs, infrared light, pin rollers, MSM lotion bucolic_frolic 13 hrs ago #9
;-{)..... Goonch 13 hrs ago #10
Just eat some horse paste - toughen up. gab13by13 13 hrs ago #11
Has he even tried LisaL 13 hrs ago #12
fried whale blubber... from a dead whale that he found on the beach lapfog_1 12 hrs ago #14
I've read in the Journal of MAGA Medicine that anesthesia causes impotence. tavernier 12 hrs ago #13
This is outdated. mr715 8 hrs ago #48
Makes sense. JOMM is always a little behind the times. tavernier 7 hrs ago #59
Yes -- his obvious steroid use also makes injuries happen more frequently obamanut2012 12 hrs ago #15
No QAnon shamanic healing? surfered 12 hrs ago #16
Use candles Seinan Sensei 11 hrs ago #36
Ugh mr715 8 hrs ago #49
I hope mgardener 12 hrs ago #17
Rotator cuff, huh? Aviation Pro 12 hrs ago #19
He's a monumental ass, but I doubt he uses steroids. Lucky Luciano 10 hrs ago #42
I don't think he was being truthful.... mgardener 1 hr ago #69
The article you linked is more supportive of what he's doing if it is with proper medical supervision at his age. Lucky Luciano 9 min ago #72
No need for surgery, Brainworm Bobby Niagara 12 hrs ago #20
And add castor oil to that, too. Wednesdays 10 hrs ago #38
Oh, that's a fantastic suggestion, Wednesdays Niagara 10 hrs ago #44
Nowadays, before a colonoscopy, there's a special prep formula to consume Wednesdays 9 hrs ago #45
Oh poop Niagara 7 hrs ago #58
File Under: Do as I Say, Not as I Do bmichaelh 12 hrs ago #21
Try drinking bleach - dear leader recommends it for all that ails you. nt TBF 12 hrs ago #23
Before any exercise . . . AverageOldGuy 11 hrs ago #24
you ain't no average old guy. ret5hd 11 hrs ago #32
Good job! I intend to do the same in 28 years when I'm 81! Lucky Luciano 10 hrs ago #43
God bless you....amazing even for a 20 yr old Tribetime 7 hrs ago #57
Soak it in a sewer buddy radical noodle 11 hrs ago #26
Just chop it off. You can always grow another with starfish wonder jelly. GreenWave 11 hrs ago #27
I'm a doctor - can I do it? cab67 11 hrs ago #28
RFK Jr is an ass jfz9580m 11 hrs ago #29
Rub some dirt on it, buddy...man up. nt Drum 11 hrs ago #30
Yeah. Just walk it off, big guy Seinan Sensei 11 hrs ago #34
He can have Dr OZ perform the surgery at the Mar a Lago surgical golf clubhouse. ChicagoTeamster 11 hrs ago #31
I've got a torn rotator cuff on the starboard side .. Bo Zarts 11 hrs ago #33
It will not get better with time GenThePerservering 7 hrs ago #56
Soaking the shoulder in raw milk cures rotator cuff injury SpankMe 11 hrs ago #35
He's screwed,that shoulder will never be the same. If that stupid shit goes back Bengus81 10 hrs ago #37
Trump approved Amethyst Ring 10 hrs ago #40
He needs to get a "touch-assist" from his Scientologist cohorts. The Scientologist attorneys AnotherMother4Peace 10 hrs ago #39
Trump also has the best doctors in the world. Their both full of shit. BradBo 10 hrs ago #41
Karma is a B****, ain't it? Totally Tunsie 8 hrs ago #47
No drugs!!! Give him a belt to bite on! NM Grins 8 hrs ago #50
Is he performing the surgery himself? City Lights 8 hrs ago #51
No surgery, Bobby boy UpInArms 8 hrs ago #52
Pull yourself up by your Florshiem laces, ya freak! Blue Owl 8 hrs ago #53
It is funny watching these tools work out FHRRK1 6 hrs ago #60
Exactly, RFK Jr is a 72 year old man on drugs Farmer-Rick 4 hrs ago #63
He will probably break all his joints dweller 6 hrs ago #61
And i bet they give him Tylenol for the pain Figarosmom 3 hrs ago #64
Many people say Ivermectin is great for rotator cuff injuries! n/t TygrBright 2 hrs ago #67
Do you mean Bobby Brain Worm 🧠??? Unrepentant Fenian 1 hr ago #68
I hear Ivermectin and raw pork sushi is great for those injuries. Xipe Totec 36 min ago #70
Make sure you swim around in sewage evolves 17 min ago #71

Cha

(318,568 posts)
66. RF Jr now says... RFK Jr. says we need more herbicide production, stunning his followers
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 08:00 PM
2 hrs ago

snip//

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to endorse increased production of a chemical herbicide he has previously called a carcinogen has sparked a furious reaction among his followers and stressed the MAGA-MAHA alliance.

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.

GenThePerservering

(3,249 posts)
3. LOL @ 'he-manning'
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 09:25 AM
13 hrs ago

🤣

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.

PCIntern

(28,243 posts)
5. I'll do it...
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 09:28 AM
13 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:04 AM - Edit history (1)

I watched a couple YouTube videos and have no doubt it’ll 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.”

Rebl2

(17,639 posts)
18. Steroids
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:29 AM
12 hrs ago

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 surgery—yet.

dsc

(53,376 posts)
46. Assuming his wife isn't in recovery herself she can keep track of his pain meds
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:10 PM
8 hrs ago

Tanuki

(16,419 posts)
54. He'd get his fix elsewhere. He's never had any trouble illegally scoring
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:54 PM
8 hrs ago

whatever he craved in the past.

tavernier

(14,424 posts)
13. I've read in the Journal of MAGA Medicine that anesthesia causes impotence.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:01 AM
12 hrs ago

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

(3,409 posts)
48. This is outdated.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:26 PM
8 hrs ago

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)
59. Makes sense. JOMM is always a little behind the times.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 03:44 PM
7 hrs ago

They do suggest 4 point restraints for most surgeries. Just in case the patient continues to wake up.

obamanut2012

(29,320 posts)
15. Yes -- his obvious steroid use also makes injuries happen more frequently
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:15 AM
12 hrs ago

Age, overuse, steroid use, etc.

mr715

(3,409 posts)
49. Ugh
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:27 PM
8 hrs ago

I'd hate to be the one asked to lay on hands for that catcher's mitt - made - man

Lucky Luciano

(11,857 posts)
42. He's a monumental ass, but I doubt he uses steroids.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 12:21 PM
10 hrs ago

I fully expect to have a very strong physique when I get to his age (53 now)….as long as I don’t 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)
69. I don't think he was being truthful....
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 09:34 PM
1 hr ago

"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)
72. The article you linked is more supportive of what he's doing if it is with proper medical supervision at his age.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:47 PM
9 min ago

After menopause, women often do hormone therapy. If this is the male equivalent in his age group, then maybe that’s 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

(11,706 posts)
20. No need for surgery, Brainworm Bobby
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:32 AM
12 hrs ago

Follow your own advice and take cod liver oil and vitamin A.


Take as much as you want to.



Wednesdays

(22,398 posts)
45. Nowadays, before a colonoscopy, there's a special prep formula to consume
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 01:53 PM
9 hrs ago

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

(11,706 posts)
58. Oh poop
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 03:41 PM
7 hrs ago

That doesn't sound like a pleasant time.


Let's be make sure to encourage Brainworm Bobby to imbibe extra castor oil!



AverageOldGuy

(3,724 posts)
24. Before any exercise . . .
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:04 AM
11 hrs ago

. . . 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.

radical noodle

(10,568 posts)
26. Soak it in a sewer buddy
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:08 AM
11 hrs ago

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)
27. Just chop it off. You can always grow another with starfish wonder jelly.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:13 AM
11 hrs ago

Caution, he may grow up to 4 more!

cab67

(3,697 posts)
28. I'm a doctor - can I do it?
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:15 AM
11 hrs ago

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

(16,923 posts)
29. RFK Jr is an ass
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:16 AM
11 hrs ago

Three more years of this? I thought last year was bad..what will it be like this time next year?

Bo Zarts

(26,344 posts)
33. I've got a torn rotator cuff on the starboard side ..
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:28 AM
11 hrs ago

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)
56. It will not get better with time
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 03:32 PM
7 hrs ago

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!)

Bengus81

(10,108 posts)
37. He's screwed,that shoulder will never be the same. If that stupid shit goes back
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 12:05 PM
10 hrs ago

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.

AnotherMother4Peace

(5,105 posts)
39. He needs to get a "touch-assist" from his Scientologist cohorts. The Scientologist attorneys
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 12:12 PM
10 hrs ago

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.

City Lights

(25,713 posts)
51. Is he performing the surgery himself?
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:29 PM
8 hrs ago

I mean, why have an expert do it, when you can save that money and do it yourself?

UpInArms

(54,810 posts)
52. No surgery, Bobby boy
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:31 PM
8 hrs ago

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

FHRRK1

(10 posts)
60. It is funny watching these tools work out
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 04:00 PM
6 hrs ago

I’m 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 couldn’t 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 isn’t 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)
63. Exactly, RFK Jr is a 72 year old man on drugs
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 06:38 PM
4 hrs ago

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.





Xipe Totec

(44,549 posts)
70. I hear Ivermectin and raw pork sushi is great for those injuries.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:20 PM
36 min ago

And a bleach chaser helps to cleanse the bowels.

evolves

(5,823 posts)
71. Make sure you swim around in sewage
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:39 PM
17 min ago

with your surgical wounds so you can get a nice case of sepsis. No antibiotics allowed!

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