The Dr John Podcast - The Rock

Dr John joins us Live from Dubai, Starting with questions about migraines and punter who swears by one medication. Heartburn and red flags and what you should do to help. What drugs did they use years ago but are now illegal. Some who has had a kidney removed and a few other parts thinks their bodily gases are louder now, is that actually the case? Plus rapid fire and heaps more.   Love this podcast series? Well chuck us a 5 star rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast on radio October 18th 2021. New episode each day! 3 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John joins us Live from Dubai, he's back on tour with The Black Caps for the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup.  Travelling during a pandemic of for the second time this year John shares his experience. It's level 3 lock down in Auckland what's it looking like in Dubai where Dr John is and how have they tackled the current pandemic.  Tips for getting rid of warts, what causes them and what is the best treatment.  A dad who is worried about their son getting into fitness at a young age, is weight training dangerous? Chuck had a undescended testicle as a child, does he need to worry about it later in life? Does goat milk help with erectile dysfunction  Plus rapid fire and heaps more.   Love this podcast series? Well chuck us a 5 star rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast on radio October11th 2021. New episode each day! 4 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Still in Level 4 but almost at Level 3 and Dr John is about to fly out of the country on tour with The Black Caps cricket team for the ICC World 20/20 Championship in the UAE. How do you get rid of oral thrush, phlegmy throat after the vaccine is it connected or completely separate, What is Gilberts Syndrome? Gout we can cure it, don't suffer in pain!  Alana has a child with chronic lung disease, how to best protect him from covid. Plus rapid fire and heaps more.   Love this podcast series? Well chuck us a 5 star rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast on radio September 20th 2021. New episode each day! 5 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John joins us via the internet with Auckland still in lockdown level 4, first up if you got covid-19 how would they treat you, what drugs would they use? Solutions to chronic pain and recovery, and how to talk to the doctor and seek the best treatment.  Horrible endometriosis and why you would get denied surgery sometimes. After eating stomach cramps, and why a more detailed story can help you and your doctor correctly diagnose your problem. People who don't gain weight but seem otherwise healthy, living in windy Wellington should you be wearing a mask outside? Plus rapid fire and heaps more.   Love this podcast series? Well chuck us a 5 star rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast on radio September 13th 2021. New episode each day! 6 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Still in Level 4 in Auckland, testing is going down is that bad or good for lock down. The latest symptoms to look for and why you should get tested with only mild symptoms.  After a recent terrorist attack stabbing at a supermarket in New Zealand, John talks about how to help with a dangerous event, car accident, trauma, first on scene etc what you should do and things to look out for.  Vaccine questions from people with different medical conditions, also a 27 year old with very loose stools what red flags to look out for. Pregnant with low blood pressure, things to look out for and more on gestational diabetes. How does waste water testing of covid work? Plus rapid fire and heaps more.   Love this podcast series? Well chuck us a 5 star rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast on radio September 6th 2021. New episode each day! 7 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in lock down Dr John joins us via the internet, hes a bit worried about complacency and people with mild symptoms not getting tested during this outbreak. New Zealand's first case of death due to myocarditis after vaccine. Johns thoughts and  analysis and more on side effects. Mike stabbed himself in the hand, he asks John for his advice and if he treated himself correctly? Richard doesn't have pubic hair, he's not hairy could he have delayed puberty? A 74 year old listener has sore hips do they need hip replacement surgery? Also do medical professionals in New Zealand have to be vaccinated. Plus rapid fire and heaps more.   Love this podcast series? Well chuck us a 5 star rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast on radio August 30th 2021. New episode each day! 8 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a break in the show we are back but also back in lock down in New Zealand! Here comes the Delta variant triggering another lock down, we hear where we are at with the vaccination program what age groups are now eligible. Someone with a strong pain in the shoulder that goes down in to the fingertips and under the collarbone, could it be connected to the neck? Numbness on the outside of thigh when running and a shock of pain, is it a nerve? How many covid swabs can John and his team run in one day and how do consults change during a lock down and tight restrictions. How steroid injections can help carpal tunnel before surgery is needed. Low libido and how to help and understand it.    Plus rapid fire and heaps more.   Love this podcast series? Well chuck as a rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast on radio August 23rd 2021. New episode each day! 9 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John joins us from managed isolation after returning victorious from England with the Black Caps cricket team, how was travelling in the covid world.  A story about a kiwi lady who had a plastic toy up her nose for 37 years and rediscovered after a covid swab test.  John talks about some of the things hes found in noses and ears. A bruised hip after a bmx incident has left someone with numbness have this been misdiagnosed. Someone who thinks they had a stroke who checked themselves out of hospital and the responsibility of the patient and the hospital.  Plus rapid fire and heaps more.   Love this podcast series? Well chuck as a rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast on radio June 28th 2021. New episode each day! 10 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First up someone has a question about warts of the anus and its connection to HPV. More questions about Back right hip pain, a guy wondering if he has a hernia, a guy with his flag pole on a weird angle, nasal polyps recovery, paroxetine alternatives for depression, clicking knees and heaps more? Love this podcast series? Well chuck as a rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast on radio June 21st 2021. New episode each day! 11 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John joins us from England on tour with the Blackcaps cricket team, the team is off to the world famous lords cricket grounds, John gives us a history lesson about the place. We hear from man with a stiff neck and a pulsating neck muscles, could it be thyroid related? Someone's got a rash the day after drinking alcohol, what does John think? Tingling and numbness in fingers had a MRI but still no idea, what else could it be? A man with pain in his testicle for a couple of months, why could that be a kidney stone? Rapid fire and heaps more. Love this podcast series? Well chuck as a rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast May 31th 2021. New episode each day! 13 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John joins us after a historic Black Caps win, after a big party John joins us to answer your medical questions.  Pain after appendix removal, how long will you feel pain in recovery. Love this podcast series? Well chuck as a rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast June 15th 2021. New episode each day! 12 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John joins us from via his hotel room in England, he's on tour with New Zealand's national cricket team The Black Caps, he's locked down apart from going to training and games so he joins us to answer more of your questions, we hear about his trip overseas and the testing protocols that you can expect for a touring international sport team.  We hear from a man who after blood test results changed his entire lifestyle, but what did his results actually mean? Chronic scratching, allergic reaction or scabies?  A person who has cramping stomach pain and appendix removed years before. Where do you get tested for dyslexia? And heaps more!   Love this podcast series? Well chuck as a rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast May 23rd 2021. New episode each day! 14 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode Dr John is about to fly overseas with New Zealand's national cricket team The Black Caps for their UK tour, so we talk about travelling in the COVID world and could we see John get the call up to play for the team in an emergency? Medical student Arthur calls through asking for career advice, John reflects on his career and shares his perspective and advice.  Also a question about a badly broken leg which hasn't healed but what is the reality of badly broken bones and the recovery expectations.  Gavin calls and has kidney stones which haven't passed yet, we hear about Johns own kidney stones and the history of treatment.  Kevin calls he's a type one diabetic, and has a burning itchy pain in his groin, is it connected or completely unrelated. Dean calls who suffers from chronic memory loss, starting from accident being hit by a car as a child, he's shares his raw life long experience and asks for some help. And of course rapid fire to wrap things up.  Love this podcast series? Well chuck as a rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast May 10th 2021. New episode each day! 15 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, as the vaccine program slowly rolls out a new issue - Vaccine Tourists trying skip the queue. William calls with questions about the lack of feeling in his leg after a serious knee injury, why would lifting weights cause pain in the groin, could it be a hernia? And some with a leaking ear drum, why did the specialist put silver nitrate in there to try and fix it, all these and many more.  Love this podcast series? Well chuck as a rating and show your support! This podcast was originally broadcast May 3rd 2021. New episode each day! 16 more episodes on the way. Happy Holidays! Check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John is going international he's heading with the Black Caps Cricket team to England, we talk about UFC Fighter Chris Weidman and his horrendous leg break. Sam calls asking about his ribs his pain that hasn't gone away. Questions about waking up from bowel pain, and pimple like bumps on a shoulder. Adam calls with questions about Sherman's disease and why tramadol doesn't work for his pain, torn acl how long for recovery after surgery, swollen lymph node in the neck, broken scaphoid and problems after surgery, COVID vaccine and getting pregnant is it safe and heaps more.  This show was originally broadcast April 26th 2021. New episode each day! 17 more episodes on the way starting 23/12/2021. Happy Holidays check out more from Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikegarveynz/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Dr John talks about the small amount of clots caused by the AstraZeneca vaccine overseas, Kelsey has a nagging shoulder injury after a massive car accident and a heap of other injuries, polycystic ovary syndrome and pregnancy, tips for plantar fasciitis, someone's cooking hot feet, crohn's disease and fatigue plus heaps more rapid fire, and before John wraps up the show he's got a special announcement to make. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John and Mike are back after easter and whoops Mike did it again he re-ripped up his calf we talk re-occurring injuries, we hear from Jase who has achy pain that might be shingles, a Facebook listener with a interesting issue that involves bad smelling burps, Jed's got shoulder twitches at night and Jono's got a hiatal hernia and of course rapid fire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Mikes barely walking and turned up with a cane so first up Dr John investigates and gives his diagnosis, Ryan calls with a question about his wife and her potential knee replacement, really bad dandruff, Nick has a question about his friend with immune deficiency should he avoid a COVID vaccine, complications after carpal tunnel surgery, do hair transplants work, and Dr John talks passing away with beauty, also someone's had the hiccups for three years and rapid fire! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doctor Johns has first dose of vaccine so we talk all about the brand being used in New Zealand and how it works, Neil has a question about his mum who has Polymyositis and how he can care for her, a lump on a piercing hole, light sensitivity and heavy periods, what age for knee replacement surgery, what is bell's palsy, is hard work bad for your health and heaps more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doctor John is back for other week of questions talking tonight about a welder with heartburn, bad lower back and sore plums, Chris rings with a question about sciatica, builder with heavy calf muscles, Rebecca has boils and needs advice, a bone graft that hasn't healed and plenty more!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask Doctor John what's being a Doctor actually like and is it anything like the tv show scrubs, how Doctors use humor to deal with what they experience, a raw question about dealing with horrific abuse, sharp pain in the heel, a victim of a cowards punch asks about Glasgow coma scale, is dining at the Y dangerous, appendix removal and plenty more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doctor John slides into The Rock Drive show while Mike is filling in with Jay, Lockdown levels change again which means John is out of studio again, pressure under the ribs, A big mountain bike crash leads to a possible hematoma, avascular necrosis, rapid weight loss and what to watch, and also why did the police stop people going into Auckland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First show back of the year and we back in lock down, Doctor John joins us via computer link gives us his take on the latest developments and who is getting vaccinated first throughout New Zealand, Mike set a unofficial landspeed record on a kids motorbike just faster than Doctor Johns top speed on his blow kart, burst baker's cysts, skid mark problems, fluttering chest after a big weekend, is dog spit sterile and plenty more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doctor John slides into The Rock Drive show while Mike is filling in with Jay, Lockdown levels change which means Doctor John is allowed back to the studio, we talk about Doctors adapting to video consults, faint or seizure, dislocated knee problems, sudden loss of sense of smell and a few more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Final show of 2020 after lockdowns and COVID we look back on the year and rip into another fun show, how medicine changed during the lockdown, concussion history and leaking fluid, broken nose twenty years ago now chasing ACC, numb elbow when sleeping, Pain in both pointing fingers, will the COVID vaccine be compulsory, possible broken rib, anaphylactic reactions with antibiotics and plenty more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The second to last show for 2020, a time for reflection and looking forward to the new year, Reminding people to look out for the lonely this festive season, giving the gift of sight via the Fred Hollows Foundation, recurring neck problems, trying to conceive after a miscarriage and awareness, numbness in a testicle, scoliosis symptoms, mucus in stools, ring worm explained, throwing up after eating and plenty more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a paternity leave break Doctor John and Mike are back, an update on Johns new knees, streaks under fingernails, Pain after Endometriosis surgery and awareness, leaking bums and how we should be pooping, Performance anxiety whilst peeing at the urinal, Itchy bites or fleas, foreskin issues, spider veins on arms, do plates in your face make it stronger and plenty more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a break Doctor John is back from his knee replacement surgery, what's it like for Doctor John to become a patient in the medical world and how his surgery went, Phoenix has Hidradenitis suppurativa and needs some advice, diabetic neuropathy, diabetes awareness, Different coloured urine and what it can mean, can you get Viagra from the pharmacy and plenty more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Theme song is back and so is Doctor John before he goes off for knee replacement surgery, We talk knee replacement, Jared's a truck driver with a burning pain in his shin, strained calf from running, multiple sclerosis and diets, lost bedroom mojo, pain while peeing, Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and plenty more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does Doctor John think of medical TV dramas, US President Trump gets treatment for COVID 19 and we talk about what drugs he's being treated with, compartment syndrome and how you know have it,  can COVID 19 be spread by vaping and smoking, serotonin syndrome, spinal fusions and recovery, depression anxiety and plenty more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Doctor John's birthday and with the theme song still on holiday Mike trials a few options, we hear from Dave who smashed his pinky finger but didn't get it looked at, abdominal pains, a guy who rode his dirtbike into a tree, ongoing neck issues and plenty more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A shorter show this week Mike turns up late after getting stuck in a traffic vortex, We start with a question about wet dreams, testicular torsions and vasectomies, melanoma and treatment side effects and what to look out for when self checking and plenty more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doctor John joins Mike for the first time in the new studio but there's a problem something is missing, Mikes also became a paid actor whilst John was fishing down south. Medical questions are back starting someone with bubbles on their hands, questions about a pituitary tumor, itchy bum cracks, numbness after carpal tunnel surgery, metallic tastes due to medication, ruptured tendons and heaps more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A lot can happen in a week! As New Zealand nears the halfway point of its recent level 2 lock-down (and Auckland's level 3 lock-down) Dr John joins us over the phone answering all your health related queries. Ranging from inflammation in the face to a white lump on some poor lads sack! And of course RAPID FIRE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John is back in the studio with Mike! Helping figure out all kinds of health issues ranging from ADHD, eyelid blisters, blood pressure and even some poor bloke with a protruding anus. And of course RAPID FIRE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The doc is back for another week of answering all your health related questions! This week they tackle cluster headaches, kidney stones, a poor bloke with an odd rash, black spots on your balls, and many more! And as always RAPID FIRE tops it all off. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the podcast Dr John and Mike crack on with all your health queries and questions! The Doc chats about hernias, cluster headaches, ski injuries and even the correct way to breathe. And it wouldn't be the Dr John podcast without a moderately paced RAPID FIRE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John returns this week chatting to Mike about all things health! Having a go at the ever famous RAPID FIRE as well as talking about topics such as joint pain, super bugs and sleep apnea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the show Dr John and Mike once again have a crack at answering all your physical and mental health related issues, including chatting about tetanus, hernias, bronze diabetes, thread worms, and dealing with the early signs of depression. And of course, it wouldn't be the Dr John podcast without RAPID FIRE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John is back in studio for a special episode this week. Featuring not just Mike, but also Jay from The Rock Drive Show! They're chatting tuberculosis, rabies, hernias, abdominal pain and frothy urine! And, as always, they take on the (not so rapid) RAPID FIRE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Mike and Dr John chat with a bloke named Aaron and his banana shaped arm, while also tackling Meningococcal disease, ketones, when to get a prostate exam, ankle swelling, and some poor bloke who yawned just a bit too hard! And it wouldn't be a Doctor John podcast without RAPID FIRE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the podcast, Dr John chats to Todd about nicotine addictions and coming off cigarettes. Nathan wants some answers regarding his deformed arm, some poor bloke needs a tip regarding a bent penis, and Danya gets some help with nerve pain. And of course RAPID FIRE is back in all its glory.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John is back in studio taking on your health questions! Topics range from HIV, lose of circulation, depression, genital warts and even the gooch. And it wouldn't be Dr John without (not so rapid) RAPID FIRE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John is back in studio after taking a break for Queens Birthday Weekend and he's taking on all your health questions! Chatting hot feet, testicular cancer, hip problems, loss of smell, premature ejaculation and more. We even have Jay from the drive show ask a question regarding his recently shaven head! And of course it wouldn't be the Dr John podcast without the world famous Rapid Fire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John is finally back in the studio after what feels like a lifetime! Talking lumps, balls, cysts and more! We also chat to some poor fella who stabbed himself in the thigh on a fishing trip. As well as the always slow, RAPID FIRE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Johns back! Chatting tape worms, ulcerative colitis, the achilles tendon and all things health! We also help out someone who keeps waking up drenched in sweat and of course we try to tackle the world famous Rapid Fire! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John is back with us over the phone answering all your health related questions! This week we're tackling antibiotics, the risks of temporarily losing your sight, symptoms of breast cancer and the issue some poor soul is facing after testing some very old Viagra. And of course, good ole Rapid Fire! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a two week break Doctor John is back on the show chatting all things health. This week we discuss poor sex drives, unfortunate urinal ejaculation, skin flakes and creams, as well as the importance of specificity when describing symptoms. And of course the world famous Rapid Fire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The king of medical podcasting returns for yet another week! That's right Dr John is back chatting herpes, strange lumps, blistering in all the wrong places and of course the current climate of COVID-19. We also take another crack at Rapid Fire! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another Dr John for ya as we head towards the halfway mark of lockdown. Discussing the seriousness of our current situation, malaria, back injuries, difficulties breathing and the troubles of getting to sleep. And as always we take a crack at Rapid Fire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another Dr John Podcast to keep those lockdown blues at bay. Chatting about all things COVID-19 as well as giving some advice to a poor bloke obsessed with pushing in his hernia. We also take yet another crack at good old Rapid Fire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.