In this week's episode, I talk about Alopecia Areata, which is an autoimmune disease that affects a person's hair. It can be the hair on your head, your beard, eyelashes, eyebrows, armpit hair, body hair, and even pubic hair! I talk to Stephen

#024 - Living With: Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)

Apr 12th, 2021 44m 36s

Hey everyone! In this week's episode, I'll be talking to Lauren about what it's living living with PVNS. It's a rare diseases where only about 10 in a million get it, so we're lucky to have her on to talk about what struggles she faces with hav

#023 - Living With: Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)

Mar 26th, 2021 55m 51s

Hey everyone! In this week's episode, I'll be talking to Jacob and what it's like living with Atopic Dermatitis, also known as Eczema. He explains the troubles he's had living with it, growing up with it, going through the stages of figuring wh

#022 - Living With: Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)

Mar 13th, 2021 43m 38s

Hey everyone! In this week's episode, I talk about Lateral Epicondylitis, or also known as, Tennis Elbow. My guest on this episode, Christina, explains how her journaling career at the Associated Press has came to a massive halt due to her Tenn

#021 - Living With: A Sitting Disability

Jan 28th, 2021 1h 8m

Hey everyone! In this week's episode, I talk about Disc Herniation. My guest isn't entirely sure if what she has is directly caused by one, but it most likely could be. She explains it as a sitting disability, which is what the community of peo

#020 - Living With: Cerebral Palsy

Dec 9th, 2020 1h 18m

Hey everyone! In this week's episode, I talk about Cerebral Palsy. It's a brain disease causing paralysis, and is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. It's not a progressive disease, however there is no cure for it. In

#019 - Living With: Anorexia Nervosa

Oct 27th, 2020 57m 13s

Hey everyone! In this week's episode, I talk about Anorexia Nervosa, or just simply Anorexia. It's an eating disorder characterized by very low weight, food restriction, fear of gaining weight, and a strong desire to be thin. Being anorexic can

#018 - Living With: Cauda Equina Syndrome

Oct 10th, 2020 56m 19s

Long time no... talk? Haven't been on in a while, but glad to be back doing a few scattered episodes here and there. I explain in the show why I haven't been on much lately, but let's just get to the good stuff, shall we?In this week's epis

#017 - Living With: Celiac Disease

Mar 29th, 2020 47m 21s

In this week's episode, I talk about Celiac Disease. It is an immune disorder where the body reacts to gluten by having abdominal pain, diarrhea, anemia, and more. Listen to learn more about Celiac Disease, and also to hear Erik's story, how he

#016 - Coronavirus / COVID-19 Info

Mar 17th, 2020 14m 8s

Today, I give a brief summary of why I haven't posted in the last 2 weeks, a brief summary of what the current situation is on the Coronavirus pandemic, and what things we really need to be worried about. In the episode, I talk about how import

#015 - Living With: Ulcerative Colitis

Mar 1st, 2020 1h 22m

In this week's episode, I talk about Ulcerative Colitis (UC). It is an autoimmune disease that only affects the large intestine, unlike it's sister disease, Crohn's Disease, which affects the whole GI tract. Listen to learn more about ulcerativ

#013 - Living With: Hyper IgE Syndrome (Job Syndrome)

Feb 16th, 2020 1h 8m

In this week's episode, I talk about Hyper IgE Syndrome, also known as Job Syndrome. It's a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder that causes skin abscesses, lung infections, and not losing your baby teeth in time! I talk to Dusty, who has had

#012 - Living With: Depression

Feb 9th, 2020 1h 15m

I just want to give a content warning, as in the interview we mention suicide and other topics that may be difficult for some of the listeners. If you or someone you know needs help, there is always someone you can reach out to. If you're in th

#011 - Living With: Retinal Detachment

Feb 2nd, 2020 1h 4m

In this week's episode, I talk about Retinal Detachment. Retinal detachment is a disorder of the eye in which the retina literally gets detached from the other layers in the eye, impinging your vision. I talk to Jake who's had not only 1 retin

#010 - Living With: Multiple Sclerosis

Jan 19th, 2020 1h 2m

In this week's episode, I talk about Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a demyelinating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (don't worry, I explain what all that means on the episode), which can affect the whole body of someone with MS

#009 - Surviving: Breast Cancer

Jan 12th, 2020 1h 21m

Hey everyone! This is a different type of series that won't happen as often as the "Living With:" series, and it's all about surviving and beating certain diseases. So this will be talked about in retrospect, as this guest is no longer living w

#008 - Living With: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Jan 5th, 2020 31m 19s

In this week's episode, I talk about Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). JIA is an autoimmune disease which attacks the joints of the body like in the knees, hips, fingers, and more. This can cause much difficulty in daily activities from walk

#007 - Living With: Cystic Fibrosis

Dec 29th, 2019 50m 11s

In this week's episode, I talk about Cystic Fibrosis (CF). CF is a genetic disorder that affects the mucus secretions in the lungs and pancreas to be very thick. This can cause malnourishment, and also some serious respiratory problems, includi

#006 - Living With: Type 1 Diabetes

Dec 15th, 2019 55m 59s

In this week's episode, I talk about about Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM). T1DM is where the pancreas isn't producing enough insulin to safely lower your blood glucose levels, causing your body to starve itself and have a dangerous level of glucose in

#005 - Living With: Tumid Lupus Erythematosus

Dec 8th, 2019 39m 8s

In this week's episode, I talk about Tumid Lupus Erythematosus. This is a very rare disease that causes painful skin lesions when exposed to the sun or UV light. I talk to Andrew from New Zealand and how he's managed this condition for the past

#004 - Living With: Endometriosis

Dec 1st, 2019 39m 22s

In this week's episode, I talk about Endometriosis. This is a painful, often overlooked gynecological condition of when cells of a woman's uterine lining is found outside the uterus, causing massive amounts of pain, and even causing painful ova

#003 - Living With: MRKH Syndrome

Nov 24th, 2019 29m 55s

CORRECTION: Mullerian Duct makes up upper 2/3 of vagina, and Urogenital Sinus makes up lower 1/3 of vaginaIn this week's episode, I talk about Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome, or just MRKH for short. This is when a woman is born witho

#002 - Living With: Crohn's Disease

Nov 17th, 2019 54m 31s

In this weeks episode, I talk to Josh who is living with Crohn's Disease. Josh explains his journey with Crohn's when it started at a young age, getting a colectomy, a NG tube to help him feed, and his love for literature.Find Josh on his you

#001 - Living With: HIV

Nov 10th, 2019 55m 30s

Hello! My name is Robert, and I am a Junior Doctor in Dundee, Scotland, and this is The Patient Will See You Now podcast, where I give explanations to some diseases, and interview people who have them to spread awareness and share their persona

#000 - The Patient Will See You Now

Nov 10th, 2019 10m 26s

Hi!My name is Robert, and I'm a Junior Doctor currently in Scotland. I am starting a podcast that I hope will be interesting and educational for everyone that's interested in medicine and people's personal lives. In this podcast, I hope to ex

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