Dr Steve, Addadictome Todd and Dr D from the Throckmorton File answer awkward and strange medical questions. Topics include: nutsack skin tags, post cholecystectomy syndrome, steroid injections for migraines, Neil Armstrong, energy drinks, rabies, etc.
Also, the voting for Blowhard’s future on our show is almost over…if you have an opinion click here and vote!
I figured if we added the possibility of Brooklyn Blowhard being banned forever from our show that people would knock each other over to donate to his “sh!# eating grin” fund. I guess people really love him on the air, because the move to ban him forever has earned only $90 of the needed $600 to do the trick.
So I’m changing things up a bit.
If you want to ban The Brooklyn Blowhard forever, click here:
If you want us to keep him on the list of acceptable callers, click here:
At some point in the future we’ll tally the results and let you know YOUR decision.
As always, I remain,
yr obt svt,
Steve
If you’ve been listening lately, our faithful listener “Brooklyn Blowhard” SWALLOWED HIS OWN TOOTH recently. He has no money, so he has been sifting through his own fecal matter for over two weeks trying to find it so his dentist can put it back in (it’s a cap, apparently, and Blowhard is not too proud to have a “shit eating grin”). Well, after two weeks he finally gave up and now he looks like a big, fat redneck with his missing “toof”.
We came up with a deal. Our listeners are very generous, but for Blowhard, they’re going to have to get something for their money. If the listeners will donate $600 to buy him a new crown, the BROOKLYN BLOWHARD will be banned from our show FOREVER. Click below to donate! Every penny will go to erasing this scourge on Saturday night radio for a very, very long time.
Thanks!
yr obt svt,
Steve
We are all mourning the loss of our friend, Steve Carlesi, the former executive producer of the Opie and Anthony Channel. From a personal standpoint, Steve was the first person at XM202 who I ever corresponded with, and he ALWAYS answered my emails, no matter how trivial. He took the time to respond to a fan in the most gracious and humorous way; when I decided to pitch “Weird Medicine” to Opie I went to Steve first. His response: “I like it. A LOT. Let me see what I can do.” The rest is history, and I can say without any hesitation that without Steve there would have been no “Weird Medicine”. Whenever we were in NY, Steve always took the time to greet us and make us feel welcome. He was just a genuinely nice person.
So please help ameliorate this great loss to his family by donating to the Steve C Fund. Steve leaves behind a wife, 2 year old son, and a step-daughter who will all miss him greatly.
Thank you for your support! If you’d like to leave a message for Steve’s family, you can write to rememberstevec at gmail dot com. MJ can read these to Xander when he gets old enough to understand.
your obt svt,
Steve
Ha, we have nothing against "Scott Mills" if indeed that is his real name...
We’re just glad to be #2 in “New and Noteworthy” on iTunes today! THANK YOU! We have the coolest listeners in podcast history.
Please subscribe on iTunes and give us a five star rating (even if you hate it)!
We will be recording 4 podcasts from noon to 4 pm THIS SATURDAY Eastern Daylight Time…feel free to give us a listen on our Ustream Channel at RiotCast.com, and call in at 754 22 PENIS!
Talk to you then.
Until then, I remain,
yr obt svt,
Steve
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A couple of people asked me to actually post this awful song from my early days, cerca 1987. I had just bought a multitrack recorder and a Korg DSS-1 sampling synthesizer. I can’t sing so I whispered the words like a dope.
Ultimately, the chorus still makes me laugh: “Someone roll me a great big spliff; in return I’ll give you manual relief.”
More importantly, we now actually have a sponsor for the podcast. Check out Adam & Eve by clicking HERE. The cool thing is, if you use the offer code “FLUID” you’ll get 50% off one item, free shipping, and three free DVDs and maybe some other stuff.
Check it out! It helps the show if you do, AND it will help your sad sex life become much more awesome.
as always, I remain,
yr obt svt
Dr Steve
Anyone who heard Anthony on O&A today may have questions about Pertussis (Whooping Cough) and their risk of contracting it. Here’s some information:
Pertussis is caused by the bacterium Bordetella Pertussis and it is highly contagious. Children are vaccinated against it (the famous “DPT” or Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus vaccine) but a lot of doctors forget to vaccinate their adult patients, assuming this is a childhood disease.
From the CDC: “Since the 1980s, there’s been an increase in the number of cases of pertussis, especially among preteens and teens (10–19 years of age) and babies younger than 6 months of age. In 2010, there were 27,550 reported cases of pertussis nationally. Preliminary data for 2010 show that 26 deaths from pertussis were reported. In 2010, several states reported an increase in cases and/or localized outbreaks of pertussis, including a state-wide epidemic in California.”
In adults, pertussis causes a “Bi-Modal” syndrome: a week of cold-like symptoms followed by up to six weeks of an intractable cough. People with pertussis syndrome cough when they talk, cough when they laugh, cough all night long, and sometimes cough so violently that they puke.
Pertussis can be treated with antibiotics, but if you wait until the coughing syndrome starts it’s too late to do anything about it. It is detectable early, but a doctor would have to be thinking pertussis to actually order a “Pertussis Direct Fluorescent Antibody” (DFA) test on someone who seems to simply have a “cold.”
Therefore, treatment of the condition is a problem; my recommendation is that ALL adults over 20 have a pertussis vaccine done every 10 years along with their Tetanus shot (TDaP). From the CDC again: “Any adult 19 through 64 years of age who has not received a dose of Tdap should get one as soon as feasible. This Tdap can replace one of the 10-year Td booster doses. Tdap can be administered regardless of interval since the previous Td dose. Shorter intervals between Tdap and last Td may increase the risk of mild local reactogenicity but may be appropriate if your patient is at high risk for contracting pertussis, such as during an outbreak, or has close contact with infants.” Note that the TDaP also has a vaccine against diphtheria which is another awful disease that you do NOT want to get.
I’m including some articles on recent outbreaks not too far from you, and the CDC site.
Pennsylvania outbreak:
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/whooping-cough-cases-on-the-rise-in-allegheny-county-634954/
well this one is in Washington state, but it’s coming East…
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/10/whooping-cough-epidemic-declared-in-wash-state/
from the CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/about/index.html
Have a great weekend! Hope this helps. There are a few people who should NOT be vaccinated against Pertussis but they’re a rarity. More on this here: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/vac-admin/contraindications-vacc.htm
yr obt svt
Steve
PS: We talk about Pertussis on the May 12 “Weird Medicine” on XM105, Sirius 206 at 9pm Eastern Daylight.
PPS: Buy my stupid crap!
Every once in awhile I think about how an O&A movie or Tee Vee show would look. If the boys didn’t play themselves, who on Earth could do it? Then I watched “Sons of Anarchy” and realized the show had already done the casting for me. Here’s how I think the producers of SOA would cast “Spreading the Virus: The Opie and Anthony Story” for Lifetime Television:
Ken Johnson makes a decent Gregg “Opie” Hughes doin’ gang signs at FH Riley’s
Kim Coates is such a ringer for Ant that I seriously thought someone was doing a little moonlighting on TV
The great Mark Boone as the Great Ron Bennington
Ok, James Cosmo as Fez Whatley is a no-brainer; it’s uncanny!
Henry Rollins as “Li’l Jimmy Norton”
Hal Holbrook as “Uncle Paul”
Bellina Logan as “Prime Time Sam Roberts”
And of course…
The Motorcycle Twins as Erik “Sexman” Nagel
Stay tuned for more podcast news! Something’s coming soon, I think. Also, don’t forget to visit the Weird Medicine Store where you can buy stupid crap like this:
yr obt svt,
Steve
Does penis size matter?
A group of researchers from Korea University apparently believes it does, considering they discovered a way to make it happen
They recently published a study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine that analyzed how injections of a hyaluronic acid filler (Restylane Sub-Q) could increase penile girth. These physicians injected an average of 20.5 cc (about two-thirds of a medicine cup) using “a back-and-forth technique” into the deep soft tissue layers of the penises of 50 men. The product was then ‘homogenized with a roller.’
The men’s penises had an average increase in circumference (girth) of 4 cm, which was maintained 18 months later. They also assessed the patient and partner’s satisfaction with the treatment and found an average score of 3.3 (rated from 0-4) at 18 months. Sounds like a nice result, right? Keep in mind these patients underwent injections into their penises with relatively hefty needles. Ouch.”
Commentary by your old pal Dr Steve:
Restylane is a filler that is usually used on the face to erase lines. It’s a non-toxic gel and puffs up the skin it is injected into. So these researchers figured, “if it’ll puff up some skank’s face, why not some dude’s schlong?” People who have Restylane injected into their face report noticeable results for up to 18 months, so this treatment should be long-lasting.
Remember, though, this treatment does nothing for length, only for girth. But I think most receivers, given the choice, would choose girth over length anyway. Done by a bad practitioner, one can end up with a lumpy mess, just as this poor patient did:
I can imagine some people will go for the “ribbed” effect and other interesting configurations. I would be willing to bet that a flaccid penis that has been treated with filler would look rather odd.
More on this story as I get more information. In the meantime, if any of you try this, let us know how it goes at 347 POO HEAD ASAP!
I’m hoping we’ll start to do podcasts again; I’m just looking for sponsors so I can pay for GVAC’s gas (he drives 2 hours to do the show) and help support the rest of the crew. Stay tuned!
Don’t forget to check out the Weird Medicine Drug Store where you can buy this MANGROOMER on sale!
The CALL OF DOODY Weird Medicine Mug at Cafe Press has been selling like crazy. You people are weird, but I love you.
Until next time, I remain
yr obt svt,
Dr Steve
From Weird Medicine (Excerpted for the Patrice Tribute this weekend on Sirius 206, XM105):
“As I write this, I just got word that Patrice O’Neal has passed away.
I met Patrice at Opie’s wedding and the first thing I noticed about him was just what a sweet guy he was. ‘Sure Doctor Steve, I’ll do your little show’…I always thought we had all the time in the world to have that conversation on the air about Diabetes and being in show business. Lesson learned.
Patrice was a big hearted guy; Chest Pain Rob reminded me today that when O&A had that mentally handicapped guy who worked at McDonalds on the air and they pretended to be McDonald’s executives and fired him on the air, it was Patrice who begged them to call him back and let him know it was a joke. He just couldn’t stand some little guy in Podunk thinking he lost his job, even for the few minutes it would take for him to figure it out.
Patrice lived life on his own terms and then he checked out. He was one of the funniest and best loved people who ever crossed the airways on Sirius XM. Weird Medicine salutes the memory of Patrice O’Neal, what he stood for, and we will sorely miss him.”
Patrice’s care was insanely expensive; if you’d like to help Patrice’s wife and daughter, please consider buying the Audible.com 16 hour special produced by Erik Nagel from the Opie and Anthony show, or by buying Patrice’s last CD “Mister P” from Amazon or iTunes.
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