It all started around June of last year (2024) when Podge became aware of a lump in his tummy, but he kept putting off seeing anybody about it. Eventually however, Podge’s GP called him in for his annual LTCA (long-term care assessment) for his long running COPD and Heart Issues: Podge then took the opportunity, reluctantly, to mention it. The doctor told Podge to hop on the examination couch so that she could take a look. She laughed and told him straight away that it’s actually a Diastasis recti, a problem normally encountered by pregnant ladies though fat men can get it as well: Podge now refers to his fat tummy as his food baby. She (the doctor) did however suggest that, given his age, Podge had a PSA test: He declined her offer to do the finger up the bum test. So he had the blood test and went home to tell Tubbs how he was now an honorary pregnant person.
Within a couple of days the doctor phoned Podge to say that the PSA results had come back and were quite high and that he really should go to the hospital quite soon – Actually, the results came in at a level of 291, for a man of 70 and above, as Podge is, the level should be less that than 6.5. She then asked how Podge was feeling to which he replied that he had been feeling fine until she phoned!
Podge’s original Monday hospital appointment was cancelled on the Friday as the consultant was ill. It was rescheduled for the Wednesday.
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The Adventures of Podge & Tubbs 