On the Bobby Bones Show, the “medical minute” took a life of its own, turning into an update on everyone’s mystery ailments. It started with listeners asking what was happening with Scuba Steve’s tumor scare and Lunchbox’s ongoing stomach drama.
Bobby kicked things off with a quick update on his own recovery. After ankle surgery, then weeks on a scooter, then a boot, he was finally down to a brace. By January, he hoped to be back at full strength, strong enough to “dunk again,” which the doctor quickly reminded him he couldn’t do before the injury anyway.
Then it was Lunchbox’s turn. He explained that the whole ordeal started about seven months ago, with a sharp pain just left of his belly button. Whenever he ran or finished a soccer game, the pain became so bad he said he was “incapable of walking.” From there began a medical journey that only got more confusing. One doctor blamed his pelvic floor. Another told him to “Google some exercises.” A CT scan found nothing. Physical therapy made things much worse, so bad he couldn’t walk the next day. The therapist was baffled. A gastroenterologist didn’t think it was his colon, but casually offered a colonoscopy “for fun.” A sports medicine specialist ordered an MRI that showed nothing. And now? Dead end.
Along the way, the pain started radiating into a new area, his left testicle, which became a whole second storyline. Lunchbox admitted he had discomfort there too, especially after something as small as racing his kids in the yard. The room dissolved into a mix of shock, concern, and everyone trying not to laugh as the word “testicle” kept finding its way into every other sentence. No one could believe he’d seen half a dozen doctors but had never been to a urologist. If the issue started there, that could easily explain the stomach pain. And while Lunchbox swore he was drinking enough water to make kidney stones “impossible,” no one else bought it, not even Scuba, who reminded him that every Vegas trip consisted of “days on end” without a sip of water. Finally, Lunchbox agreed it was time to go to a urologist.
Then it was Scuba Steve’s turn to share his update. His health scare began in November after food poisoning left him violently sick. That led one doctor to tell him he had a tumor, which sent him into a panic, while another insisted it was a hernia. A specialist at Vanderbilt sorted it out once and for all: it was just a hernia. Scuba was relieved and given a belt to wear. Surgery was optional. And best of all, he was cleared to resume normal life, including a 40-yard dash the show plans to time when the new year begins.
By the end of the segment, Scuba had answers, Bobby was healing, and Lunchbox… was still Lunchbox, stuck in medical limbo, frustrated, and insisting his water intake makes him invincible to kidney stones.