Man goes to doctor to prove he’s 'in perfect shape,' test reveals shocking diagnosis

Joseph Wayne Singleton, a 45-year-old musician from Opelousas, Louisiana, shared how a routine physical led to an early diagnosis that saved his life.

When Singleton was 33, his wife urged him to schedule a more thorough physical.

Although he underwent annual exams to maintain his commercial driver's license, she felt those checkups weren't comprehensive enough.

"My mentality was, ‘OK, to make my wife happy, I'm going to do this and prove to her that I'm in perfect shape,'" he told Fox News Digital.

JOE BIDEN SHARES HEALTH UPDATE AFTER PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS WHILE ISSUING WARNING TO OTHERS Although Singleton was too young for prostate cancer screening , his doctor decided to run a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test.

"He couldn’t explain what made him do that, but he did," he said.

Singleton’s results came back revealing PSA levels that were "through the roof." After a biopsy, he was later diagnosed with prostate cancer .

"It was totally unexpected," he said.

"No symptoms." CANCER WARNING SIGNS MAY APPEAR IN DNA YEARS BEFORE BLOOD TESTS DETECT TROUBLE Singleton, who was treated at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, said the doctors had never seen prostate cancer in someone so young.

After undergoing a prostatectomy to remove the prostate, Singleton said his relatively young age contributed to what he described as a "miraculous" recovery.

"A couple of weeks after having the prostatectomy, I was back on airplanes flying across the country doing shows with my band," he said.

"It wasn't as bad as it possibly could have been." "By the grace of God, I'm here now," Singleton reflected.

"It was quite an eye-opener.

It made me question myself ... a lot of ‘why me?'" CANCER TREATMENT DELAYS SURGE ACROSS US AS DOCTOR WARNS SYSTEM ‘NEEDS FIXING IMMEDIATELY’ Singleton added, "I’m still here after all those years, and there was definitely a purpose behind everything that happened." Part of that purpose, Singleton said, is to advocate for earlier prostate cancer screening when appropriate.