Rod Stewart's 'palms went cold' after doctor's terrifying health diagnosis
dailyrecord.co.ukRod Stewart has opened up about a terrifying health diagnosis that made his "palms go cold" and left him feeling "fearful" and "vulnerable".
In his 2012 book, 'Rod: The Autobiography', the Maggie May singer explained how it all began when he visited Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, US, for a routine health check.
Rod, who thought he was as "fit as a butcher's dog", underwent a number of tests and then sat in the waiting room, but the doctor called him into his office as something had been detected on his thyroid gland.
He wrote: "The following day, I went back to the hospital and underwent a biopsy. Under a local anaesthetic, part of the affected area was removed using a needle and taken away for analysis. "And the day after that, I got a call at home, which I took standing up and which made my palms go cold.
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