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<strong>My</strong> colon feels like<br />
It wants to blow up.<br />
But my hair's still there.<br />
I've become so clumsy<br />
And I'm losing my hearing<br />
I question the course<br />
That I've been steering<br />
But my hair's still there.<br />
On the bright side, my doctors<br />
Use every trick<br />
And since I got <strong>Merkel</strong>'s<br />
I haven't been sick.<br />
And my hair's still there.<br />
I shaved it off,<br />
But it didn't fall out.<br />
Yet!<br />
Three more rounds to go.<br />
It will.<br />
I bet.<br />
Actually it is a fact that since I got MCC, I have not even had the sniffles (that weren't<br />
caused by allergy).<br />
Yesterday, I visited Dr. Flam for follow-up.<br />
Labs are good.<br />
WBC up to 26,800 due to Neulasta.<br />
Platelets down 166,000 to 80,000. This is still not too bad.<br />
Hgb 11.5 up from 11.0<br />
I have a symptom which has developed slowly and I don't even know if it is related to<br />
chemotherapy and that is hearing loss. I can hear sounds, but often cannot make out the<br />
words. This is especially so when watching TV. I have been resorting to closed<br />
captioning. I had an audiogram yesterday which showed mild hearing loss. We will see if<br />
it progresses.<br />
Otherwise I am doing well.<br />
I have a CT scan scheduled 1 week from tomorrow. That will be the moment of truth.<br />
<strong>My</strong> Granddaughter Eva has donated her hair to Locks of Life, which provides wigs for<br />
cancer patients. She has done this in my honor and also in memory of her other<br />
grandmother Mary Arechiga, who passed away from the combination of breast cancer<br />
and lymphoma.<br />
Here are the photos.<br />
<strong>My</strong> <strong>Battle</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Merkel</strong> <strong>Cell</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
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