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My Battle with Merkel Cell Cancer

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I am so proud!<br />

Posted by David Shuster at 11:18AM (-07:00)<br />

<strong>My</strong> Scan Will Be Done Tomorrow<br />

Wednesday, June 22, 2011<br />

<strong>My</strong> Scan Will Be Done Tomorrow<br />

Bet your bottom dollar<br />

That tomorrow<br />

I'll be scanned.<br />

Just thinking about tomorrow<br />

It may be a day of sorrow,<br />

Or a day that's grand.<br />

It will be a day that's hot and sunny<br />

This is the test for all the money.<br />

Tomorrow, tomorrow, they'll scan me tomorrow<br />

Tomorrow's the day I'll know.<br />

With apologies to Annie<br />

I had my appointment <strong>with</strong> Dr Flam today.<br />

Labs are not great, but not terrible.<br />

<strong>My</strong> platelets are 84,000 up from 80,000.<br />

White count is normal at 6,900, down from 26,800 after Neulasta.<br />

Hemoglobin is down to 10.5 from 11.5 last week.<br />

Symptoms this week are mainly related to my hearing. The audiogram showed a mild<br />

high frequency hearing loss. This is manifest especially watching TV, where I can hear<br />

dialogue but have difficulty understanding it. This week, a new manifestation showed up.<br />

It feels like there is a low frequency tinny sound, accompanying speech like there is a<br />

defective speaker on a radio.<br />

Dr Flam wants me to see an ENT specialist. I have called my friend Richard Weinberg<br />

who will try to see me tomorrow after my CT.<br />

<strong>My</strong> <strong>Battle</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Merkel</strong> <strong>Cell</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong>

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