New York hardcore legends Sick of It All’s singer has undergone his final pre-surgery round of chemotherapy after recently being diagnosed with an esophageal tumor. He posted a video and gave us an update. We wish him all the best and a speedy recovery.
“Hey, everybody. Lou here. I just wanna give you a quick update. Today was chemo session number four, last of the pre-surgery chemos. So now I have a month till the surgery, which is on October 24th. So far I feel okay. Little dizzy, little tired, body aches, same thing that happens all the time. Have my take-home pack of chemo right here. Mm-hmm. See, I get a bonus every time. I wear it for 24 hours and they then they take it out tomorrow. This is the one that really messes me up. So after tomorrow, I will be useless for, like, four or five days. So that’s that.“
“I’m really thankful that you guys sold out the benefit show [on Saturday, November 23 at Irving Plaza in New York City] that quickly,” he continued. “The lineup is insane. It’s gonna be an amazing show. I don’t know if I can be there. Depends on how much I healed after the surgery. It’s gonna be a good time in between the surgery and the show. But also, my doctor’s advice was, ‘Don’t test your immune system in that environment.’ What are you gonna do?”
“But, like I said, I’m doing good. I got a lot of chemo side effects, like numbness in my fingertips, losing hair… At least I got my eyebrows still… And I got my eyelashes.
“I miss my hair. I hate looking in the mirror. I scare myself in the bathroom at night, like, ‘Who the hell’s that guy?’ [Laughs]
“Anyway, just messing around. I hope you are all doing good. And thank you for supporting me and SICK OF IT ALL.”
Here is an update! I had my last pre-surgery chemo on the 26th. Now I have to recover and get ready for the surgery on October 24th. Still dealing with insurance insanity etc. Thank you for your continued support. Don’t for get to go to our instagram home page and check out the post on the raffle that Pete is organizing. I’ve been told there are some rare and museum worthy items in there! Also check out Craig on tour with Marky Ramone this month. And go say hello to all the guy on their pages @armand.of.it.all @petesickofitall and @craigahead I feel like shit but that’s how you tell if the chemo is working haha. Thank you again and talk to you soon. #sickofitall #soianyc #nyhc #hardcoreworldwide #undergroundmusic #punk #thrash #metal #newyorkhardcore #itsclobberingtime #fuckcancer #
