Sick Of It All frontman Lou Koller wraps pre-surgery chemo, shares update

Sick Of It All vocalist Lou Koller has completed his final round of chemotherapy ahead of an upcoming surgery to treat an esophageal tumor. The New York hardcore frontman was recently diagnosed with the condition and has been undergoing treatment as he prepares for surgery.

Yesterday, Friday, September 27th, Koller shared the following update via social media:

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 that quickly. 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?' 

Anyway, just messing around. I hope you are all doing good. And thank you for supporting me and SICK OF IT ALL.

I know Craig's out on the road with Marky Ramone, so go see that. And I think he might be doing some shows with JUDGE. Just write to the guys — write to Armand and Craig — and tell 'em hello. Keep their spirits up too. I'm doing all right.

All right, guys. Thanks. And take care of each other.