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Kenneth Earl Medrano on his testicular cancer surgery: “Kasi kung hindi ko po tinanggal 'yun, baka nasa six feet under the ground na po ako.”

“That's My Bae” grand winner Kenneth Earl Medrano updated his fans after undergoing surgery last month following his diagnosis with testicular cancer.

Kenneth uploaded a six-minute video on Facebook last March 7 and talked about his delicate operation.

He also admitted that it took a lot of courage to share his journey with the public. The former actor said, “Sad to say, yes, I only have—meron po akong isa na lang na testicle po na nandito po. At hindi ko po ikakahiya 'yun, kasi kung hindi ko po tinanggal 'yun, baka nasa six feet under the ground na po ako.

“At parang nilalamayan n'yo na po ako kung hindi ko po tinanggal 'yun.”

After removing one of his testicles, Kenneth revealed that he will need to undergo a CT scan this March to rule out whether the cancer cells have spread to other parts of his body.

“Pero hindi pa po ako cancer-free now, kasi monitoring pa po 'yung status ko. Baka raw po nag-spread po 'yung cancer cells sa abdomen ko. Kaya I need to undergo CT scan na naman po this month.”

Source: Kenneth Earl Medrano (FB)

“Uulitin ko po, nakakahiya man po itong sagutin, pero ito matapang ko pong sasagutin 'yan para po sa mga kalalakihang nahihirapang magdesisyon o nahihiyang gawin ito. Para marami na rin tayong ganito, pero tuloy pa rin po ang buhay.

“Yes po, tinanggal po 'yung isang bayag ko—'yung right testicle ko—kasi doon po talaga tumubo 'yung cancer, or 'yung mass, or 'yung tumor. Sobrang hirap for me para magdesisyon na tatanggalin siya, kasi nga nasanay tayo na dalawa 'yung itlog natin.”

Kenneth also described his medical procedure as risky. He continued, “May possible po na magkaka-anak pa po ako, tsaka may possible rin na hindi rin po ako magkaka-anak.”

Kenneth Earl Medrano was a lead star in the morning soap Trops with Kim Last, Jon Timmons, Tommy Peñaflor, Miggy Tolentino, Joel Palencia, and French-Japanese Pinay talent Taki.

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