A strange symptom led to a shocking diagnosis

TikTok’s head of global music partnerships urged people to get regular health checkups and see a doctor if they feel ill, revealing his shock preliminary diagnosis of stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Govind Sandhu, 38, said despite living a healthy lifestyle, his body began to deteriorate after completing the Sydney half marathon in May.

“The next day I came down (with a) swollen knee, although I thought it was because my knee had been injured by a pile while I was in Hobart running trails,” he said. -he declared in a moving Instagram video published on Wednesday.

“(I had) really bad aches and sweating and everything that would make you think it was the flu or Covid. And after a period of four weeks, my condition deteriorated.

Mr Sandhu said he then underwent several tests such as blood tests, ultrasound scans, CT scans, PET scans and tissue biopsies. Doctors gave him terrifying news about his health.

Cancer refers to the abnormal growth of white blood cells, called lymphocytes, which can form growths in the body. An advanced stage four diagnosis means the cancer has spread outside of the lymph nodes and to other areas of the body.

The social media manager will now undergo chemotherapy and has already started a course of steroids and antibiotics to target his recurring fever and sweats.

“I can safely say that I am about to embark on the greatest challenge of my life,” he said.

“Of course I can’t believe it, but at the same time, so much is out of our control. I’ve had more time to understand why I (given) all the things I do that would make me think I would be in a category not susceptible to this.

Mr Sandhu ended his video by urging people to seek medical attention if they are experiencing unexplained symptoms, adding that cancer “does not discriminate”.

“Go do your exams, go do your blood tests. If you feel sick, don’t just try to fight it,” he said.

An estimated 7,397 people were diagnosed with lymphoma in 2022, representing approximately 4.6% of cancer diagnoses in 2022.

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma accounts for about 90 percent of lymphoma cases.