Alexis Ohanian is getting real about a recent health scare. The Reddit cofounder who shares two children with tennis great Serena Williams, posted a selfie of himself lying in a hospital bed.
“After tracking some suspicious nodules on my thyroid for the last 4 years, I recently got half of it surgically removed,” Ohanian posted on Instagram Thursday (Nov. 28).
The tech entrepreneur shared that the nodules may have become cancerous and went on about his family’s history with the disease.
“The nodules were getting bigger & the latest biopsy revealed they’d very likely turn cancerous, he shared. “My mom had breast cancer around this age (41) and then ultimately died from brain cancer a decade or so later. I hate cancer.”
He continued: “I wasn’t gonna take any chances; the surgery was smooth and I’m extra grateful this Thanksgiving because I got the call this morning that my now-removed-half-of-thyroid was indeed full of some gnarly nodules that were very likely to become cancerous.”
After the surgery, he told fans what he’d miss the most while he recovers.
“The worst part tbh has been not being able to lift for 2 weeks but big fella will be back at it next week and I took my girls to Disney World this week so life is wonderful,” he wrote.
Lastly, he wrote a call to action for all the men who are reading the post.
“To my fellow, men — make those doctor’s appointments — especially if y’all are dads,” he concluded as he wished everyone a happy holiday. “Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.”
Last month, Williams shared that she had a massive cyst on her neck that she had to get removed.
