The world of social media has many things, but one thing it doesn’t have a good reputation for is its potential to save lives.
TikTok viewers virtually extended a lifeline to TikToker Seattle Tech Bro, also known as @seattletechbro, after they alerted him to have his thyroid inflammation examined.
In comments on one of his videos, a follower told him, “Your thyroid looks a little swollen. You may want to check it out,” to which another user agreed and said, “I was looking for this comment, thanks! “
Another concerned TikToker contacted him through his private messages and wrote:
“Hey! Enjoy your videos. Sorry if it’s getting over. Your thyroid looks a little swollen, please check it out.”
“It’s usually just an enlarged thyroid, but sometimes it’s a thyroid cancer.”
Seattle Tech Bro, whose channel specializes in “technology, finance and career progression in a no-trial zone,” confirmed the suspicions of fellow TikTokers in a follow-up video.
“TikTok told me I could have cancer,” he said, diving straight.
“They seem to be right.”
For the uninitiated, he explained:
“My first couple of TikTok videos just talked about my budget and people commented to me or told me that my thyroid looked a little enlarged and I should check it out and it could be cancerous.”
“Out of a lot of caution and just because I’m anxious about this kind of thing, I went ahead and checked it out,” he said.
After several tests and ultrasounds, doctors found that there was a 95% chance that the thyroid nodule would be cancerous.
The 22-year-old received the following action.
“I had two options. I could remove the entire thyroid or just remove the cancerous part.”
He chose to eliminate the “cancerous part in the middle,” as he did not want to take synthetic thyroid hormone medications daily for the rest of his life.
He added that he would make fewer videos during the recovery process.
“It’s pretty hard to talk. I’m tired of talking so much.”
The video received just under a million views and the comments section was flooded with fans wishing him a speedy recovery.
@ seattletechbro / TikTok
@ seattletechbro / TikTok
@ seattletechbro / TikTok
@ seattletechbro / TikTok
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits at the base of the throat near the trachea (trachea) and cannot normally be felt through the skin.
According to the National Cancer Institute, “thyroid cancer is a disease in which malignant cells (cancer) form in the tissues of the thyroid gland.”
Thyroid cancer risk factors include being between 25 and 65 years old, being a woman, and having a family history of thyroid disease or thyroid cancer.
The website states that while thyroid nodules are quite common and rarely cancerous, thyroid cancer can be treated and cured “in many cases”.
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