TikTok executive Govind Sandhu diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at age 38

“This wasn’t exactly part of my five-year plan,” Govind Sandhu revealed in an Instagram video.

Govind Sandhu opens up about his personal health.

The head of TikTok Australia’s Global Music Partnerships revealed that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

“This wasn’t exactly part of my five-year plan,” Govind said in a recent Instagram video. “I thought I was in the best shape of my life, the healthiest I’ve ever been. A Crossfitter who runs ultra-marathons and marathons lives and breathes training, optimizes sleep and recovery, supplements, nutrition.”

 

 

 

 

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The 38-year-old mentioned that he returned to Sydney in April after spending weeks training in Bali for a marathon. It wasn't until the day after the half marathon in May that he began experiencing symptoms, prompting him to visit the doctor the following day.

“I just got really bad flu-like symptoms,” Govind explained in another video. “In particular, really bad body aches, as well as at the back of my neck all the way down to my shoulder. That night, I had wild body sweats, which would wake me up throughout the night, and I’d be absolutely drenched.”

The executive has been keeping fans informed about his cancer battle, which will involve six rounds of chemotherapy administered every 21 days.

“Daily movement,” he said on Instagram Stories July 3. “A day after cycle two—a little bit of the chemo brain, AKA the brain fog, but not feeling too bad, all things considered. I slept OK, the bowels are moving, which was a bit of an issue straight after cycle one.”