Hank Green gives an overview of his ongoing cancer treatment.
The novelist and YouTube personality posted a video of the list of medications he has been given since being told he has Hodgkin’s lymphoma on Tuesday.
The 43-year-old is heard in the clip saying, “These are my ladies,” while lip-syncing to audio from a humorous scene in the animated movie Surf’s Up and displaying and naming all of his medications.
He captioned the photo, “I can’t believe I am taking exactly this number of medicines. My chemotherapy medications are the first four. Two are nausea-preventing. One is anti-nausea AND anti-anxiety. One is for constipation (dirty girl), one is for heartburn, and one is a steroid to treat morning sickness and feeling awful all day. ”.
Green, who is well-known for his eccentric educational YouTube videos, received praise in the comments section for his ability to remain upbeat despite being diagnosed with cancer.
“Only you can take an experience like cancer and make it educational, “fun”/disarming, AND the furthest thing from scary even though it’s one of the scariest things a person can go through,” one of his followers wrote. true gift that goes beyond talent. ”.
God bless you, Hank, one person wrote, while another said, “Your humor through all of this is astounding. You got this if laughter is the best medicine.
In a 13-minute video posted to his YouTube channel last month, Green first revealed he had been given the blood cancer Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
The last few weeks have seen a number of instances where this has become increasingly real. The big one is this, according to Green.
My lymph nodes were large, I noticed. I had a conversation with my physician. It’s most likely nothing, she said. We’ll arrange for an ultrasound for you. I had an ultrasound, and the technician in the ultrasound room said, “I’m going to go get a doctor.”. You don’t want that to have happened, the speaker continued.
He was scheduled for a biopsy right away, according to the 15-year YouTube veteran, and this revealed the cancer diagnosis.
“You don’t expect things to move quickly when you’re in the American health care system,” he added. That isn’t what it accomplishes.
It doesn’t appear that way, though.
It’s actually quite unsettling when it begins to become a little efficient. “.
According to the Mayo Clinic, lymphoma symptoms can include itchy skin, fatigue, fever, night sweats, and painless swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, or groin. By distributing white blood cells that fight infection to various body parts, the lymph system plays a crucial role in the immune response.
Green acknowledged at the time that he wasn’t “really looking forward” to beginning chemotherapy, but he is grateful for his strong support network.
“All of the time that I have invested in friendships, and even when they have been difficult, to try and keep them strong, and even when I have been busy, to try and spend time with them, has been joyful in the moment and wise in the long run,” he said. “In the past few weeks, I’ve really needed friends, and I’ve been so thankful to have them. “.
Green also gave his fans the reassurance that he keeps a positive outlook and will “play it by ear” in terms of his upcoming projects.
Despite the fact that I currently feel fine, my large lymph nodes and some biopsy-related soreness are the only things keeping me from feeling better. I don’t experience any symptoms of this. I’m in good shape. Green said, “I don’t even really feel tired.
He made a joke about having stress symptoms.
Since 2007, the author has posted content to YouTube. Together with his brother John Green, the author of “The Fault in Our Stars,” he manages his social media accounts and hosts podcasts. “.
