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A 21-year-old Aussie man thought he was dealing with a stubborn chest infection, dismissing symptoms that didn\u2019t seem serious at the time \u2013 until doctors discovered he had stage 4 Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma cancer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking back, 21-year-old Jay Shew said he realizes how easily the earliest warning signs of cancer slipped into the background of everyday life.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMost guys, we don\u2019t get checked out. We get a symptom; we just brush it off. That\u2019s what happened to me in August 2023,\u201d Shew explained in a\u00a0TikTok<\/a>\u00a0video documenting his experience.<\/p>\n

High calcium levels<\/h2>\n

At the time, the Australian man said everything felt completely normal, and when he went for what he described as a \u201crandom blood test,\u201d nothing seemed out of the ordinary.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI didn\u2019t have any symptoms at the time, I was just normal, living every day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But the test revealed high calcium levels, a result that can sometimes signal underlying disease activity in the body.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know that,\u201d Shew said, explaining he later understood the elevated levels meant his bones were \u201cfighting off a\u00a0disease<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looked \u2018like a ghost<\/h2>\n

Over the following weeks, the 6-foot-2 man dropped down to about 154 pounds, a physical change that he explained drew increasing concern from those around him.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI start to drop a lot of weight and I legit like go white. I was so pale. I didn\u2019t notice. I didn\u2019t realize,\u201d he said, adding that loved ones kept saying that he was \u201cso skinny\u201d and looked \u201clike a ghost.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite repeated comments from loved ones, he said the changes were difficult to see in himself: \u201cI looked in the mirror and I was like: \u2018I\u2019m fine? I don\u2019t look skinny; I don\u2019t look pale.\u2019 I couldn\u2019t see it.\u201d<\/p>\n

At one point, someone even asked whether he was a \u201ccancer<\/a>\u00a0patient,\u201d something he said he could not yet imagine.<\/p>\n

Early symptoms<\/h2>\n

As the weeks went on, the\u00a0symptoms<\/a>\u00a0were no longer subtle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d wake up in the middle of the night or in the morning and it felt like my lower back was breaking,\u201d he recalled. \u201cIt was that bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sleep offered little relief. Night after night, he found himself waking up drenched, unsure at first what was happening.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I\u2019d wake up in the middle of the night and I\u2019d be sweating. One morning, I woke up and I thought I p**sed the bed \u2013 that\u2019s how bad it was,\u201d he said in the clip. \u201cI looked at my shirt and I was like: \u2018This is sweat?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Even during the day, his energy seemed to disappear without explanation, leaving him \u201cvery, very tired.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI could not move. I\u2019d wake up and a couple hours later I\u2019d be back in bed having a nap,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Alongside the exhaustion came other changes that were harder to define at first, including dry skin, persistent itchiness and chest discomfort that did not seem connected but continued to build over time.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep in mind that since I got the blood test, up until now, I\u2019m having every single cancer symptom. I just didn\u2019t realize it,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Symptoms \u2018came back worse\u2019<\/h2>\n

Eventually, the pain in his chest became impossible to ignore, and as his voice changed and he coughed up phlegm, Shew suspected \u201cbronchitis\u201d or a \u201cchest infection.\u201d<\/p>\n

But he was wrong. After a round of antibiotics, he \u201cgot sick again\u201d and the symptoms \u201ccame back worse this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

With his condition continuing to worsen, he was sent for a CT scan and doctors were doctors were finally able to identify the cause \u2013 stage 4 Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma.<\/p>\n

Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma<\/h2>\n

According to the\u00a0Mayo Clinic<\/a>, Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer that affects the lymphatic system, a key part of the body\u2019s immune defenses. This cancer \u2013 also known as Hodgkin disease \u2013 develops when certain white blood cells grow out of control, allowing the cancer to spread beyond the lymphatic system if left untreated.<\/p>\n

While Hodgkin lymphoma is often considered highly treatable, symptoms can easily be mistaken for common illnesses, which can delay diagnosis.<\/p>\n

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Common symptoms may include:<\/p>\n