TikToker goes viral after finding out \u201ccool\u201d mark on nail was actually cancer TikTok: @invrfoundwaldoFor Maria Sylvia, a 10-year long relationship with a \u2018cool streak\u2019 on her thumb lead to her discovering that what she initially thought was just a mole, was actually cancer. Proving the need to get yourself checked regularly, especially for anything that seems a bit odd, or any changes in your skin, a 25-year-old Virginia based TikToker has reached 25 million views with a video showing a \u2018cool streak\u2019 in her nail. In the video, you see the caption \u201cme: Having this for 10 years, thinking it was a cool streak in my nail,\u201d before the reveal comes. \u201cIt\u2019s cancer.\u201d Considering the mammoth appeal this video has had, Maria found herself asked, again and again, to explain what was actually going on in greater detail. In a series of follow-up videos, clarifying how long the streak had been on the nail, and how no one had noticed it for its 10-year life span Maria expresses she\u2019d been diligent with keeping on top of checkups. \u201cI had seen doctors. I was in and out of doctors\u2019 [offices] all the time. I was an athlete, so I was getting physicals every year,\u201d she continued \u201cThis was probably circa 2014, and they were like, \u2018oh, that\u2019s odd, but you don\u2019t really fit the demographics, so if it just grows any bigger go and see a doctor.\u2019 When working out what it was the TokToker stated \u201cI didn\u2019t have any pain with it, so I just figured it was a mole because that\u2019s what they told me, that it was most likely a mole in my nailbed.\u201d After pressure from friends to get the \u2018mole\u2019 checked out in a more serious manner after the streak darkened, Maria was informed that rather than just being a mole, she had a \u201csubungual melanoma in stage 0.\u201d In an interview with Newsweek, the TikToker clarified that even catching things early doesn\u2019t lead to a simple fix. \u201cI was informed that this cancer can stay in situ (also known as stage 0) for 10-13 years before hitting stage 1. I felt relief that I got it looked at when I did, but I knew there was more to come for getting rid of this cancer.\u201d Read More: How to view your watch history on TikTok – Urging people to keep on top of their health was the main takeaway Maria wanted to impart on her viewers: \u201cI think some people are afraid to confront the possibility of having cancer and facing their mortality. The biggest thing I have urged is to put your mind at ease and follow through with seeing someone, if this is caught early, it is very curable, and having a wonky thumb for a month or two is better than not having one at all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TikToker goes viral after finding out \u201ccool\u201d mark on nail was actually cancer TikTok: @invrfoundwaldoFor Maria Sylvia, a 10-year long relationship with a \u2018cool streak\u2019 on her thumb lead to her discovering that what she initially thought was just a mole, was actually cancer. Proving the need to get yourself checked regularly, especially for anything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61486\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}