For Tameika McBride, years of unexplained symptoms were consistently dismissed by medical professionals.

She was told her issues were simply anxiety, but, deep down, she knew something more was wrong. The shocking truth came after a scan revealed a devastating diagnosis: McBride, 30, had thyroid cancer. She told Newsweek about the revelation she shared in a TikTok video and her treatment so far, emphasizing what she wishes she knew in the early days of her symptoms.

McBride said her symptoms began in her young teen years and included anxiety, hair loss, dry skin, fatigue, brain fog, heart palpitations and unexplained weight gain. She also experienced tingling toes, a swollen lymph node and even near-fainting episodes.

The truth came in January when she was just 29. McBride went to

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