- 22-year-old Esha Adikeshava went viral on TikTok after users pointed out the lump in her neck and encouraged her to get her thyroid checked out.
- Adikeshava tells PEOPLE while she was initially hesitant, she decided to get herself checked out at the doctor after users flooded her DM’s and comments.
- During the check, the doctor confirmed that she had three nodules on her neck and had them biopsied to confirm if they were benign or not.
For 22-year-old Esha Adikeshava, making TikToks is a creative outlet outside of her regular work. When she isn’t working, Adikeshava has built a following for talking about beauty, fashion and her experiences as a young South Asian-American woman living in Texas.
So when she posted a simple TikTok talking about the racial stereotypes around hair oiling after a workout on Dec. 26, she saw an unusual comment on the video pointing out her neck’s…
