Alexis Ohanian, tennis legend Serena Williams‘ husband, detailed a current well being scare in a publish on Instagram … through which he says he acquired half his thyroid eliminated.

The Reddit cofounder and entrepreneur defined all of it in a publish put up on Thanksgiving day … displaying a snap of him with a scar on his neck whereas gowned up in a hospital mattress — saying the process got here after “monitoring some suspicious nodules on my thyroid for the final 4 years.”

Alexis says the nodules stored getting larger over time, and his most up-to-date biopsy revealed “they’d very possible flip cancerous” — including he wasn’t going to take an opportunity.

Serena’s hubby identified his private connection to most cancers, too — saying, “My mother had breast most cancers round this age (41) after which finally died from mind most cancers a decade or so later. I hate most cancers.”

All in all, Alexis says the surgical procedure went nicely and claims the worst half is just not having the ability to elevate for two weeks — clearly, a small value to pay in comparison with what he was risking earlier than it acquired eliminated.

Alexis completed his publish by urging his “fellow males” to get checked out, “particularly if y’all are dads” … earlier than wishing everybody a contented Thanksgiving.