Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian reveals he’s battling Lyme disease: ‘Can’t keep me down, tick’
Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, has been diagnosed with Lyme disease.
The Reddit founder, 41, shared the health news via X (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday, “Doing a full battery of health scans, tests, etc, and found out I have lyme disease.
The father of two added that the results were “wild” as he didn’t feel ill “thankfully.”
“[…] gonna treat. Good cholesterol is too low. Bad cholesterol is just OK. Gotta work on that. On the plus-side: 822 ng/dL total + 162 ng/dL free testosterone.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, the disease is caused by borrelia bacteria and humans usually get it from an infected tick bite.
Early symptoms can include fever, headaches, tiredness, muscle aches and pains. If it’s untreated, the symptoms can become more serious and include muscle weakness, numbness and vision loss.
The business whiz further told his fans that he was shocked by the diagnosis because he has spent “so little time in the wilderness and Northeast,” where Lyme Disease is most common.
“I’ve got a loved one who had it a few years back, showed tons [of] symptoms etc and just couldn’t figure it out until they tested him for it and then found it (treated it successfully, too),” he added.
Ohanian then advised his 500k followers on the platform to seek professional medical help if they wanted to get tested for Lyme Disease.
“Please talk to a doctor,” he wrote. “Do not listen to me for any health advice!”
More than 470,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, according to the CDC.
Despite the news, Ohanian ended the news on a cheery note.
“Anyway, gonna grab some antibiotics — can’t keep me down, tick!” he wrote alongside a gif of the cartoon character TickMan.
The investor has been married to Williams since 2017 and they share two daughters, Olympia, 6, and Adira, who turns 1 in August.
The couple announced Adira’s birth last year on social media.
“I’m grateful to report our house is teaming with love: a happy & healthy newborn girl and happy & healthy mama,” Ohanian gushed. “Feeling grateful. @serenawilliams you’ve now given me another incomparable gift — you’re the GMOAT.”
