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One woman’s uncomfortablereaction to alcoholled to a grave discovery.
Hollie Thursby, 28, a mother of two from the U.K., told Kennedy News and Media that after giving birth to her second son, Jack, she began experiencing unusual symptoms.
At a checkup for her son, who was a couple of months old, Thursby mentioned that she was experiencing “unbearably itchy skin,” which is known to be apost-partum symptom.The doctor suggested it was due to changing hormones.
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Thursby added that she occasionally drank a couple glasses of wine.Although she kept the drinking to a minimum, she described having “a lot of pain” down theside of her neck.
“Really quite painful and uncomfortable,” she said, according to the report.
A U.K.mom reported experiencing pain in her neck after drinking a glass or two of wine, which turned out to be one of the first signs that she had cancer.(Kennedy News and Media)
The mother also reported feeling extremely exhausted, which she assumed was due tocaring for her childrenthroughout the day.
“I also felt like when I got to bed that someone was sitting on my chest,” she shared.
Thursby reportedly began chemotherapy for Stage 2 Hodgkins lymphoma.(Kennedy News and Media)
Thursby’s symptoms turned out to be a form of blood cancer — Stage 2Hodgkins lymphoma, which means it is in two or more lymph nodes, according to Cancer Research U.K.
weight loss, itching, persistent cough or shortness of breath, high temperatures, and pain in the stomach or lymph nodes after drinking alcohol.
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“Pain when you drink alcohol is actually a known side effect of Hodgkin lymphoma,” she said, per the report.“It’s something about the acidity in the wine and not when you drink other alcohol.”
While alcohol-related pain in Hodgkins lymphoma patients has been “an accepted scientific consensus” since the 1950s, cases are rare, Healthline confirmed.
Hollie Thursby, 28, and her two sons are pictured above.The mother reported feeling extremely exhausted, which she assumed was due to caring for her children throughout the day.(Kennedy News and Media)
Thursby reportedly began chemotherapy in November, noting that the hardest part is not being able to care for her kids after losing her own mother to a blood disorder called myelodysplasia.
“I grew up without a mum, and it was horrendous.I can’t do that to the boys,” she told Kennedy News and Media.“We’re all devastated, but we all know now, and we’ve got atreatment plan, which is what we need.”
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“I’m just doing everything I can to get better for them.I keep telling myself this is only temporary, I just need to keep going.”
Anyone experiencing pain or other concerning symptoms after consuming alcohol shouldconsult a doctorfor guidance.
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