![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-thought-i-couldnt-take-my-booze-after-hangover/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/crop-20430143.jpg&description=CHRISTMAS markets are a great day out and are usually filled with food and booze. So when Ryan Lloyd visited his local one in Birmingham, he got stuck in and had three pints of beer. Ryan Lloyd previously visited his local Christmas market in Birmingham, where he had a few drinksCredit: Jam Press/Ryan Lloyd He had around three pints but felt unwell that night and over the next two months his health deteriorated. He is pictured above with his family on holidayCredit: Jam Press/Ryan Lloyd Ryan was diagnosed with blood cancer and had to undergo chemotherapyCredit: Jam Press/Ryan Lloyd This was a normal amount for the then 22-year-old, but that night, he became violently unwell. At first, he thought nothing of it, believing he may have picked up a bug from the glass and that he was no longer able to handle his booze. But just months later, he was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin lymphoma – a type of blood cancer. It's an illness that can develop at any age, but mostly affects people between the ages of 20 and 40 years old and those over 75, the NHS states. Now 26, Ryan, originally from Lancashire, is telling his story in order to make others aware of the unusual symptoms. After that night at the Christmas market in late 2018, Ryan's health declined. The procurement and transport professional was suffering from night sweats and had also lost over two and a half stone. Blood tests found his white blood cell count was high and, after he started suffering 'excruciating' back pain, a PET scan and biopsies were undertaken, which revealed the extent of his condition. He was diagnosed in Easter 2019, and was told the blood cancer was in his bone marrow, hips, spine, neck and spleen. 'I instantly thought the worst," he said. 'But I was happy in a way because I finally knew why I felt so ill – there was actually a reason. 'My girlfriend Jess accepted it really quickly too. We both had suspicions that it was going to be cancer, but we didn't let on to each other. In a way that pr){kind=link}
CHRISTMAS markets are a great day out and are usually filled with food and booze.
So when Ryan Lloyd visited his local one in Birmingham, he got stuck in and had three pints of beer.
This was a normal amount for the then 22-year-old, but that night, he became violently unwell.
At first, he thought nothing of it, believing he may have picked up a bug from the glass and that he was no longer able to handle his booze.
But just months later, he was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin lymphoma – a type of blood cancer.