‘I believed my leg was itchy due to washing detergent…nevertheless it was lethal’

Ben Quain, 33, stated: “Cancer was the absolute last thing I thought of when I first started getting itchy legs towards the end of 2020.”

The eager golfer thought strolling by way of tall grass may have induced the itchiness on his leg. Then Ben believed he had a “reaction to the washing detergent”, considering nothing extra of it.

“I was still feeling fit and healthy, running over 20 miles a week,” the working fanatic advised Express.co.uk.

“It wasn’t until February 2021 that I thought I should probably get it looked at by the GP,” Ben shared.

By this time, spots had popped up on his leg, which might typically bleed in the course of the night time and would scab over.

“I must have seen the GP four or five times over the next few months, trying a series of creams and antibiotics to attempt to clear up the issue,” Ben recalled.

“But it didn’t matter how much – fairly expensive cream! – I lathered onto my legs, the spots and scabs remained.”

Ben quipped: “My favourite potential diagnosis was when the GP suggested it could be scabies!”

There was no suspicion of most cancers at that time, however when a couple of lumps developed in his neck, he began questioning issues.

Thinking it might be a response to the Covid vaccine, Ben then attributed the onset of night time sweats to balmy climate.

In steady talks to his physician about his ever-growing checklist of signs, his GP referred him for a scan.

“Looking again, I’m fairly certain my GP had a good suggestion I might have some form of lymphoma a very good couple of weeks earlier than we in the end arrived on the analysis,” stated Ben.

“We spoke on the phone one evening as I drove home from work, and she listed off a number of symptoms that she ‘just wanted to check’ so she could rule out lymphoma.“

Ben remembered: “The rash/itchy pores and skin was one among them, then weight loss, night time sweats and/or a fever, persistent fatigue and swollen lymph nodes.”

Still, at this level, Ben refused the likelihood it might be most cancers till a chest X-ray revealed an ominous mass.

“The anxiety and general panic that began to take over was difficult to deal with,” Ben revealed. “I struggled sleeping while my mind ran riot with ‘what ifs?’ every night.”

Ben added: “I began taking some anti-anxiety drugs to help take the edge off it.”

In September 2021, Ben was recognized with stage two Hodgkin lymphoma however, fortunately, it wasn’t a fast-spreading most cancers.

“Thankfully, I was told that the recovery rates for my type of cancer were as high as 90 percent,” stated Ben.

After 12 rounds of chemotherapy, which he accomplished in March 2022, Ben is now in remission.

Hoping to lift extra funds for Lymphoma Action, having already raised £14,500 since his analysis, Ben is now planning to run the marathon in New York for November.

Ben shared his story with us to lift consciousness about lymphoma on behalf of Lymphoma Action and Blood Cancer Awareness Month in September.