r/cancer • u/TheEvilSatanist • 18d ago

Patient Just got diagnosed

This weekend was absolute chaos and clusterfuck. I went to the ER on Saturday for what I thought was a persistent stomach bug.

After a CAT scan of my stomach and a battery of tests this weekend, I was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic cancer.

They did a biopsy Sunday, to see if they can determine where the cancer is coming from.

I also have another CAT scan coming up to see if it has expanded into my chest and lungs.

I really have no idea what I'm looking for, I'm still trying to process all this.

Also, I am a Satanist for a reason, so please save all the "just give it to God" or etc bc it's not something I personally believe in.

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u/False-Spend1589 18d ago

Feel the same way! Stage 4 breast cancer over here. Still have people regularly tell me I’ll “beat it”, despite me plainly stating that’s not possible.

Hope they’re able to figure out your primary cancer quickly, so you can start the right treatment, good luck! Kick some cancer ass!

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u/urnage42 18d ago

Ugh, I even have nurses or other caregivers talking about beating it.

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u/JessMacNC 18d ago

This just happened to me today at my PCP. “Good thing you caught it early!” says the nurse. Yes I found a lump nine months after a normal mammogram and was Stage IV breast cancer from the jump. So, yay? Hey there friend! I just tell myself that people mean well…

OP, if you’re reading this, you’re in the worst of it. Not knowing and not having answers is a special kind of hell. Once you get information and a plan, and settle in, it won’t be such a shit show. Promise.

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u/Panther4533 17d ago

This is so true. I’m a stage four kidney cancer person. I’ve had eight lesions treated in my liver that spread from kidney cancer and going next month to treat four more. Incidentally, my friend asked me to bring him for an endoscopy and I happen to know the doctor because I’m in medical sales and she told me he had esophageal cancer. I spent the day with him telling him the same thing you just said day one is the worst. No plan. No info. Pure shock

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u/JessMacNC 17d ago

I didn’t believe anyone when they told me I was in the thick of the worst of it, and I don’t expect people in it to believe me either. But as you know, once I had my plan and got into the treatment, it was like a weight was lifted. Thinking of you and your friend.

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u/Panther4533 17d ago

Thank you. ❤️