Welcome to Cancer Chat, Ysta.

I'm sorry to read about your diagnosis. To find out you have stage 4 lung cancer, especially when you’d had hardly any symptoms apart from the changes in your hand, must have come as a real shock.

It sounds like things moved very quickly once you spoke to your doctor, and you’ve already been through so much in such a short time - scans, biopsies, tests and now the difficult wait for more results. I hope the steroids continue to help while your team works on a treatment plan.

If and when you feel ready, you might find helpful to read this information about lung cancer we have from our website.

Also, just to let you know, our lovely team nurses is available if you'd find it helpful to speak to someone directly. They’re there to listen, answer questions, or simply talk things through and you can reach them on 0808 800 4040, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

You're not alone in this, Ysta, we're all here whenever you need to talk or just share how you’re feeling.

With warmest wishes,

Renata, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi Ysta, I was guided to your post via admin. Like you I had no real symptoms just a pain in my side, told OA then pneumonia when infact it was lung cancer that had spread to adrenal gland, ribs, iliac bone and a lymph node. This has all happened very quickly and tomorrow I have my treatment plan meeting. Scared us not the word! What treatments are you having? Love to hear back as to how you are doing x 

Hi Christina, sorry to hear of your cancer. It is a big shock to find out you are phase 4. Unfortunately I have a cancer for which there is limited options and was told by Oncologist that my time is short. I have small cell lung cancer that has spread to brain and adrenal glands. I am on chemo just now, that works well but it will come back even more aggressive.

I am taking it one day at a time and to be honest coping quite well. My attitude is mainly WTF !  I do have times when I lose it, but consider that healthy. Get my emotions out then move on. But how you cope is very individual to you. There is no ‘correct’ way. 

This is very much a learning situation, not used to being ill ! How you react to the chemo varies. My issue was constipation - joy. I wish you the best and pass on lots of hugs.