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  • About Me

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    dianetavegia

    Female, 58, Married
    Villa Rica, GA, USA
    Member since April 12

    • About Me

      Dx'd on Jan. 2nd with Stage III colon cancer. 5 of 17 nodes tested positive for 'a few cancer cells'. Had surgery Jan. 7th 2009. Chemo bi-weekly and completed on Aug. 12, 2009/. Doing great! Psalm 118:17 I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the Lord has done!

      Dx'd on Jan. 2nd with Stage III colon cancer. 5 of 17 nodes tested positive for 'a few cancer cells'. Had surgery Jan. 7th 2009. Chemo bi-weekly and completed on Aug. 12, 2009/. Doing great! Psalm 118:17 I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the Lord has done!

    • Website

      http://tinyurl.com/diane-s-blog

  • Recent Activity

    Recently:

    • 1 discussion post

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    • dianetavegia wrote a discussion post in the Colon Cancer support group: Hey y'all 12:19pm

      Just checking in! I'm doing great. Dentist appts, out to eat with church ladies twice last week, finished…  
  • Journal

    • My last cheno was yesterday!

      Mood August 13, 2009 11:49am

      I'm feeling a liite queasy today so I took a pill when it became evident that snacking and waiting it out wasn't going to work.  …

    • Had my 11 th tx yesterday out of 12. Almost done!

      Mood July 15, 2009 7:24pm

      So far, so good, but Friday Discconnect generally heralds in the icky feeling and weakness.

       

      One more day!  One more time! HEALED!

    • Had my 9th tx yesterday.

      Mood July 1, 2009 10:03am

      I had to have my tx a day early due to the holiday.  Hoping and praying the crash after disconnect won't be as bad this time!
    • 8th down and 4 more to go

      Mood June 18, 2009 7:48pm

      My oncologist said 'I fully expect you to be fully healed when you finish treatment in August'. 

       

      I was very happy to hear him say …

    • Only 5 more to go!

      Mood June 3, 2009 3:43pm

      Today was my 7th treatment. I slept through the whole thing.  There was just myself and Barbara (age 66 and dx'd 2000) Barbara always sleeps …

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    • Flower

      From CoogeeMum November 11

      It'll be a real beautiful Christmas too this year Diane. My love to you and your family. Tree goes up here Dec 1st.

    • Go For It

      From capecod October 6

      Sounds like you're doing great ---- keep up the momentum. That extra weight will be gone by Thanksgiving!

    • Prayer

      From Mountainheart September 22

      You are so welcomed. I know all about the people who want to put doubts in your head. They just need to know the God I know, and I feel sorry for them if they don't.
      ..........Bonita

    • Well Done

      From GG2009 September 9

      Diane, hope you are doing well, think about you often, keep the faith and the good health that God has given you.

    • Celebration

      From BeckyBoopIIIA August 16

      Such a fabulous accomplishment....god bless and congrats!

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  • Goals

    Goal Completed on Aug 13, 09
  • Support Groups

    • Close Colon Cancer

      Bloating and feeling like my abdomen was full of gas led to a colonoscopy and dx. Stage III with 5 of 17 nodes testing positive for few cancer cells. Mod. aggressive tumor. K-Ras gene.

      Treatments

      Chemotherapy Working / Worked
      FOLFOX, completed August 12th.
      Oxaliplatin Working / Worked
      Underwent 'mop up' chemo.
      Surgery Working / Worked
      I had a lap surgery to remove my tumor (less than 1") and 18 " of colon. Also removed 17 lymph nodes. 5 had 'a few microscopic cancer cells'.
    • Close Bereavement
      Type: Loss of a Sibling

      My only sibling, a younger brother, was murdered three years ago the day after Easter. He was struck and fell, hitting his head. He died hours later from brain fluid leaking. His attacker is in prison.

      Treatments

      Prayer Working / Worked
      Trusting in God and knowing I will see my brother again has given me peace.
      Time Working / Worked
      Time heals all wounds, they say.
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