Musaope mankhwala a chemotherapy! Tiyeni tikambirane mwachidule.

Dokotala akakuuzani inu kapena wokondedwa wanu kuti akufunika kupatsidwa mankhwala a chemotherapy, mungamve mantha ndi nkhawa zambiri. Zimenezo n’zachibadwa. Tikamva mawu akuti "chemo," nthawi zambiri timakhala ndi chithunzi chovuta komanso chopweteka m’maganizo mwathu. Koma tikaphunzira zambiri za chithandizochi, mantha amenewo amatha. Choncho lero, tiyeni tikambirane za chemotherapy, zomwe imachita, komanso momwe tingathanirane nayo m’njira yosavuta komanso yochezeka.

Kodi mankhwala a chemotherapy ndi chiyani kwenikweni?

Mwachidule, chemotherapy ndi mtundu wa mankhwala omwe amaperekedwa kuti aphe maselo a khansa. Amatchedwanso "chemo" mwachidule. Uwu ndi mtundu umodzi wokha wa mankhwala a khansa. Palinso mitundu ina ya mankhwala yomwe imagwiritsidwanso ntchito polimbana ndi maselo a khansa.

• Chithandizo cha mahomoni: Mahomoni amathandiza mitundu ina ya khansa kukula. Chithandizochi chimagwira ntchito poletsa khansa kuti isatenge mahomoni amenewo.
• Chithandizo cha Immunotherapy: Awa ndi mankhwala omwe amathandiza chitetezo cha mthupi lathu kulimbana ndi khansa.
• Chithandizo cholunjika: Mankhwalawa amagwira ntchito mwa kusintha momwe maselo a khansa amagawikira ndi kuchita zinthu, zomwe zimalepheretsa kukula kwawo.

Mankhwalawa amayang'aniridwa ndi dokotala wa khansa . Nthawi zina chemotherapy imaperekedwa pamodzi ndi opaleshoni kapena chithandizo cha radiation.

Kodi chithandizochi chimagwira ntchito bwanji?

Maselo a khansa ndi maselo omwe amagawikana ndikuchulukana mwachangu komanso mosalamulirika. Mankhwala a chemotherapy amagwira ntchito powononga maselo a khansa omwe amagawikana mwachangu ndikusiya kugawikana.

Dokotala wanu angagwiritse ntchito mankhwala a chemotherapy pazifukwa zosiyanasiyana. Onani tebulo ili kuti mumvetse.

Kodi timakonzekera bwanji chithandizo cha mankhwala a chemo?

Musanayambe kulandira chithandizo, dokotala wanu adzakuyesani mayeso kuti aone ngati thanzi lanu likugwirizana ndi zomwe mukufuna. Pakadali pano, mutha kukonzekera nokha mwanjira iyi. Kukonzekera kumeneku kudzakupatsani mphamvu zambiri, zamaganizo komanso zakuthupi.

• Dziwani zambiri za chithandizo: Funsani dokotala wanu za mitundu ya mankhwala a chemotherapy omwe mudzalandire, ubwino wawo, ndi zotsatirapo zake zomwe zingachitike. Mukadziwa zambiri za izi, zimakhala zosavuta kuti muthane nazo.
• Konzekerani pasadakhale zotsatirapo zake: Mwachitsanzo, ngati mukudziwa kuti tsitsi lanu lingatayike, mutha kusankha kuvala wigi kapena sikafu yabwino pasadakhale. Pakhoza kukhala kusintha kwa khungu komanso kukhudzidwa ndi dzuwa. Mutha kukonzekera pasadakhale mankhwala osamalira khungu ofatsa kuti mugwiritse ntchito panthawi ngati zimenezi.
• Pitani kwa dokotala wa mano: Mankhwala a chemotherapy angayambitse zilonda pakamwa komanso kusintha kwa kukoma kwa chakudya. Chifukwa chake, ndikofunikira kwambiri kuchiza mavuto aliwonse a mano kapena matenda a m'kamwa musanayambe chithandizo.
• Ganizirani nkhani zachuma: Dziwani zambiri za inshuwalansi ndi maubwino a chipatala pasadakhale. Mukakonzekera zinthuzi pasadakhale, zidzakhala zosavuta kuti muganizire kwambiri za chithandizo chokha.
• Konzani nthawi yanu yogwirira ntchito: Mungafunike kusintha masiku ndi maola anu ogwirira ntchito. Lankhulani ndi dokotala wanu za momwe chithandizo chanu chingakhudzire ntchito yanu, kenako lankhulani ndi abwana anu ndikukonzekera moyenera.
• Konzani tsiku la chithandizo: Konzani nthawi yomwe chithandizocho chidzatenge komanso zomwe mungachite panthawi yake (werengani buku, mverani nyimbo). Kudya chakudya chochepa pafupifupi ola limodzi chithandizo chisanachitike kungathandize kuchepetsa zotsatirapo zoyipa monga nseru.

Kodi chimachitika ndi chiyani panthawi ya chithandizo?

Zomwe mwakumana nazo zingasiyane malinga ndi momwe mumapatsidwira mankhwala a chemotherapy. Nthawi zambiri, mankhwala a chemotherapy amaperekedwa m'njira yomwe imayenda m'thupi lonse. Izi zimatchedwa `systemic chemotherapy`.

Nthawi zina, mankhwala a chemotherapy amaperekedwa pofuna kuthana ndi khansa yokha. Mwachitsanzo, mankhwala a intrathecal chemotherapy amaperekedwa m'madzi apakati pa ubongo ndi msana.

Momwe chemotherapy imaperekedwera kudzera mu IV (njira ya m'mitsempha)

Zipangizo zosiyanasiyana zimagwiritsidwa ntchito popereka mankhwala kudzera m'mitsempha.

• Singano: Nthawi zambiri imalumikizidwa ndi mtsempha womwe uli m'dzanja.
• Catheter: Chubu chopyapyala komanso chosinthasintha, chomwe nthawi zambiri chimayikidwa mumtsempha womwe uli pachifuwa.
• Chophimba: Kachipangizo kakang'ono kofanana ndi diski komwe kamayikidwa pansi pa khungu. Singano imalumikizidwa ku chophimba ichi pamene mankhwala akufunika kuperekedwa.
• Pump: Chipangizo cholumikizidwa ku catheter kapena doko chomwe chimayang'anira kuperekedwa kwa mankhwala m'thupi pamlingo woyenera komanso muyeso woyenera.

Kodi zotsatirapo zoyipa za mankhwala a chemo ndi ziti?

Ichi ndi chinthu chomwe chimawopseza aliyense kwambiri. Mankhwala a chemotherapy amalimbana ndi maselo omwe amagawanitsa mofulumira. Maselo a khansa ndi maselo omwe amagawanitsa mofulumira. Koma m'matupi athu, si maselo a khansa okha, komanso maselo athanzi omwe amagawanitsa mofulumira. Mwachitsanzo:

• Maselo a tsitsi
• Maselo a m'mimba
• Maselo a magazi (maselo ofiira a magazi, maselo oyera a magazi)
• Maselo a khungu

Popeza mankhwala a chemo sangathe kusiyanitsa maselo athanzi awa ndi maselo a khansa, amathanso kuwononga maselo athanzi awa. Ichi ndichifukwa chake zotsatirapo zake zimakhalapo.

Zotsatirapo zina zomwe anthu ambiri amakumana nazo ndi izi:

• Kutopa
• Kusanza ndi kusanza
• Kutaya tsitsi
• Kusowa kwa chakudya chokwanira
• Kudzimbidwa kapena kutsegula m'mimba
• Kutuluka magazi
• Kukhala wosavuta kutenga matenda (chifukwa cha kuchepa kwa chitetezo chamthupi)
• Kuchepa kwa magazi m'thupi

Kodi zotsatirapo zake zingapitirirebe pambuyo pa chithandizo?

Zotsatirapo zambiri zimatha pambuyo poti mankhwala asiya. Komabe, zotsatirapo zina zingaonekere miyezi ingapo kapena zaka zingapo pambuyo pake. Izi zimatchedwa 'zotsatirapo zakumapeto'.

• Mavuto okumbukira ndi kuganiza ("ubongo wa chemo")
• Matenda a mtima ('Kuopsa kwa mtima')
• Kuwonongeka kwa mitsempha (Neuropathy)
• Kusamba msanga
• Zotsatira pa kuthekera kobereka ana (Kusabereka)

Mukhozanso kulankhula ndi dokotala wanu za izi ndikupeza upangiri wofunikira.

Kodi mankhwala a chemo angachiritse khansa kwathunthu?

Inde, n'zotheka. Mitundu ina ya khansa imayankha bwino kwambiri ndi mankhwala a chemotherapy. Pazochitika zotere, khansayo imatha kwathunthu pambuyo pa chithandizo. Madokotala amagwiritsa ntchito mawu oti "kuchiritsa" mosamala, chifukwa nthawi zonse pamakhala mwayi wochepa kwambiri kuti khansayo ibwererenso.

Komabe, pali anthu mamiliyoni ambiri padziko lonse lapansi omwe achira kwathunthu ku khansa ndipo akukhala ndi moyo wathanzi chifukwa cha mankhwala a chemotherapy. Choncho musachite mantha. Ichi ndi chida chothandiza kwambiri komanso champhamvu cholimbana ndi khansa.