Ngaba nawe ufumana iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga ezivela kunyango lomhlaza (i-chemotherapy)? Makhe sithethe ngale nto!

Njengonyango lomhlaza, nawe `( Xa usebenzisa i-chemotherapy , kuyinto eqhelekileyo ukuba nemiphumo emibi. Kalula nje, i-chemotherapy isebenzisa amayeza ukubulala iiseli ezikhula ngokukhawuleza, ezifana neeseli zomhlaza. La mayeza ayayithintela iiseli zomhlaza ukuba zingahlukani kwaye zikhule. I-Chemotherapy liyeza elinamandla lokulwa nomhlaza, yiyo loo nto oogqirha bedla ngokuyicebisa.

Kutheni i-chemotherapy ibangela iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga?

Nangona kunjalo, kukho ingxaki encinci koku. Amayeza e-chemotherapy awakwazi ukubona umahluko phakathi kweeseli zomhlaza ezikhula ngokukhawuleza kunye neeseli eziphilileyo ezikhula ngokukhawuleza. Ngoko ke, xa la mayeza e-chemotherapy ewonakalisa neeseli eziphilileyo, ufumana iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga. Iintlobo zeeseli ezinokuthi zonakaliswe yi-chemotherapy zezi:

• Iiseli zakho zolusu kunye neengcambu zeenwele (iifollicle zeenwele).
• Iiseli ezingaphakathi emlonyeni ((mucosa)), iiseli ezikwinkqubo yokugaya ukutya , kunye neeseli ezikwinkqubo yokuzala .
• Umongo wethambo uneeseli ezenza igazi (iiseli ezimhlophe zegazi, iiseli ezibomvu zegazi, kunye neeplatelets).

Kodwa kukho iindaba ezimnandi. Nangona iiseli zomhlaza ezonakeleyo zisifa, iiseli zethu eziphilileyo zinokukhula kwakhona. Uninzi lwabantu lunikwa i-chemotherapy ngemijikelo, okanye imijikelo. Oku kunika iiseli zakho ixesha lokukhula kwakhona. Ukunika umzimba wakho ixesha lokuphiliswa kwenza kube lula ukulawula iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga.

Akukho mntu waziyo ukuba unjani. Nokuba kuza kubakho iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga na kwaye ziza kuba nzima kangakanani na. Nangona kunjalo, ukwazi ngeziphumo ebezingalindelekanga ezinokubakho kunye nendlela yokuzilawula kuya kukunceda ukuba ujongane ngcono ne-chemotherapy.

Ziziphi iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga eziqhelekileyo ze-chemotherapy?

Iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga ozifumanayo zixhomekeke ekubeni zeziphi iiseli eziphilileyo ezonakeleyo ngamayeza e-chemotherapy. Uninzi lwazo luxhomekeke kuhlobo lwamayeza e-chemotherapy owafumanayo kunye nomlinganiselo (`(umlinganiselo)`). Iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga eziqhelekileyo zezi:

• Ukudinwa: Le yeyona miphumo ixhaphakileyo yechemotherapy. Ungaziva udiniwe kwaye udiniwe njengoko umzimba wakho uzama ukulwa nomhlaza kwaye uphile emva konyango. I-chemotherapy inokubangela i-anemia, enokukwenza uzive udiniwe.
• Ukulahleka kweenwele : Ukulahleka kweenwele kudla ngokuqala kwiiveki ezintathu zokuqala emva kokuqala i-chemo. Ngamanye amaxesha oku kulahleka kweenwele kunokuba yinto engapheliyo. Nangona kunjalo, uninzi lweenwele luqala ukukhula kwakhona kwiinyanga ezimbini ukuya kwezintathu emva kokuba unyango luphelile. Nangona kunjalo, umbala kunye nobume beenwele ezintsha zinokwahluka kwinto ezaziyiyo ngaphambili.
• Utshintsho lolusu: I-chemotherapy inokubangela ukuba ulusu lwakho lurhawuzelele luze lube bomvu. Ngamanye amaxesha, unokuba namadyungudyungu ezandleni nasezinyaweni zakho (i-hand-foot syndrome). Kwakhona, ulusu lwakho lunokuba novelwano ngakumbi kwilanga ngelixa usebenzisa i-chemotherapy, ngoko ke usenokuba namathuba amaninzi okutshiswa lilanga.
• Isicaphucaphu nokuhlanza: Isicaphucaphu nokuhlanza okubangelwa yi-chemotherapy (CINV) sichaphazela malunga nama-80% abantu abafumana i-chemotherapy. Ngoko ke, kusenokwenzeka ukuba uzive unesicaphucaphu esiswini sakho.
• Utshintsho kwimikhwa yamathumbu: I-Chemo inokubangela ukuqhina kunye norhudo. Abanye abantu basenokungakwazi ukumelana ne-lactose okwethutyana ngelixa besebenzisa i-chemo.
• Ukulahlekelwa yinkanuko: Unyango ngamakhemikhali lunokutshintsha indlela oziva ngayo incasa kwaye lukwenze ulahlekelwe yinkanuko yokutya. Umzekelo, ukutya okukrakrayo kunokunambitheka kabuhlungu ngaphezu kwesiqhelo. Konke ukutya kunokunambitheka njengesinyithi.
• Ubunzima bokutya: Izilonda zomlomo kunye nomphimbo obuhlungu zinokwenza ukutya kube buhlungu. Ezi zikwaziphumo eziqhelekileyo ze-chemo.
• Iingxaki zesinyi kunye nezintso: Amanye amayeza e-chemotherapy angenza kube nzima ukuchama kwaye akhuphe yonke into kwisinyi sakho. Usenokuba neentlungu okanye ukutsha xa uchama, ukuziva ngathi kufuneka uchame rhoqo, okanye ukuvuza komchamo ngokungazikhetheliyo ( ukungakwazi ukuzibamba komchamo ).
• Inkqubo yomzimba yokuzikhusela ebuthathaka: I-chemotherapy inokunciphisa inani leeseli ezimhlophe zegazi lakho, nto leyo eyonyusa umngcipheko wokugula. Abantu abasebenzisa i-chemotherapy basengozini enkulu yesifo esibizwa ngokuba yi-neutropenia, esikukuncipha kohlobo lweseli olulwa nosulelo.
• Ukudumba nokopha: I-Chemo inokubangela ukuba inani leeplatelet zakho lehle. Xa iiplatelet zakho ziphantsi (thrombocytopenia), ungopha ngokulula ukuba wenzakele. Ungopha lula, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha ungabona amabala amancinci abomvu (petechiae) phantsi kolusu.
• I-peripheral neuropathy: Le meko ibangelwa yi-chemotherapy (i-Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy - CIPN) inokubangela iintlungu, ukungakhululeki, kunye neenaliti kwiindawo ezithile zomzimba wakho, ingakumbi izandla neenyawo zakho. Usenokuba nobunzima bokulawula izihlunu zakho.
• Ingxaki yokucinga nokukhumbula: Imeko ebizwa ngokuba yi-"chemo brain" ingakwenza ungakwazi ukucinga kakuhle. Abanye abantu abasebenzisa i-chemo baneengxaki zememori, ingakumbi iingxaki zememori zexesha elifutshane.
• Iingxaki zesondo kunye nokuzala: I-chemotherapy inokubangela amanqanaba aphantsi e-estrogen kunye ne-testosterone. Oku kunokuchaphazela amandla akho okuba nabantwana kunye nomdla wakho wesondo. Oku kunokukhokelela ekupheliseni ukuya exesheni kwangethuba. Amanye amayeza e-chemotherapy anokonakalisa usana olungekazalwa ukuba ukhulelwe okanye ukhulelwa omnye umntu ngexesha lonyango.

Ungayilawula njani imiphumo emibi ye-chemotherapy?

Ugqirha wakho unokukunika iingcebiso malunga nento onokuyenza ukulawula iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga ozifumanayo okwangoku. Okwangoku, kukho iindlela ezisebenzayo zokukunceda.

Lawula ukudinwa.

Ezi zinto ziya kukunceda ukulawula ukudinwa ngexesha nasemva konyango lwakho lwe-chemo:

• Landelela amanqanaba akho amatsha amandla: Qaphela ukuba uziva udiniwe nini kwaye kutheni. Bhala phantsi iveki yonke. Wakuba uwazi kakuhle amanqanaba akho amandla, kuya kuba lula ukucwangcisa usuku lwakho.
• Cwangcisa imisebenzi yakho yemihla ngemihla: Khawuthelekelele ukuba unamandla amancinci kunesiqhelo kwimisebenzi yakho yemihla ngemihla. Ngale mida mitsha, gqiba ekubeni yeyiphi imisebenzi ekufuneka ibekwe phambili, yeyiphi enokurhoxiswa, okanye yeyiphi enokuncedwa.
• Linganisa umsebenzi nokuphumla: Thatha ikhefu rhoqo ngelixa usenza umthambo olula wemihla ngemihla, njengokuhamba. Kulungile ukulala kancinci (imizuzu engama-30 okanye ngaphantsi) emini, kodwa ungalali kakhulu kangangokuba ungalali ebusuku.
• Cinga ngempilo yakho: Yitya ukutya okunesondlo, yenza umthambo owaneleyo, lala ngokwaneleyo, kwaye ulawule uxinzelelo. Bona ingcali yokutya okanye ingcali yezengqondo ukuze ufumane uncedo ekucwangciseni inkqubo enempilo yokujongana ne-chemotherapy.

Lungela ukuqala iinwele.

Ungenza ezi zinto ukunceda iinwele zakho zikhule:

• Cwangcisa kwangaphambili utshintsho: Fumana iwigi ehambelana neenwele zakho. Yongeza iminqwazi, izikhafu zentloko, kunye nezikhafu kwikhabhathi yakho. Buza ugqirha wakho malunga neenkqubo ezifana ne-"Look Good Feel Better," ezinokukunceda ukulawula imiphumo ye-chemo kwinkangeleko yakho.
• Phatha iinwele zakho ngobunono:Kuphephe ukuhlamba rhoqo iinwele zakho ngeshampu nokusebenzisa iimveliso zokuhombisa ezingonakalisa iinwele zakho. Oku kuquka izixhobo zokuhombisa ezisebenzisa ubushushu. Hlamba iinwele zakho ngamanzi afudumeleyo uze uzomise ngetawuli.
• Khusela intloko yakho kunye nentloko yakho: Xa uphuma phandle, nxiba ikepusi, iqhiya lentloko, isikhafu, okanye umnqwazi owenziwe ngelaphu elithambileyo lomqhaphu ukuze ukhusele intloko yakho.

Nyanga utshintsho lolusu

Ukongeza ekunyamekeleni ulusu lwakho, kufuneka wenze ezi zinto zilandelayo:

• Lula ulusu lwakho: Kuphephe ukusebenzisa iimveliso ezifana nezinto zokuthambisa, iziqholo, iipowders, kunye neekhrimu ezinevumba elinamandla ezinokucaphukisa ulusu lwakho. Coca ulusu lwakho ngamanzi afudumeleyo kunye nesepha ethambileyo. Lula ulusu lwakho endaweni yokuluhlikihla ngetawuli.
• Khusela ulusu lwakho ekonakalisweni: Musa ukufaka ubushushu (njenge-heating pad) okanye ubushushu (njenge-ice pack) ngqo eluswini lwakho. Musa ukufaka i-medical tape okanye amabhandeji eluswini olonakeleyo ngaphandle kokuba ugqirha wakho ekuxelele ukuba wenze njalo.
• Zikhusele elangeni: Xa uphuma phandle, faka i-sunscreen ene-SPF engama-30 nangaphezulu kwaye uphinde uyifake rhoqo. Unganxiba umnqwazi omkhulu okanye impahla yokuzikhusela ukuze ugqume ulusu lwakho.
• Vumela ulusu lwakho luphefumle: Nxiba impahla engagugiyo eyenziwe ngemicu yendalo efana nekotoni.

Lawula isicaphucaphu, ukuhlanza, kunye notshintsho kwindlela yokuhamba kwamathumbu

Ukuze unciphise umngcipheko weengxaki zokugaya ukutya (okanye unciphise ubukhali bazo), yenza ezi zinto zilandelayo:

• Cwangcisa ukutya kwakho malunga nonyango lwakho lwe-chemotherapy: Ukutya kakhulu ngaphambi okanye emva konyango lwakho lwe-chemotherapy kunokunyusa umngcipheko wakho wokuba nesicaphucaphu. Zinike ixesha elaneleyo lokutya ngexesha lonyango lwakho.
• Yitya ngengqondo: Yitya ukutya okuncinci rhoqo imini yonke. Hlafuna ukutya kwakho kakuhle ukuze umzimba wakho ube nexesha elaneleyo lokukugaya. Kuphephe ukutya okuneziqholo, okunamafutha, nokunzima ukukugaya. Kuphephe ukutya okukuhluthisayo, kunye nobisi kunye neemveliso zobisi ukuba zibangela urhudo.
• Sela amanzi ngononophelo: Sela iiglasi zamanzi ezi-ounces ezi-6 ukuya kwezi-8 ngosuku, kodwa sela phakathi kokutya endaweni yokutya. Ukuze unciphise ukucaphuka kwesisu, sela iziselo ezibandayo ezifana nesoda eqhelekileyo, iijusi zeziqhamo ezingenaswekile, kunye neziselo ezinencasa. Iipakethi zeqhwa kunye ne-gelatin nazo zilungile.
• Phumla, phumla: Phumla emva kokutya ukuze isisu sakho sibe nexesha lokuzola.
• Sela amayeza (njengoko kuchaziwe): Ugqirha wakho angakunika amayeza okunceda ekunciphiseni iimpawu.

Ukuba uphelelwa ngumdla wokutya okanye ubunzima bokutya

Musa ukuvumela ukutya kubonakale njengomsebenzi, kunokufuneka utshintshe indlela olungiselela ngayo ukutya kunye nezidlo ezikhawulezayo, kunye nendlela otya ngayo. Ungakwenza oku kulandelayo:

• Phucula incasa yokutya:Ukuze ususe incasa yesinyithi, ungatya iziqhamo ezimuncu okanye ufunxe i-sour toffee enencasa yeziqhamo. Kuphephe ukusebenzisa izitya zesinyithi. Ukuba incasa yakho iyancipha, ungazama iincasa ezintsha, ezifana nesaladi yokugquma.
• Gcina umlomo wakho umanzi ukuze kube lula ukuginya: Ukusela iziselo ngelixa usitya okanye uzama iziselo ezinempilo ezimanzi kunokunceda ukugcina umlomo wakho umanzi. Funxa iityhubhu zomkhenkce okanye iilekese ezingenaswekile ngexesha lokutya. Amathe okwenziwa kunye neemveliso zeBiotene ® nazo zinokunceda.
• Nyanga izilonda zomlomo ngobunono: Ukuze uthintele ukuba izilonda zomlomo zingabi zimbi kakhulu, yitya ukutya okuthambileyo kubushushu begumbi. Ziphephe iziselo ezine-carbonated, ukutya kobisi, kunye nokutya okune-asidi (njengelamuni). Zama ukuphepha ikofu, itshokolethi, kunye notywala. Ugqirha wakho unokucebisa ukutya okuthambileyo.

Kwiingxaki zesinyi kunye nezintso

Ezi zinto zinokunceda ukulawula okanye ukuthintela iingxaki zesinyi kunye nezintso:

• Sela iziselo ngobulumko: Sela iikomityi ezintandathu ukuya kwezisibhozo ze-ounces ezisibhozo zamanzi ngosuku, kodwa ziphephe iziselo ezikwenza uchame rhoqo, ezifana nekofu kunye notywala.
• Nciphisa umngcipheko wakho wosulelo lomchamo (UTIs): Hlamba endaweni yokuhlamba, nxiba impahla yangaphantsi yekotoni, kwaye uphephe impahla eqinileyo. Ukuba usebenzisa i-catheter, landela imiyalelo kagqirha wakho ngendlela yokuyinyamekela.
• Cwangcisa ukuya kwindlu yangasese: Cwangcisa ukuya kwindlu yangasese rhoqo emva kweeyure ezimbalwa, kwaye uzinike ixesha lokuchama ngaphambi kokuba uzilolonge nangaphambi kokuba ulale.

Qinisa inkqubo yomzimba yokuzikhusela ebuthathaka

Ezi zinto ziya kunceda ukuthintela usulelo ngelixa usebenzisa i-"Chemo":

• Fumana zonke iigonyo ezicetyiswayo: Zikhusele ngokufumana zonke iigonyo zakho ngexesha.
• Landela iindlela ezilungileyo zococeko: ukuhlamba izandla zakho rhoqo, ukunxiba impahla ecocekileyo neyomileyo, kunye nokucoca nokubopha amanxeba ngokukhawuleza kunokunciphisa umngcipheko wosulelo.
• Zikhusele ekusasazekeni kweentsholongwane: Kuphephe ukusondelana nabantu abagulayo de baphile. Nxiba imaski ukuba usengozini yokufumana iintsholongwane okanye iintsholongwane eziphuma emoyeni. Pheka ukutya kakuhle ukuze uthintele ukutyhefeka kokutya.
• Fumana inaliti yokwandisa iiseli zakho ezimhlophe zegazi (ukuba kuyacetyiswa): Ugqirha wakho unokucebisa inaliti ye-granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF). Olu nyango luvuselela umzimba wakho ukuba wenze iiseli ezintsha ezimhlophe zegazi eziza kuthatha indawo yezo zonakaliswe yi-chemotherapy.

Ukuba ukrokrela ukuba unosulelo kwaye uthatha `(iChemo)`, bona ugqirha wakho ngoko nangoko. Iimpawu ziquka umkhuhlane kunye nokubanda. Usulelo oluvelayo ngelixa uthatha `(iChemo)` lunokuba yingozi kwaye lude lube yingozi kubomi.

Nciphisa ukugruzuka nokopha

Ezi zinto ziya kunceda ukunciphisa umngcipheko wokudumba nokopha:

• Zama ukuthintela ukuwa: Thatha amanyathelo okuthintela ukuwa ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
• Zama ukuphepha ukusikeka: Sebenzisa ibhrashi yamazinyo ethambileyo ukuthintela ukopha kweentsini. Ukucheba nge-razor yombane ukunciphisa umngcipheko wokusikeka. Fumisa ulusu lwakho nge-moisturizer ethambileyo, engenavumba, kwaye usebenzise i-lip balm ukuthintela ukuqhekeka kwemilebe. Ukuba ezi ndawo zomile kakhulu, zinokopha.
• Ziphephe ezinye iiyeza: Amanye amayeza athengiswa ngaphandle kwemvume kagqirha, anjenge-aspirin kunye ne-ibuprofen, anokunyusa umngcipheko wokopha nokukrweleka. Buza ugqirha wakho ukuba zeziphi iiyeza ezikhuselekileyo onokuzisebenzisa.

Bona ugqirha wakho ngoko nangoko ukuba unesifo sokopha esingenakukunqanda (esithatha imizuzu engaphezu kwembalwa), okanye ukuba unegazi kumchamo okanye kwindle yakho. Xelela ugqirha wakho ukuba unesifo sokopha kwilungu lobufazi esingekuko ukuya exesheni.

Xa uziva ungenazimvakalelo kwaye uneentlungu emagxeni (i-Peripheral neuropathy)

Xelela ugqirha wakho ukuba uneempawu ze-peripheral neuropathy, ezinje ngokuba ndindisholo okanye intlungu ezandleni okanye ezinyaweni zakho. Ngokuxhomekeke kwiimpawu zakho, banokufuna ukutshintsha idosi yakho ye-chemotherapy ukuthintela umonakalo wemithambo-luvo. Basenokufuna nokukunika amayeza okudambisa iintlungu ukunceda ekunciphiseni iimpawu zakho.

Cinga, ukuba kunzima ukukhumbula

Ezi zinto ziya kukunceda uphucule ingqondo yakho kunye nenkumbulo yakho:

• Bona ingcali yezengqondo okanye ingcali yezonyango: Bona ingcali yezempilo yengqondo rhoqo ukuze ikunyamekele impilo yakho yengqondo. Umhlaza ubangela uxinzelelo olukhulu. Ukhathalelo lwempilo yengqondo lubalulekile ngeli xesha.
• Lala ngokwaneleyo: Lala ubuncinane iiyure ezisibhozo ubusuku ngabunye. Umzimba wakho (nengqondo) uyalidinga eli xesha ukuze ululame kwaye uhlaziyeke.
• Zilolonge ingqondo yakho: Zilolonge ingqondo yakho rhoqo ngokufunda iincwadi, ukwenza iiphazili, kunye nokwenza eminye imisebenzi efaka umngeni engqondweni yakho. Buza ugqirha wakho ngemisebenzi efanelekileyo.
• Zama ukuhlala ucwangcisiwe: Bhala amanqaku uze wenze indawo ekhethiweyo yokuwagcina ukuze unciphise uxinzelelo kwinkumbulo yakho. Gcina izinto ozisebenzisa kakhulu ekhayeni lakho zicwangcisiwe ukuze ukwazi ukuzifumana lula.

Ngemiba yesondo kunye nokuzala

Ukuba nomhlaza akuthethi ukuba izinto ezinje ngokusondelana nocwangciso losapho azibalulekanga kangako. Nazi ezinye izinto onokuzenza ukunceda ezi ndawo zobomi bakho:

• Fumana isikhokelo ngemiba yesondo: Thetha nogqirha wakho ngayo nayiphi na imingeni onayo ebhedini. Banokukunika amayeza okunceda ukunciphisa iimpawu ezinje ngokungonwabi kwilungu lobufazi okanye ukungasebenzi kakuhle kwe-erection. Ukuthetha nogqirha ovulelekileyo malunga nesondo nako kunokunceda.
• Cwangcisa ukukhulelwa: Thetha nogqirha wakho malunga nomnqweno wakho wokuba nabantwana ngaphambi kokuba uqale unyango. Banokukunika iingcebiso malunga nendlela yokucwangcisa ukukhulelwa okukhuselekileyo. Banokukuthumela kwizixhobo ezifana ne-sperm banking kunye ne-cryopreservation, ezinokukunceda ube nabantwana emva konyango.

Ziqala nini iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga?

Abantu abaninzi bafumana iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga ezifana nokudinwa kunye nesicaphucaphu kwiintsuku ezimbalwa emva kokufumana i-chemotherapy. Kwakhona, ukuba ufumana izinto ezifana nokuqhina okanye urhudo, zihlala ziqala emva nje kokuba uqale ukufumana i-chemotherapy. Iimpawu zihlala zilandela indlela ethile. Zihlala zisiba mandundu emva kokuba uqale i-chemotherapy kwaye emva koko ziphucuka kancinci ngaphambi komjikelo olandelayo wonyango.

Ukulahlekelwa ziinwele nokudinwa zizinto ezimbini ezahlukeneyo. Iinwele zihlala ziqala ukuhla kwiiveki ezintathu zokuqala zonyango. Ziyakhula kwakhona emva kokuba unyango luphelile. Ukudinwa kudla ngokwanda ngomjikelo ngamnye we-`(Chemo)`. Oku kuthetha ukuba ukuba uzive ubuthathaka emva kweseshoni yokuqala ye-`(Chemo)`, ungaziva ubuthathaka nangakumbi emva kweseshini yesibini.

Nangona kunjalo, akukho shedyuli imiselweyo yokuba iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga zechemotherapy ziqala nini. Ezinye iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga zinokwenzeka phakathi okanye ngasekupheleni konyango lwakho. Indlela oziva ngayo ixhomekeke kwimpilo yakho iyonke kunye nohlobo lonyango olufumanayo.

Ngaba umzimba wakho uza kuphila ngokupheleleyo emva kwe-chemotherapy?

Uninzi lweziphumo ebezingalindelekanga ziyaphela kwiinyanga ezimbalwa emva konyango, kwaye kuthatha malunga neenyanga ezintandathu ukuya kunyaka ukuba uninzi lwabantu lubuyele kwinqanaba lalo langaphambili lamandla.

Ezinye iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga zinokuhlala iinyanga, kwaneminyaka. Ezinye ziqala emva kokuba unyango luphelile kwaye zihlala ixesha elide. Iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga zexesha elide ezinokubakho emva kwechemotherapy ziquka:

• Ukudinwa: Phakathi kwe-15% kunye ne-35% yezigulana ezinomhlaza zikhathala ixesha elide ngenxa yomhlaza.
• Ukuba ndindisholo kunye nentlungu kwimilenze (i-Peripheral neuropathy): Abanye abantu banokufumana iziphumo ze-peripheral neuropathy kangangeenyanga okanye iminyaka. Nangona kunjalo, kubantu abaninzi, imvakalelo ibuya kancinci kancinci.
• Inkungu yobuchopho: Ubunzima bokucinga kunye neengxaki zenkumbulo zinokuhlala iinyanga okanye iminyaka emva kokuba unyango lwe-chemotherapy luphelile.
• Ukulahlekelwa ngamathambo: Unyango lwe-chemotherapy lunokwenza amathambo akho abe buthathaka, nto leyo eyandisa umngcipheko wokuba ne-osteoporosis kunye nokuqhekeka kwamathambo.

Buza ugqirha wakho ngemiphumo emibi enokubakho yexesha elide ye-chemotherapy, kuxhomekeke kwisicwangciso sakho sonyango. Ukuba unemiphumo emibi ongenakukwazi ukuyilawula wedwa, cela ukuba akuthumelele kwiinkonzo zokhathalelo lwe-palliative ezinokukunceda. Ukhathalelo lwe-palliative alulokhathalelo lwe-hospice. Injongo yalo kukunciphisa iimpawu nokuphucula umgangatho wobomi bakho, nokuba iinjongo zakho zonyango zithini.

"Enye yeempendulo ezinzima ukuzifumana xa ubuza malunga neengozi zonyango kunye nemiphumo emibi yile: 'Kuxhomekeke.' Kodwa xa kufikwa kwi-`(Chemotherapy)` (nangona isenokuvakala indala), amava omntu wonke ahlukile ngokwenene. Kwakhona, awunakutsho ukuba iziphumo ezifanayo eziza emva komjikelo wakho wokuqala we-`(Chemo)` ziya kuza emva komjikelo wesibini, wesithathu, okanye wesine.

"Ugqirha wakho unokukunika iingcebiso ngeziphumo ebezingalindelekanga eziqhelekileyo onokuzilindela ngokusekelwe kwindlela yakho yonyango. Banokukunceda uphuhlise isicwangciso sokulawula ukuba ziyavela. Eso sicwangciso kufuneka sisoloko siquka ukwazisa oogqirha bakho ukuba zeziphi iimpawu onazo. Emva koko banokukunceda uzilawule kangangoko banako."

Izinto ekufuneka uzikhumbule kweli nqaku

Kulungile, ngoko ke sithethe kakhulu ngemiphumo emibi ye-chemotherapy. Nazi ezinye zezinto ezibalulekileyo ekufuneka uzikhumbule:

• Nangona i-chemotherapy ilunyango olunamandla olutshabalalisa iiseli zomhlaza, inokonakalisa neeseli ezisempilweni, yiyo loo nto kuvela iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga.
• Ukudinwa, ukulahleka kweenwele, isicaphucaphu, kunye nokuphelelwa ngumdla wokutya zizinto eziqhelekileyo.
• Amava omntu wonke ahlukile. Iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga ozifumanayo, kunye nobunzima bazo, zinokwahluka kwezomnye umntu.
• Uninzi lweziphumo ebezingalindelekanga zezokwexeshana kwaye ziyaphela xa unyango lugqityiwe, kodwa ezinye zisenokuqhubeka.
• Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukuthetha nogqirha wakho ngayo nayiphi na ingxaki onayo. Banokukunceda, bakufundise iindlela zokulawula iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga, kwaye bakunike amayeza ukuba kuyimfuneko.
• Awuwedwa, kukho oogqirha, abahlengikazi, usapho, kunye nabahlobo abakhoyo ukukunceda kolu hambo. Ngoko ke kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlala uqinile.

Ndiyathemba ukuba olu lwazi uza kulufumana luluncedo!

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