Kungani kufanele ubonane nodokotela wezifo zomdlavuza? Ake sifunde ngalokhu.

Uma udokotela wakho ethi, "Ngidinga ukubona udokotela wezifo zomdlavuza," ungase wesabe kancane. Kuvamile ukuzibuza ukuthi, "Ingabe nginomdlavuza?" Kodwa, akunjalo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngezinye izikhathi kungaba yindlela yokudlulisela ukungabaza. Ngakho-ke, ngaphandle kokuchitha isikhathi, ake sixoxe ngokuthi ungubani udokotela wezifo zomdlavuza, ukuthi benzani ngempela, nokuthi kufanele ubabone nini.

Ubani lo dokotela wezifo zomdlavuza?

Kalula nje, sibiza odokotela abaxilonga futhi belapha umdlavuza ngokuthi udokotela womdlavuza. Lo dokotela uvame ukuba ngumhlinzeki wezempilo oyinhloko womuntu onomdlavuza. Cabanga ngalo dokotela njengokaputeni wethimba lakho ekulweni nomdlavuza. Indima yakhe ukuhlela ukwelashwa, ukukunikeza ukwesekwa okudingayo, futhi, uma kudingeka, ukuxhumanisa ukwelashwa kwakho nabanye ochwepheshe. Sibiza lo mkhakha wezokwelapha ohlobene nomdlavuza (i-Oncology) .

Yini ngempela eyenziwa yi-oncologist?

Udokotela womdlavuza uphatha iziguli phakathi nesifo sazo. Lokho kusho ukuthi:

• Isinyathelo sokuqala ukuqinisekisa umdlavuza wesiguli.
• Ukuchaza umdlavuza kanye nesigaba sawo ngendlela elula esigulini nasemndenini.
• Ukuchaza zonke izindlela zokwelapha ezitholakalayo kanye nokuncoma uhlelo lokwelapha olungcono kakhulu lwesiguli.
• Ukuqapha isimo sesiguli phakathi nesikhathi sokwelashwa.
• Ukusiza ekuphatheni imiphumela emibi kanye nezimpawu ezibangelwa yilesi sifo kanye nokwelashwa kwaso.

Kunezinhlobo eziningi ezikhethekile ngaphakathi kodokotela be-oncologist, ngakho uzosebenza ukuze afake odokotela abafanelana kahle nohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa eqenjini lakho.

Kukuziphi izimo lapho uthunyelwa khona kudokotela wezifo zomdlavuza?

Uma udokotela womndeni wakho esola okuthile, angakudlulisela kudokotela womdlavuza ukuze athole umbono ochwepheshe. Lokhu kuzosiza ekutholeni imbangela eqondile yenkinga yakho futhi kukunikeze ukwelashwa okungcono kakhulu.

1. Hlola ukuthi kukhona iqhubu noma iqhubu elingavamile emzimbeni

Akulula ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi udokotela ojwayelekile abone ngokushesha ukuthi iqhubu liwumdlavuza noma cha. Ngakho-ke, kudluliselwa kudokotela wezifo zomdlavuza ukuze kuqhutshekwe nokuhlolwa. Ngokubhekisela kulokhu,

• Kuyaduduza ukwazi ukuthi awunawo umdlavuza.
• Ungaqinisekisa ukuthi imbangela yezimpawu zakho akuyona umdlavuza.
• Uma kuyingozi, kungatholakala ezigabeni zokuqala . Khona-ke amathuba okuba ukwelashwa kuphumelele aphezulu.

2. Hlela ukwelashwa uma umdlavuza usuqinisekisiwe

Uma kutholakale ukuthi unomdlavuza, uzothunyelwa kudokotela wezifo zomdlavuza. Uzohlola isimo sakho, achaze izinketho zakho zokwelashwa, bese enikeza isincomo. Uhlelo lokwelashwa lungafaka:

• Ukwelashwa ngemisebe : Ukunciphisa ukukhula kwesimila ngenkathi kunciphisa umonakalo ezicutshini ezinempilo.
• Ukuhlinzwa : Ukususa isimila ngokuhlinzwa.
• Ukwelashwa okuqondiwe: Ukunciphisa ukusabalala komdlavuza kwezinye izindawo.
• Ukwelashwa ngamakhemikhali : Ukwelashwa okubhubhisa amangqamuzana omdlavuza .

3. Thola Umbono Wesibili

Umdlavuza uyisifo esiyinkimbinkimbi. Ngakho-ke, kuvamile kakhulu ukufuna umbono wesibili kudokotela womdlavuza. Ungazizwa unecala ngakho noma uthukuthelele udokotela wakho. Ngokuthola umbono wesibili,

• Ungathola uchwepheshe ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi unesifo.
• Ungafunda kabanzi ngohlobo kanye nesigaba somdlavuza.
• Ungafunda ngezinye izindlela zokwelapha .
• Ungafunda ngezivivinyo zemitholampilo ezitholakalayo .

4. Ngezimo ezihlobene negazi

Udokotela we-hematologist-oncologist uphinde elaphe izifo ezingezona ezomdlavuza ezihlobene negazi. Udokotela angakuthumela uma unezimpawu ezifana nalezi:

• Izimpawu ze-Anemia: Izinzipho ezibuthakathaka, ulimi oluvuvukile , ukukhathala okukhulu, isifo senhliziyo.
• Izimpawu zesifo se-sickle cell: ukutheleleka okuvamile, ukuvuvukala kwamalungu, izinkinga zokubona, iziqephu zobuhlungu obukhulu.
• Izimpawu zokuqhekeka kwegazi (i-Thrombosis): Ukuvuvukala, ubuhlungu, ukushintsha kombala wendawo ethintekile.

Yini okufanele uyilindele uma uya kudokotela wezifo zomdlavuza?

Ukuqokwa kwakho kokuqala ukubonisana. Umgomo oyinhloko kadokotela ukuthola ukuthi unomdlavuza yini, ukuthi ukuphi, futhi uma kunjalo, ukukunikeza izinsiza ezingcono kakhulu zokuphatha isimo sakho. Phakathi nalokhu kuqokwa, udokotela uzokuxilonga kahle futhi akubuze ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha kanye nowomndeni wakho. Ungakhohlwa ukuletha yonke imibiko yakho yangaphambilini kanye nohlu lwanoma yimiphi imithi oyiphuzayo (kufaka phakathi izithasiselo).Uzobuyekeza ama-scan asenziwe kakade futhi, uma kudingeka, a-ode ukuhlolwa okusha. Lokhu kungafaka ukuhlolwa kwegazi nomchamo, kanye nokuhlolwa kwezithombe njenge -CT scan, i-MRI, i-PET scan noma i-ultrasound . Uma kusolwa ukuthi umdlavuza ukhona, i-biopsy, ehilela ukususa ingxenye encane yezicubu, ivame ukudingwa ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa. Le sampula yezicubu ihlolwa udokotela wezifo ukuze abone ukuthi kukhona yini amangqamuzana omdlavuza. Uma umdlavuza noma isifo esihlobene negazi siqinisekiswa, izinyathelo ezilandelayo zikadokotela yilezi:

• Ukuchaza zonke izindlela zokwelapha ezitholakalayo kuwe kanye nokumncoma kwakhe.
• Ukukhuluma ngokwesaba kwakho nokukhathazeka kwakho.
• Ukuhlanganisa ithimba lochwepheshe elidingekayo ukuze linikeze uhlelo oluphelele lokwelashwa.
• Ukunikeza umbono oyisisekelo (isibikezelo) mayelana nokwenzeka kokwelapha lesi sifo.

Ungase ube nemibuzo eminingi okufanele uyibuze udokotela. Ungagcini noma yimuphi wayo engqondweni. Isibonelo,

• Uma ufuna ukuthola umbono wesibili, kufanele uwuthole kuphi futhi nini?
• Ingabe ukwelashwa kuzothinta ukuzala kwami?
• Iyini imiphumela emibi yokwelashwa?
• Yiziphi izinsiza (amaqembu okusekela) ezitholakalayo ukungisiza?
• Iyini imigomo kanye namazinga empumelelo alolu hlelo lokwelashwa?

Udokotela we-Oncologist ngesiSinhala, uchwepheshe womdlavuza, ukwelashwa komdlavuza, i-chemotherapy, ukwelashwa ngemisebe, izimpawu zomdlavuza, ukuxilongwa komdlavuza eSri Lanka