Ndimncinci, andikhuselekanga, kwaye ndi-COVID-19 ndilungile

Umxholo

• Ndihlale okanye ndihambe?
• Amava am nge-COVID-19
• Inkqubo yovavanyo lwe-COVID-19
• Inkqubo yam yokubuyisela kwimeko yesiqhelo
• I-COVID-19 iluchaphazele njani unyango lwezifo zikaCrohn
• Yintoni elandelayo?

Andizange ndicinge ukuba iholide yosapho ingakhokelela koku.

Xa i-COVID-19, isifo esabangelwa yinoveli coronavirus, yaqala ukubetha iindaba, kwabonakala ngathi sisifo esijolise kubantu abadala abagulayo nabadala kuphela. Oontanga bam abaninzi baziva bengenakoyiswa kuba bebancinci kwaye besempilweni.

ndinga jonga njengomfanekiso wempilo kwiminyaka engama-25 ubudala, kodwa ndithathe ii-immunosuppressants iminyaka ukunyanga isifo sam sikaCrohn.

Ngesiquphe, ndandikwelo qela lalisemngciphekweni omkhulu weengxaki ezivela kule ntsholongwane intsha abanye abantu babeyithatha ngokungathí sina, kwaye abanye babengekho. Njengomfundi wesine unyaka wobugqirha malunga nokuqala ukujikeleza kwigumbi likaxakeka, bendinexhala. Kodwa andizange ndicinge ukuba ndingafunyaniswa ndine-COVID-19.

Oku konke kwakulungile ngaphambi kokuba ilizwe lonke lizimele lodwa ukuze liqale ukusebenza. Abantu bebesaya emsebenzini. Iibhari kunye neeresityu zazisavuliwe. Kwakungabikho ukunqongophala kwephepha langasese.

Ndihlale okanye ndihambe?

Phantse kunyaka ophelileyo, abazala bam bacwangcisa uhambo ekuqaleni kuka-Matshi ukuya eCosta Rica ukubhiyozela umtshato ozayo womzala wethu. Xa uhambo lwalujikeleze ekugqibeleni, sasicinga ukuba kuncinci ukusasazeka koluntu kwaye i-COVID-19 yayisisifo sabahambi kude nolwandle, ngenxa yoko asikhange sirhoxise.

Iqela labali-17 kuthi lichithe impelaveki ende emnandi yokufunda ukuntywila emanzini, ukukhwela ii-ATV ukuya kwingxangxasi, nokwenza i-yoga elunxwemeni. Sasingazi ukuba uninzi lwethu kungekudala luza kuba ne-COVID-19.

Xa sasikhwele inqwelo-moya sigoduka, safumanisa ukuba omnye wabazala bethu wayenxibelelana ngqo nomhlobo wakhe owafunyaniswa enayo i-COVID-19. Ngenxa yokuvezwa sisakhono kunye nokuhamba kwamazwe aphesheya, sonke sigqibe kwelokuba sizihlukanise sodwa emakhayeni ethu sakube sifikile. Mna nodadewethu, uMichelle, sahlala kwikhaya lethu lobuntwana kunokuba sibuyele kumagumbi esihlala kuwo.

Amava am nge-COVID-19

Kwiintsuku ezimbini siziva sodwa, uMichelle wehla nomkhuhlane okumgangatho ophantsi, ukugodola, iintlungu zomzimba, ukudinwa, intloko ebuhlungu kunye nentlungu yamehlo. Uthe ulusu lwakhe luziva lubuthathaka ngokungathi lonke uchuku luthumela umothuko emzimbeni. Oku kwahlala iintsuku ezi-2 ngaphambi kokuba axineke kwaye alahlekelwe livumba.

Ngosuku olulandelayo, ndahlaselwa ngumkhuhlane, ndigodola, ndiqaqanjelwa ngumzimba, ndidiniwe kwaye ndiqaqanjelwa ngumqala. Ndaphela ndinezilonda emqaleni ezopha kwaye ndinentloko ebukhali, ngaphandle nje kokuba ndingafane ndibanjwe yintloko. Ndiphelelwe ngumdla wokutya kwaye kungekudala ndaye ndangcungcutheka kakhulu ukuya kuthi ga kwinqanaba lokuba akukho ndawo yokuphamba ekhawuntareni okanye imbiza ye-neti ebonelele ngoncedo.

Ezi mpawu bezihlupha, kodwa zinobulali kakhulu xa kuthelekiswa nale nto siyivayo ngoku malunga nezigulana ezigula kakhulu kumatshini wokuphefumla. Nangona amandla am ayengaphucukanga, ndandisakwazi ukuphuma ndithathe uhambo olufutshane iintsuku ezininzi kwaye ndidlale imidlalo nosapho lwam.

Kwiintsuku ezimbini ndigula, ndaphelelwa ngamandla kukungcamla nokujoja, nto leyo eyandenza ndacinga ukuba ndinosulelo lwesono. Ukuphulukana nemvakalelo kwakukukhulu kangangokuba ndandingakwazi nokufumana ivumba elibi njengeviniga okanye ukuxubha utywala. Ekuphela kwento ebendinokuyingcamla yityuwa.

Ngosuku olulandelayo, yayizizo zonke iindaba zokuba ukuphulukana nokungcamla kunye nevumba lazo kwakuyimpawu eziqhelekileyo ze-COVID-19. Kwakungalo mzuzu kanye apho ndafumanisa ukuba mna noMichelle besisilwa ne-COVID-19, esisifo esasibulala abantu abancinci nabadala.

Inkqubo yovavanyo lwe-COVID-19

Ngenxa yembali yethu yokuhamba, iimpawu, kunye nokuchaphazeleka komzimba, mna noMichelle sikulungele ukuvavanywa kwe-COVID-19 kwilizwe lethu.

Kuba sinoogqirha abahlukeneyo, sathunyelwa kwiindawo ezimbini ezahlukeneyo kuvavanyo. Utata wandiqhuba ndaya kwigaraji yokupaka esibhedlele apho umongikazi okhaliphileyo weza efestileni yemoto yam, enxibe igawuthi epheleleyo, imaski eyi-N95, ukhuselo lwamehlo, iiglavu kunye nomnqwazi wamaPatrioti.

Uvavanyo yayilulwelo olunzulu lwempumlo yomibini eyenze amehlo am aba manzi ngokungonwabi. Emva kwemizuzu esixhenxe sifikile kwindawo yovavanyo, besisendleleni egodukayo.

UMichelle wavavanywa kwisibhedlele esahlukileyo esisebenzisa umqala. Ngaphantsi kweeyure ezingama-24 kamva, wafumana umnxeba ovela kugqirha wakhe ukuba wavavanya ukuba une-COVID-19. Sasisazi ukuba nam ndinethemba, kwaye sasinombulelo kuba sazikhethela bodwa ukusukela oko sehlayo kwinqwelo-moya.

Kwiintsuku ezintlanu emva kokuba ndivavanyiwe, ndafumana umnxeba ovela kugqirha wam ukuba ndikwanomdla we-COVID-19.

Kungekudala emva koko, umongikazi wezempilo woluntu wabiza enemiyalelo engqongqo yokuzahlula ekhaya. Saxelelwa ukuba sihlale kumagumbi ethu okulala, nditsho nasezityeni, kwaye sibulale iintsholongwane kwigumbi lokuhlambela. Sikwayalelwe ukuba sithethe nalo mongikazi mihla le malunga neempawu zethu de kuphele ixesha lokuba sodwa.

Inkqubo yam yokubuyisela kwimeko yesiqhelo

Kwiveki ndigula, ndaye ndanesifo esifubeni kunye nokuphefumla kancinci ngokuzimisela. Ukunyuka nje kwesiqingatha sezitepsi zokubhabha kwandigqibezela. Khange ndikwazi ukuphefumla nzulu ngaphandle kokukhohlela. Inxalenye yam izive ingenakoyiswa ngenxa yokuba ndimncinci, ndisempilweni, kwaye nakwibhayoloji eneyona nto kujoliswe kuyo, endaweni yenkqubo, yokunyanzelwa komzimba.

Ukanti enye indawo kum yoyika iimpawu zokuphefumla. Qho ebusuku ngeveki enesiqingatha, bendiya kugungxulwa kwaye ubushushu bam buye bunyuke. Ndiziqwalasele ngononophelo iimpawu zam xa ukuphefumla kwam kubi, kodwa ziye zaphucuka.

Emva kweeveki ezintathu ndigula, ukukhohlela nokudodobala kugqityiwe, nto leyo yandenza ndanomdla ongaphaya kokukholelwa. Ukuphela kokuxinana, amandla am okungcamla kunye nevumba aqala ukubuya.

Ukugula kukaMichelle kwathatha ikhosi ethe kratya, kunye nokuxinana kunye nokulahleka kwevumba kangangeeveki ezi-2 kodwa akukho khohlo okanye ukuphefumla kancinci. Ingqondo yethu yokujoja kunye nokunambitha ngoku ibuyele kwiipesenti ezingama-75 zesiqhelo. Ndiphulukene neeponti ezili-12, kodwa umdla wam wokutya ubuyile ngokupheleleyo.

Sinombulelo omkhulu ekubeni mna noMichelle siphinde sachacha, ngakumbi ngenxa yokungaqiniseki komngcipheko wam ekuthatheni i-biologic. Kamva safumanisa ukuba uninzi lwabazala bethu kuhambo nabo bagula yi-COVID-19, baneempawu ezahlukeneyo kunye namaxesha esi sifo. Ngombulelo, wonke umntu wachacha ngokupheleleyo ekhaya.

I-COVID-19 iluchaphazele njani unyango lwezifo zikaCrohn

Kwiiveki ezimbalwa ezizayo, ndiza kufumana ukumiliselwa kwam kwishedyuli elandelayo. Khange kufuneke ndiyeke amayeza am kwaye ndibeke emngciphekweni ukuvutha kukaCrohn, kwaye amayeza abonakala ngathi awachaphazeli ikhosi yam ye-COVID-19.

Phakathi kukaMichelle kunye nam, ndafumana iimpawu ezininzi kwaye iimpawu zahlala ixesha elide, kodwa oko kunokuthi okanye kungahambelani nokunyanzeliswa kwam.

Umbutho waMazwe ngaMazwe woFundo lweSifo seThumbu eliSwelekayo (IOIBD) wenze izikhokelo zonyango ngexesha lobhubhane. Uninzi lwezikhokelo zicebisa ukuhlala kunyango lwakho lwangoku kunye nokuzama ukunqanda okanye ukubetha i-prednisone ukuba kunokwenzeka. Njengamaxesha onke, thetha nogqirha wakho malunga nayo nayiphi na inkxalabo.

Yintoni elandelayo?

Ukufakwa kwesilivere kum kunethemba lokuba kuya kukhuselwa kwintsholongwane ukuze ndikwazi ukujoyina imikhosi kwaye ndincedise oogxa bam ngaphambili.

Uninzi lwethu ukuba ikhontrakthi i-COVID-19 iya kuphila ngokupheleleyo. Inxalenye eyoyikisayo asinakuhlala siqikelela ukuba ngubani oza kugula kakhulu.

Kufuneka simamele yonke into kunye nezinye iinkokheli zempilo zehlabathi ezithethayo. Le ntsholongwane imbi kakhulu, kwaye akufuneki siyithathe kancinci le meko.

Kwangelo xesha, akufuneki siphile ngoloyiko. Kufuneka siqhubeke nokuziqhela ngokwethu ngelixa sihlala sisondele ekuhlaleni, sihlambe izandla zethu kakuhle, kwaye siza kuyiphumelela kunye le nto.

UJamie Horrigan ngumfundi wezonyango unyaka-wesine kwiiveki nje ezimbalwa eqale ukuhlala kwindawo yakhe yonyango. Ungummeli onomdla wesifo sikaCrohn kwaye ukholelwa ngokwenene kumandla esondlo kunye nendlela yokuphila. Xa engakhathaleli abaguli esibhedlele, ungamfumana ekhitshini. Ngezinye zokupheka, i-paleo, i-AIP kunye ne-SCD zokupheka, iingcebiso malunga nendlela yokuphila, kunye nokuqhubeka nohambo lwakhe, qiniseka ukuba ulandela ibhlog yakhe, i-Instagram, iPinterest, i-Facebook kunye ne-Twitter.