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Molo bahlobo,

Ndandineminyaka engama-26 ubudala ukuqala kwam ukufumana iimpawu ze-endometriosis. Ndandiqhuba ndisiya emsebenzini (ndingumongikazi) kwaye ndaziva iintlungu ezimbi kwicala lasekunene lesisu sam, kanye phantsi kwembambo yam. Kwakuyintlungu ebukhali, ehlabayo. Kwakuyintlungu ebuhlungu endakha ndaziva; wawususa umphefumlo wam.

Ukufika kwam emsebenzini, bandithumela kwigumbi likaxakeka baqhuba iimvavanyo ezininzi. Ekugqibeleni, bandinika iintlungu zentlungu kwaye bandixelela ukuba ndilandele i-OB-GYN yam. Ndenze njalo, kodwa akaqondi indawo ekuyo iintlungu kwaye wandixelela ukuba mandibeke iliso kuyo.

Kwakuyinyanga ezimbalwa ukuba le ntlungu ifike kwaye iqhubeke xa ndiqonda ukuba izakuqala malunga neentsuku ezine ngaphambi kwexesha lam kwaye iyeke iintsuku ezine ukuyilandela. Emva konyaka, nangona kunjalo, yayihlala isenzeka rhoqo, kwaye ndandisazi ukuba ayiqhelekanga. Ndithathe isigqibo sokuba lixesha lokufumana uluvo lwesibini.

Le OB-GYN indibuze imibuzo ebhekise ngakumbi: umzekelo, ukuba ndakhe ndaziva iintlungu ngesondo. (Endandinayo, ndandingacingi ukuba ezi zinto zimbini zidibene. Ndandicinga nje ukuba ndingomnye umntu oneentlungu zesini.) Emva koko wandibuza ukuba ndakhe ndeva nge-endometriosis; Ndineminyaka esibhozo ndingumongikazi, kodwa bendiqala ukuva ngako.

Akazange ayenze ibonakale ngathi yinto enkulu, ke andiyibonanga njengenye. Kwakungathi undixelela ukuba ndinomkhuhlane. Ndanikwa ulawulo lokuzalwa kunye ne-ibuprofen yokulawula iimpawu, kwaye yayiyiyo leyo. Kwakumnandi ukuba negama layo nangona. Oko kwandenza ndakhululeka.

Xa ndijonga ngasemva, kuyandihlekisa ukucinga ukuba wayengenamdla kangako ngayo. Esi sifo siyinto enkulu kunokuba enze ukuba kubonakale. Ndinqwenela ukuba incoko ibinzulu ngakumbi; emva koko bendiya kuba ndenze uphando kwaye ndiqwalasele ngakumbi iimpawu zam.

Emva kweminyaka emibini yeempawu, ndaye ndagqiba kwelokuba ndifune umbono wesithathu ndaye ndaya kubona i-OB-GYN eyacetyiswayo kum. Xa ndamxelela malunga neempawu zam (iintlungu kwicala lasekunene kwicala lesisu), wandixelela ukuba inokuba ine-endo kwisifuba sam (ipesenti encinci kakhulu yabasetyhini inayo). Undithumele kugqirha wotyando, kwaye bendenziwe ii-biopsies ezisibhozo. Omnye wabuya enesifo kwi-endometriosis - {textend} ukuxilongwa kwam okokuqala ngokusesikweni.

Emva koko, ndayalelwa ukuba ndisebenzise i-leuprolide (Lupron), ekubangela ukuba uyeke ukuya exesheni ngokwezonyango. Isicwangciso sasizakuba kuso iinyanga ezintandathu, kodwa iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga zazimbi kangangokuba ndandinokunyamezela ezintathu kuphela.

Bendingaziva ngcono. Ukuba kukho nantoni na, iimpawu zam ziye zanda ngakumbi. Ndandinengxaki yokuqunjelwa kunye nemeko zesisu (GI), isicaphucaphu, ukudumba. Kwaye iintlungu zokwabelana ngesondo ziye zafumana ubunzima obungaphezulu kwesigidi. Iintlungu ezisezantsi kwicala lasekunene lesisu sam zaba kukuphefumla kancinci, kwaye yayingathi ndiyafuthaniseleka. Iimpawu zazimbi kangangokuba ndandifakwa kukukhubazeka kwezonyango emsebenzini.

Kuyamangalisa into eyenziwa yingqondo yakho kuwe xa ujonge ukuxilongwa. Iba ngumsebenzi wakho. Ngelo xesha, i-OB-GYN yam indixelele ukuba andazi ukuba mabandenzele ntoni. Ugqirha wam wemiphunga wathi mandizame ukwenza iacupuncture. Kufike kweli nqanaba apho isimo sabo sengqondo sasikhona: Fumana indlela yokujongana noku kuba asazi ukuba yintoni.

Kulapho ke ndaqala khona ukwenza uphando. Ndiqale ngophendlo olulula kuGoogle kwisifo kwaye ndafunda ukuba iihomoni endikuso zazizibhandeji nje. Ndafumanisa ukuba kukho iingcali ze-endometriosis.

Kwaye ndafumana iphepha le-endometriosis kuFacebook (elibizwa ngokuba nguNancy's Nook) malunga nokugcina ubomi bam. Kwelo phepha, ndafunda amagqabantshintshi abasetyhini abaye banamava esifubeni esifanayo. Ekugqibeleni oku kwakhokelela ekubeni ndifumanise malunga nengcali e-Atlanta. Ndisuka eLos Angeles ukuya kumbona. Abasetyhini abaninzi abanazo iingcali ezikwindawo yabo kwaye kuya kufuneka bahambe ukuze bafumane ukhathalelo olufanelekileyo.

Le ngcali ayimamelanga nje ibali lam ngovelwano olunje, kodwa ikwancede ukuyiphatha ngempumelelo imeko yotyando. Olu hlobo lotyando yeyona nto ikufutshane kuthi ekufuneka siyinyange okwangoku.

Ukuba ungumfazi ocinga ukuba kufanelekile ukuba aphathwe sesi sifo, ndiyakubongoza ukuba uzifundise kwaye ufikelele kumaqela enkxaso. Iintlungu aziqhelekanga; ngumzimba wakho okuxelela ukuba kukho into engalunganga. Sinezinto ezininzi esinazo ngoku. Zixhobise ngemibuzo oza kuyibuza ugqirha wakho.

Ukuphakamisa ukuqonda kwale meko kubalulekile. Ukuthetha malunga nemicimbi ye-endometriosis kakhulu. Inani labasetyhini abajongana nale meko liyamangalisa, kwaye ukungabikho konyango phantse lulwaphulo-mthetho. Sinoxanduva lokuthi ayilunganga, kwaye ngekhe siyivumele ilunge.

Ozithobileyo,

UJenneh

UJenneh ngumongikazi oneminyaka eli-31 ubudala obhalisileyo oneminyaka eli-10 esebenza kwaye ehlala eLos Angeles. Iminqweno yakhe iyasebenza, ukubhala, kunye nomsebenzi wokuxhasa i-endometriosis ngendlela Umdibaniso we-Endometriosis.