Indlela yokulungiselela usapho lwakho ngeChemotherapy

Umxholo

• 1. Unyango lwam kunye neziphumo zalo ezinokuluchaphazela njani usapho lwam?
• 2. Ngaba zikhona iinkxalabo zempilo nezokhuseleko kusapho?
• Iingcebiso zokhuselo
• 3. Ndibulawula njani ubudlelwane bam ngexesha lekhemotherapy?
• Unxibelelwano ngundoqo
• 4. Ndinokujamelana njani namandla enkcubeko kunye nawabantu ngexesha le-chemotherapy?
• Amaqela enkxaso
• 5. Ndibakhathalela njani abantwana bam ngexesha lekhemotherapy?
• 6. Ngaba abantwana bam basemngciphekweni omkhulu wokuba nomhlaza wamabele?

Amalungu osapho anokubonelela ngoncedo kunye nenkxaso njengoko ulawula iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga zekhemotherapy. Kodwa ichemotherapy inokubangela uxinzelelo nakwabathandekayo, ngakumbi abanonopheli, amaqabane kunye nabantwana.

Nantsi into ekufuneka uyazi ukunceda usapho kunye nabahlobo bakho ukulungiselela.

1. Unyango lwam kunye neziphumo zalo ezinokuluchaphazela njani usapho lwam?

Sonke siyazi ukuba umhlaza awusuleli. Ngexesha lonyango lwakho, unako kwaye kufanelekile ukuba uyonwabele inkxaso kunye nenkampani yosapho kunye nabahlobo. Kodwa kuyakubakho neentsuku apho ungazukuziva ulungile ngokwaneleyo kwinkampani kwaye kuya kufuneka uthathe ixesha lokuphumla kwaye ubuyisele amandla akho.

Amalungu osapho kunye nabahlobo baya kufuna ukunceda, kodwa basenokungazi ncam ukuba bangenza njani. Cinga kwangaphambili malunga nendlela usapho lwakho okanye abanye abanokwenza ngayo izinto zibe lula kuwe.

Mhlawumbi ungathanda uncedo ekulungiseleleni izidlo ezilula nezisempilweni. Okanye ungathanda ukuba umntu eze kwindawo yakho yokubonana nawe okanye abonelele ngokuhamba kwindawo yakho yonyango. Nokuba yintoni, musa ukoyika ukubuza.

2. Ngaba zikhona iinkxalabo zempilo nezokhuseleko kusapho?

I-Chemotherapy ikushiya usengozini yosulelo. Ngumbono olungileyo kumalungu osapho ukuba athathe amanyathelo okhuseleko ukuthintela ukugula kunye nokuchaphazela impilo yakho.

Hlamba izandla zakho rhoqo ngesepha namanzi, gcina isicoci sezandla sikhona, kwaye iindwendwe zisuse izihlangu zazo ngaphambi kokungena ekhayeni lakho. Gcina imiphezulu yendlu icocekile, kwaye ulumkele xa kulungiswa ukutya naxa kuphekwa.

Ukuba ilungu losapho liyagula, kulumkele ukunxibelelana de babe bhetele.

Iingcebiso zokhuselo

Zimbalwa iziyobisi eziya kufuna ukuba uphephe ukunxibelelana nosapho okanye abanye abantu. Nangona kunjalo, kukho amanyathelo onokuwathatha ukunceda usapho kunye nezilwanyana ezifuywayo ukuthintela ukubonakaliswa kwe-chemotherapy.

Umzimba wakho uya kuzisusa ngokwakho amayeza e-chemotherapy kwiiyure zokuqala ezingama-48 emva konyango. Amachiza anokubakho kulwelo lwakho lomzimba, kubandakanya umchamo, iinyembezi, ukugabha kunye negazi. Ukuvezwa kolu lwelo kunokucaphukisa ulusu lwakho okanye ulusu lwabanye.

Umbutho weAmerican Cancer Society (ACS) ubonelela ngala macebiso okhuseleko ngexesha le-chemotherapy kunye neeyure ezingama-48 zokuqala emva koko:

• Vala isiciko ngaphambi kokugungxula indlu yangasese uze ugungxule kabini emva kokuyisebenzisa. Ukuba kunokwenzeka, unganqwenela ukusebenzisa igumbi lokuhlambela elahlukileyo kumalungu osapho.
• Hlamba izandla zakho kakuhle emva kokusebenzisa indlu yangasese okanye xa uthe wadibana nolwelo lomzimba.
• Abanonopheli kufuneka banxibe iiglavu ezimbini ezilahlwayo xa becoca ulwelo lomzimba. Ukuba ilungu losapho liye lavezwa, kuya kufuneka bahlambe indawo leyo kakuhle. Amanyathelo kufuneka athathwe ukunqanda ukuphindaphinda ukubonakaliswa kulwelo lomzimba.
• Hlamba amashiti, iitawuli kunye neempahla kwangoko ngomthwalo owahlukileyo. Ukuba impahla nelinen azinakuhlanjwa kwangoko, zibeke kwingxowa yeplastiki.
• Beka izinto zokulahla ezingcolileyo kwiingxowa ezimbini zeplastiki ngaphambi kokuzibeka emgqomeni.

Ngaphezu koko, amadoda nabasetyhini banqwenela ukusebenzisa iikhondom ngexesha lokulala ngexesha le-chemotherapy kunye neveki ezimbini emva koko.

3. Ndibulawula njani ubudlelwane bam ngexesha lekhemotherapy?

Amalungu osapho, izihlobo, kunye nabo basebenza nabo basenokuba neentsuku ezinzima nabo. Ngamanye amaxesha, banokuziva bekhathazekile ngakumbi okanye bexinezelekile kukufumanisa isifo kunye nonyango lwakho. Ukuxilongwa komhlaza kunokutshintsha amandla osapho, iindima kunye nezinto eziphambili.

Imisebenzi yentlalontle kunye nemisebenzi yemihla ngemihla ebibonakala ibalulekile ngaphambili inokubonakala ngathi incinci ngoku. Amaqabane nabantwana banokuzifumana njengabanakekeli. Basenokufuna ukuncedisa endlwini ngeendlela ababengaqhelanga ukuzenza ngaphambili.

Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuba abanonopheli kunye namanye amalungu osapho, ngakumbi abantwana, banokufuna inkxaso eyongezelelweyo nabo. Funda ibali lethu leendaba zezeMpilo ngabantwana abanabazali abanomhlaza.

Unxibelelwano ngundoqo

Ukugcina unxibelelwano luvulekile kunokuba luncedo, ngakumbi kwabo bakufutshane kuwe. Ukuba awukwazi ukuzibonakalisa ngamazwi, cinga ukubhala ileta okanye ukuthumela i-imeyile.

Abanye bakufumanisa kuluncedo ukwabelana ngenkqubela phambili yonyango nabantu ababathandayo ngebhlog okanye ngeqela le-Facebook elivaliweyo.

Oku kukuvumela ukuba ugcine wonke umntu ehlaziyiwe ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngokuhlaziya umntu ngamnye. Unokuhlala unxibelelana nangamaxesha apho ungaziva kubakhenkethi okanye kwiminxeba.

Ukuba imidiya yoluntu ayiyiyo yakho, qwa lasela ezinye iindlela zokugcina usapho kunye nabahlobo bahlaziywa. Fumana indlela emnene yokwazisa abantu obathandayo into oyifunayo, nokuba loloncedo olongezelelekileyo okanye ixesha lakho ngokwakho.

4. Ndinokujamelana njani namandla enkcubeko kunye nawabantu ngexesha le-chemotherapy?

Kuyanceda ukukhumbula ukuba ayinguye wonke umntu ophantsi komhlaza kwaye unyango lwayo luya kusondela ngendlela efanayo.

Unokufuna ukuzingqonga nosapho kunye nabahlobo, okanye ungafuna ukurhoxa. Indlela yakho kunyango inokuchaphazeleka bubuntu bakho, kunye neenkolelo kunye nenkcubeko.

Usapho lwakho luya kuba neendlela zalo zokuqonda nokujongana nemiceli mngeni yomhlaza kunye nonyango lwayo.

Amanye amalungu osapho anokuba neemvakalelo ezinamandla, kubandakanya uloyiko, ixhala, okanye umsindo. Ngamanye amaxesha unokuziva ulahlekile kuthatho-zigqibo losapho olunxulumene nomhlaza wakho.

Amaqela enkxaso

Kunokunceda ukuhlala phantsi namalungu osapho kwaye nithethe ngale micimbi. Nangona kunjalo, ngamanye amaxesha unokukufumanisa kulula ukuthetha nabanye ngaphandle kwekhaya. Kunokuba luncedo ukuthetha nabantu okwangoku abafumana i-chemotherapy okanye abaye bahamba kuyo ngaphambili.

Izibhedlele ezininzi zinika amaqela enkxaso ukuboleka iingcebiso kunye nenkxaso ngonyango. Amaqela enkxaso ayafumaneka nakumalungu osapho nakubanakekeli.

Abantu abaninzi bafumanisa ukuba amaqela enkxaso kwi-Intanethi anika umthombo olungeleyo wokukhuthaza kunye neengcebiso ezisebenzayo ngokunjalo. Kukho neenkqubo ezisebenzisana nexhoba kunye nomntu ophantsi konyango kwaye zinike inkxaso ngomntu ngamnye.

5. Ndibakhathalela njani abantwana bam ngexesha lekhemotherapy?

Unyango lomhlaza webele kunye neziphumo ebezingalindelekanga zinokuba ngumceli mngeni ngakumbi kubafazi abanabantwana abahlala ekhaya. Unganexhala malunga nokuba isifo sakho kunye nonyango luya kubachaphazela njani abantwana bakho.

Usenokuzibuza ukuba ungabelana kangakanani nabantwana bakho. Oku kuya kuxhomekeka kubudala babo. Abantwana abancinci abanakudinga iinkcukacha ezininzi njengabantwana abadala. Kodwa abantwana bayo yonke iminyaka baya kuqonda ukuba kukho into engalunganga, nokuba uyabaxelela okanye hayi.

I-ACS icebisa ukuba abantwana bayo yonke iminyaka baxelelwe iziseko. Oku kubandakanya:

• luhlobo luni lomhlaza onalo
• apho ibekwe khona emzimbeni
• kuza kwenzeka ntoni ngonyango lwakho
• ulindele ukuba ubomi bakho butshintshe

Ukunyamekela abantwana kulucelomngeni ngemini elungileyo. Kunokuba nzima ngakumbi xa unengxaki yokuxhalaba, ukudinwa, okanye ezinye iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga zonyango lomhlaza. Cinga ngeendlela onokufumana uncedo ngazo ngoxanduva lokhathalelo lwabantwana xa ulufuna.

Thetha noogqirha bakho kunye nabongikazi. Thetha noonontlalontle, oochwephesha bengqondo, kunye nabanye, ngakumbi ukuba ungumzali omnye kwaye uswele inkxaso ekhaya. Banokukunceda ufumane ezinye izixhobo.

6. Ngaba abantwana bam basemngciphekweni omkhulu wokuba nomhlaza wamabele?

Unokuzibuza ukuba iintombi zakho zisengozini yokuhlaselwa ngumhlaza wamabele. Kuphela malunga neepesenti ezi-5 ukuya kwezi-10 zazo zonke iintlobo zomhlaza ezizalwa nazo.

Uninzi lwee-cancer zomhlaza zamabele zihambelana notshintsho kwenye yezifo zibini, I-BRCA1 kwaye I-BRCA2. Utshintsho kule geni luza nomngcipheko omkhulu wokuba nomhlaza wamabele. Ukuvavanywa kwemfuza kunokucetyiswa ukuba unembali yosapho yomhlaza wamabele.