Ungayiphatha kanjani izimpawu zakho zomdlavuza wamaphaphu? Ukuthola ukuxilongwa komdlavuza wamaphaphu kungesabisa. Ukugxila ukuthi ukwesaba akuyona imibuzo ngokuphathelene nokubikezela kodwa futhi nangezimpawu ezingenzeka ngaphambili. Ngizoba nobuhlungu? Ingabe ngizozizwa sengathi ngiphatha kabi? Siyajabula ukuthi sesifikile isikhathi eside ekulawuleni izimpawu ezihambisana nomdlavuza wamaphaphu, futhi ukukhululeka okukhulu kakhulu kulezi zimpawu ziyatholakala.
Ukuphathwa kobuhlungu
Imishanguzo eminingi yezokwelapha kanye nezinye izindlela zokwelashwa ziyatholakala ukuphatha ubuhlungu obuhlobene nomdlavuza wamaphaphu. Ukukhulumisana nezinga lakho lobuhlungu nge-oncologist yakho kuzokusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukhetha imithi engcono kakhulu yokwelapha ubuhlungu bakho ngaphandle kokukhathala ngokweqile noma groggy. Ochwepheshe bezeMpilo bavame ukubuza mayelana nobuhlungu besebenzisa isilinganiso se-1 kuya ku-10. Ukujwayela lokhu "isikali sobuhlungu" kungakusiza ukwabelana ngokulinganayo ngezinga lobuhlungu obhekene nalo.
- Ubuhlungu Bukhululekile (0): abuhlungu ngokuphelele
- Ubuhlungu obuphansi (1-3): ubuhlungu bubekezeleleka futhi abuphazamisi imisebenzi evamile
- Ubuhlungu obulinganiselwe (4-6): ubuhlungu buchazwa njengokucindezeleka futhi buphazamisa kakhulu ngemisebenzi evamile
- Ubuhlungu obukhulu (7-10): ubuhlungu bukhubaza futhi buphazamisa ngokuphelele imisebenzi evamile. Izinga lobuhlungu lika-10 lizochazwa ngokuthi "ubuhlungu obubi kunazo zonke."
Ukuphathwa Kwezinkinga Zokuphefumula
Ngokuya ngesibindi sokuphefumula, izinketho eziningi zitholakala ekunciphiseni ukungakhululeki.
Uma uhlola izimpawu zakho i-oncologist yakho ingenza izivivinyo ezimbalwa ukuze uthole isilinganiso somgomo wokuphefumula kwakho. Ngokuvamile, uzothola ukufundwa kwe-oximetry , okungukuthi, inombolo ebonisa ukuthi ingakanani i-oksijini egazini lakho, ngakho-ke, ukuthi amaphaphu akho asebenza kahle kangakanani ukuletha oksijini emzimbeni wakho.
Khona-ke angase ancome:
- Ukwelashwa kwe-oksijeni: Ukwelashwa kwe-oksijini kungalungiswa ekhaya lakho nasesibhedlela
- Imithi: kuye ngokuthi imbangela eyinhloko, imithi ingasetshenziselwa ukwelapha izifo zomoya, ukuvutha , uketshezi ukwakhiwa emaphashini, ukukhathazeka, njll.
- Ukwelashwa okuhambisanayo : amasu afana nokuphumula angasiza ngezimpawu zokuphefumula
- I-Chemotherapy noma i- radiation : uma ubukhulu be-tumor bubangela ukucindezeleka kokuphefumula, ngezinye izikhathi kusetshenziselwa ukunciphisa isisu
- I-Thoracentesis: uma ukuphefumula kufana nokuhlanganiswa okwakusetshenziselwa uketshezi kwamaphaphu (i-pleural effusion), udokotela wakho angabeka inaliti kule ndawo ukukhipha uketshezi
Ukuphathwa kokukhathala
Ukhathala kuvamile ngesikhathi ukwelashwa umdlavuza wamaphaphu. Izikhathi eziningi ukwelashwa okungcono ukuzinikeza imvume yokuphumula. Qinisekisa ukwabelana ngempawu zakho zokukhathala nge-oncologist yakho. Ngezinye izikhathi lokhu kungaba uphawu lwenye inkinga efana ne- anemia noma ukucindezeleka okuzofuna ukubhekana nayo.
Ukuphathwa kokulahlekelwa kwesisindo nokulahlekelwa kwesidlo
Ukulahlekelwa yifiso (i-anorexia) nokulahlekelwa kwesisindo nakho kuvamekile ngesikhathi ukwelashwa kwemikhakha. I-ALCASE (Lung Cancer Alliance) ibeke izimo ezintathu lapho kufanele uxhumane ne-oncologist yakho.
Njalo ukhulise noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka noma imibuzo onayo mayelana nokudla nokulahlekelwa isisindo ngisho noma engekho kulolu hlu. Lokhu kufaka:
- Isisindo sokulahlekelwa okungaphezu kwamakhilogremu angu-5 enyangeni engu-1 ngaphandle kokuzama
- Uma kubuhlungu ukuphuza noma ukudla
- Uma ungakwazi ukudla noma ukuphuza amahora angu-24
I-Cancer Cachexia
I-cachexia ye-Cancer ingaphezu nje kokulahlekelwa isisindo. Le syndrome of "ukuchitha" ngokuqondile ngqo of amaphesenti angu-20 of ukufa komdlavuza. Izimpawu zihlanganisa ukulahlekelwa kwesisindo esingenasisekelo, ukulahleka kwemisipha, ukulahlekelwa ukudla, kanye nekhwalithi ephansi yokuphila. Uma ulahlekelwe isisindo noma ngabe awukho, qinisekisa ukuthi ufunde mayelana nokugcina isikhala futhi ukhulume nodokotela wakho mayelana nezinketho zokuvimbela le nkinga enkulu yomdlavuza.
Imithombo:
I-National Institute of Health. I-Medline Plus. Ubuhlungu. Kubuyekezwe 08/19/16.