Ukuxilongwa kwakho komdlavuza - Udinga umbono wesibili?

Umdlavuza yisifo esibi, futhi kufanele uzizwe uzethemba ekutholakaleni kwakho futhi unethezeke ngohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa. Uma ungabaza noma yikuphi, ukukhuluma nomunye udokotela kungakusiza kukunikeze ukuthula kwengqondo. Ukuthola umbono wesibili kungasiza ukuqinisekisa umbono kadokotela wakho wokuqala, noma ukunikeze ukuholwa kwezinye izindlela zokwelashwa.

Ukunakekelwa komdlavuza kuvame ukufaka iqembu noma indlela yokubambisana. Kungenzeka ukuthi udokotela wakho kungenzeka ukuthi useke waluxoxa udaba lwakho nabanye odokotela. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka uma udokotela wakho ecabanga ukuhlinzwa noma ukwelashwa ngemisebe njengezindlela zokwelapha umdlavuza wakho. Kwesinye isikhathi, ungahlangana nalaba odokotela abahlukile.

Ezinye izikhungo zomdlavuza zivame ukuhlela iqembu lixhumane lapho iziguli zihlangana khona nodokotela abehlukene abangabandakanyeka ekunakekelweni kwabo.

Izibhedlela eziningi nezikhungo zomdlavuza zinamakomidi abizwa nge-tumor board. Phakathi nale mihlangano, odokotela bomdlavuza, odokotela abahlinzayo, odokotela abelapha ngemisebe, abahlengikazi, nabanye baxoxa ngamacala omdlavuza nokwelashwa kwawo. Odokotela bezinhlobo ezahlukene zomdlavuza babuyekeza ama-x-ray kanye nezifo ndawonye futhi babelane ngemibono mayelana nesincomo esihle kakhulu ongasenza kuwe. Le yindlela enhle yokuthi udokotela wakho athole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nokuthi welashwa kanjani umdlavuza wakho.

Akufanele ukhathazeke ngokucela udokotela wakho umbono wesibili. Kuyilungelo lakho njengesiguli ukuba nayo. Odokotela imvamisa bayakujabulela ukusiza iziguli ukuhlela umbono wesibili. Udokotela wakho angakuncoma lapho indlela yokwelashwa engcono kakhulu yomdlavuza wakho ingacacile.

Kufanele ucabangisise ngokuthola umbono wesibili uma:

• Utholwe ukuthi unohlobo lomdlavuza olungavamile.
• Uthole izincomo ezihluke kakhulu zendlela yokwelapha umdlavuza wakho.
• Udokotela wakho akanalo ulwazi oluningi lokwelapha uhlobo lwakho lomdlavuza.
• Unezinketho eziningi zokwelashwa futhi uzizwe ungaqiniseki ukuthi wenzeni.
• Imiphumela yakho yokuhlolwa ayicacile ngohlobo nendawo yomdlavuza wakho.
• Awukhululekile ngohlelo lwakho lokuxilongwa noma lokwelashwa.

Ungathola umbono wesibili noma ngabe usuvele uthole ukwelashwa. Udokotela wesibili angenza izincomo zokuthi ukwelashwa kwakho kuzoqhubeka kanjani noma kungashintsha.

Qala ngokutshela udokotela wakho ukuthi ufisa ukuba nombono wesibili. Buza ukuthi bangakunika yini uhlu lodokotela ongabathinta. Ezinye izindlela zokuthola odokotela ngombono wesibili zifaka:

• Buza omunye udokotela omethembayo ukukunikeza uhlu lodokotela.
• Buza abangani noma umndeni owelashelwe umdlavuza uma kukhona udokotela abangamncoma.
• Buyekeza izinsiza eziku-inthanethi ezingakusiza ukuthi uthole udokotela.

Udokotela omusha uzohlangana nawe futhi enze ukuhlolwa komzimba. Bazobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha nemiphumela yokuhlolwa. Lapho uhlangana nodokotela wesibili:

• Letha amakhophi amarekhodi akho ezokwelapha uma ungakawathumeli.
• Letha uhlu lwayo yonke imithi oyisebenzisayo njengamanje. Lokhu kufaka noma yimaphi amavithamini nezithako.
• Xoxa nodokotela ngesifo nokwelashwa okunconywe udokotela wakho wokuqala.
• Letha uhlu lwemibuzo onayo. Ungesabi ukubabuza - yilokho okuqokwa kona.
• Cabanga ngokuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ukuze azokuxhasa. Kufanele bazizwe bekhululekile futhi ukubuza imibuzo.

Amathuba amahle ukuthi umbono wesibili uzofana nalowo kadokotela wakho wokuqala. Uma kunjalo, ungazizwa uzethemba ngokwengeziwe ohlelweni lwakho lokuxilongwa nokwelashwa.

Kodwa-ke, udokotela wesibili angaba nemibono eyehlukene mayelana nokuxilongwa noma ukwelashwa kwakho. Uma lokho kwenzeka, ungakhathazeki - usenokukhetha. Ungabuyela kudokotela wakho wokuqala bese nixoxa ngombono wesibili. Ningahle nithathe isinqumo ngokubambisana ukuthi niguqule indlela yenu yokwelashwa ngokususelwa kulolu lwazi olusha. Ungafuna futhi umbono kadokotela wesithathu. Lokhu kungakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi iyiphi kulezi ezimbili zokuqala ezingcono kuwe.

Khumbula ukuthi noma uthola umbono wesibili noma wesithathu, awudingi ukushintsha odokotela. Uthatha isinqumo sokuthi yimuphi udokotela ozohlinzeka ngemithi yakho.

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