Ukuhlinzwa Kwamehlo: Amaviki Amabili Kongibheka Omncane!
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Muva nje nginqume ukuthola i-blepharoplasty ephindwe kane, okusho ukuthi ngizomunca amanoni ngaphansi kwamehlo womabili ngikhishwe isikhumba namanoni emgodini wazo zombili izinkophe. Lezo zingxowa ezinonile bezilokhu zinginikeza angst iminyaka-ngizizwa sengathi zingenza ngibukeke ngikhathele futhi sengimdala-futhi ngifuna zihambe! Amajwabu amehlo ami angenhla abengeyona inkinga ngempela, kodwa ngiye ngabona ukuwohloka okuthile lapho futhi ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kuzowagcina ebukeka kahle eminye iminyaka eyi-10 noma ngaphezulu. Ngakhetha ukwenza inqubo eyenziwe ngudokotela ohlinzayo wobuciko wepulasitiki uPaul Lorenc, MD, obesebenza eNew York City iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20 futhi owaziwa kakhulu futhi ohlonishwayo. Phakathi nokubonisana kwami kokuqala, ngazizwa ngikhululekile uma nginaye nabasebenzi bakhe. Bengingenayo iota eyodwa yokungabaza mayelana kwakhe-noma namandla abo okunginakekela.
I- "hump" eyinhloko ekuthathweni kokuthola le nqubo kwakuwukuhlinzwa, engingakaze ngikwenze, nokwenza i-anesthesia. Futhi, ngiyavuma ukuthi nganginokukhathazeka okuthile ngokuba ngomunye walabo besifazane “abenze umsebenzi owenziwe futhi bashintsha ukubukeka kwabo. Ngiyakuzonda ukubona bonke labo buso obusabekayo eHollywood-nase-Upper East Side eNew York City-kodwa izikhwama zami ezinonile zangikhathaza kakhulu. Ekugcineni ngibonile, kungani ngibekezelela lapho ngingenza okuthile ngakho? Ngagcina idayari yokuhlangenwe nakho kwami-kusukela ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kwamasonto ambalwa ngemva kwalokho-futhi ngathwebula izithombe zokuthuthuka kwami. Thatha uhlolo:
Izinsuku ezine ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa: Kufanele ngiyobona umthwebuli wezithombe wezokwelapha ozongithwebula amehlo nobuso bami (kulezo zithombe ovame ukuzibona kumawebhusayithi odokotela). Kufanele ngikhumule zonke izimonyo zami futhi lapho ngibona izithombe ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva, akukuhle. Ungabona ngaphambi kokudutshulwa lapha.
Izinsuku ezintathu ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa: Ngibona udokotela wami wokunakekela oyinhloko ezongisiza ngokomzimba nangokwegazi ukuze abone noma yiziphi izinkinga zempilo ezingase zidale izinkinga phakathi nenqubo. Ngithola umbiko wezempilo ohlanzekile (ngaphandle kokufundwa kwe-cholesterol ephezulu!) futhi ngisulelwe ukuhlinzwa. Ngakha intando yokuphila ku-inthanethi-nje uma kungenzeka .... (benginenjongo yokwenza lokho noma kunjalo futhi manje kubonakala njengesikhathi esihle.)
Ngosuku olwandulela ukuhlinzwa: Nginovalo olukhulu. Ngihlangana noDkt. Lorenc, ochaza ukuthi ukuhlinzwa kuzohamba kanjani. Ngiphinde ngimtshele ukuthi angifuni ukuphuma kulokhu ngibukeka ngihlukile...ngingcono nje. Uyangiqinisekisa ukuthi ngeke anginike lokho kubukeka okumangazayo abesifazane abaningi abanakho ngemuva kokuhlinzwa kwamehlo. UDkt Lorenc uqonde ngqo kodwa uyaqinisekisa, engikuthola kududuza. Akafaki ijazi likashukela noma athembise ngokweqile. Ubonakala ethatha indlela elandelanayo, engiyithandayo. Ngizizwa ngingcono ngemuva kokukhuluma naye noLorraine Russo, ongumqondisi omkhulu kulo mkhuba. Namuhla kusihlwa ngithola ucingo luvela ku-Tim Vanderslice, ongudokotela obulala izinzwa, osebenza noDkt Lorenc. Ufuna ukubona ukuthi nginayo yini imibuzo futhi aqiniseke ukuthi ngiphuza umuthi wokulwa nesicanucanu engiwunikiwe (ukulwa nemiphumela emibi engaba khona ye-anesthesia). I-anesthesia engikhathaza kakhulu. Inqubo yami idinga kuphela isithombo esilula kakhulu, esivame ukubizwa ngokuthi "i-Twilight" noma i-conscious sedation. Akujulile njenge-anesthesia ejwayelekile futhi kunezingozi ezimbalwa ngenxa yalokho (ayikho i-anesthesia engenamaphesenti ayi-100 engenabungozi, noma kunjalo). Uvuka kuyo ngokushesha ngemuva kwenqubo futhi isula uhlelo lwakho ngokushesha. Ngiye ngayenzela i-endoscopy, eyathatha imizuzu embalwa kuphela. Le nqubo izothatha ihora.
Usuku olukhulu! KungoLwesihlanu ekuseni. Ngilala kahle ngokumangazayo futhi ngizizwa ngijabule kakhulu kunovalo ngesikhathi ngifika ehhovisi likadokotela. UDkt. Lorenc unendawo yokusebenzela esezingeni eliphezulu, egunyazwe ngokuphelele emahhovisi akhe lapho enza khona izinqubo eziningi. Kumelwe ngivume, ngithanda ukuthi akudingeki ngiye esibhedlela. Kumnandi kakhulu ukuba lapha futhi ngizizwa ngiphephile. (Ukube benginenqubo ehlasela kakhulu, ngingakhetha isibhedlela.) ULorraine ukhuluma nami okwesikhashana lapho ngifika okokuqala, bese ngikhuluma noDkt Vanderslice mathupha, obuza imibuzo eminingi ngempilo yami futhi owenza kakhulu ukukhulula ukukhathazeka kwami nge-anesthesia. Mude futhi ulingana nezibuko zamehlo ezijabulisayo, ezicwebezelayo, yena nje kubukeka uyakwazi, okusiza nami ukuba ngehlise umoya.
Ngokushesha nje ngiphezu kwetafula. UDkt Vanderslice ufaka inaliti ye-sedation (zonda leyo ngxenye!) UDkt Lorenc ungicela ukuthi ngivale ngivule amehlo ami amahlandla ambalwa. Umaka isikhumba kumajwabu amehlo ami lapho azogunda khona. I-anesthesia iqala futhi siqala ukuxoxa ngezindawo zokudlela endaweni yangakithi. Okulandelayo ngiyazi ukuthi ngivuka futhi ngihanjiswa esihlalweni. Ngihlala isikhashana bese kufika umngane wami uTrisha ezongithatha angiyise ekhaya. Ngingavula amehlo kancane kodwa izinto zifiphele kwazise angizigqokanga izibuko zami.
Lapho sengifikile ekhaya, ngiphuza iphilisi lobuhlungu-ukuphela kwalo engizoliphuza ngesikhathi ngilulama-bese ngilala amahora ambalwa. Lapho ngiphaphama ngilele lapho futhi ngiphendula izingcingo zomndeni nabangane. Abukho ubuhlungu futhi ngokushesha ngiyasukuma ngithuthele egumbini lokuphumula. Ngiqala ukufaka amehlo ami ngokucindezela okubandayo njalo ngemizuzu engama-20 kuye kwangama-30 ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala (lokhu kuyaqhubeka ngempelasonto). Ngesikhathi uTrisha ebuya ezongibheka futhi angilethele isidlo sakusihlwa ngoLwesihlanu kusihlwa, ngibukele ithelevishini futhi ngizizwa ngijabule ngendlela emangalisayo. (Yize ngingabukeki kahle. Bheka lesi sithombe.)
Ngakusasa: UDkt. Lorenc wangitshela ukuthi ngikhululeke impelasonto yonke, nakuba ayengikhuthaza ukuba ngihambe ngiyoshaywa umoya. Kuvele kube yimpelasonto yokuqala enhle ngempela kule ntwasahlobo futhi wonke umuntu ungaphandle. Ngifaka izibuko zami zelanga ukuze ngivale amehlo ami ukuze ngingethuki abantu, kodwa anginabo engixhumana nabo ngakho angiboni kakhulu-kuwuhambo olulufifi kakhulu (ziqaphele: Thola izibuko zelanga ezinikezwe udokotela). Ngisakhathele kancane, mhlawumbe ngenxa ye-anesthesia, futhi uma ngenza kakhulu, ngiba ne-woozy kancane. Kuyithuba elihle lokuvele ulale embhedeni uphumule. Kuyangimangaza ukuthi abukho ubuhlungu, futhi ngisaqhubeka nokuqhwa njalo. Ngithathe esinye isibhamu ukukhombisa umndeni wami ukuthi ukuvuvukala nokulimala kwami kwehle kangakanani ngosuku olulodwa nje.
Ngemuva kwezinsuku ezimbili: Okufanayo kakhulu: U-icing omncane, ukuhamba kancane. Namanje abukho ubuhlungu.
Ngemuva kwezinsuku ezintathu: KungoMsombuluko futhi angikwazi ukuthatha isikhathi eside ngisefulethini lami. Ngiqonde emsebenzini ngigqoke izibuko zami, ezivala imihuzuko ezivaloni zami ezingezansi, kodwa ngisenamabhandeshi amhlophe phezu kwemithungo ezivaloni zami ezingenhla. Akekho emsebenzini osho okuningi-mhlawumbe bayesaba ukuthi ngiye empini yebha. Ngizizwa ngijabule.
Ezinsukwini ezine ngemuva: Ngikhipha imithungo yami namuhla! Awukho umthungo ngaphakathi kwesivalo sami esingezansi, lapho uDkt. Lorenc esuse amafutha ngokusikwa okuncane. Imithungo ephezulu yenziwa ngandlela thile ngaphakathi kwesikhumba, ngakho-ke konke okumele akwenze ukudonsa intambo ohlangothini olulodwa bese bephuma-futhi kulapho-ke lapho ngizwa sengathi ngizodlula khona.
Angivunyelwe ukwenza ukuzivocavoca okunzima izinsuku ezimbalwa futhi akukho lapho ikhanda lami liphansi khona amasonto ambalwa okuqala (ayikho i-yoga). Ngenza uhambo lwansuku zonke ukuze ngihlale ngimatasa, kodwa ngiphuthelwa amakilasi ami okuhamba ngebhayisikili estudiyo!
Ngemuva kwezinsuku ezinhlanu: Angikholwa ukuthi ukulimala nokuvuvukala kunciphe kangakanani!
Ngemuva kwezinsuku eziyishumi: Kufanele ngiye emhlanganweni wamasu weqembu engibandakanyeka nalo futhi ekuqaleni bengikhathazekile ngokuthi ngizobukeka kanjani, kepha kunesilonda nje sokulimala futhi akekho umuntu obona into (okungenani, akekho osho lutho).
Ngemva kwamaviki amabili: Akukho ukulimaza futhi amehlo ami abukeka emuhle. Akukho ukukhukhumala ngaphansi futhi izibazi ekwakhiweni kwamajwabu amehlo ami ziba lula nsuku zonke (kanye, zifihlwe kahle). Amabhodlela ami aphezulu asendikindiki kancane; UDkt Lorenc uthi umuzwa uzobuya ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba belapha. Izivalo zami ezingezansi zibuhlungu uma ngizidonsa, okuyinto engiyenza ekuseni uma ngikhohlwa bese ngiqala ukucikica amehlo.
Ngemuva kwenyanga: Ngibona izintombi ngeSikhumbuzo Day futhi akekho owaziyo ukuthi ngibukeka nghlukile, yize bonke bethi ngibukeka ngimuhle. Kwenzeka okufanayo emhlanganweni: Ngithola izincomo ezimbalwa futhi ngiqala ukuzibuza ukuthi ingabe abantu babona umehluko ngaphandle kokwazi ukuthi uyini ngempela.Akusho lutho kimina ukuthi akekho ongasho ukuthi ngenzani (ngandlela thize, kuhle lokho). Okubalulekile ukuthi ngiyabona futhi ngiyathanda ukungabe ngisaba nazo lezo zikhwama ezikhuluphele ngaphansi kwamehlo ami! Ngizizwa ngithembele ngokwengeziwe futhi empeleni anginandaba nokuthathwa kwesithombe sami (ngangivame ukusaba ngoba ngangizonda indlela engibukeka ngayo).
UDkt. Lorenc ungitshela ukuthi kuzothatha izinyanga ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba ngilulame ngokuphelele futhi ukuvuvukala kuphelile ngamaphesenti angu-100. Yilapho-ke engizobona khona imiphumela "yokugcina". Noma kungatholi okungcono kunamanje, noma kunjalo, ngizojabula kakhulu!