Ngizulazula Kanjani Ekuguqukeni Kwesimo Sezulu Nge-Asthma Enzima

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• Ukunakekela umzimba wami
• Kusetshenziswa amathuluzi nemishini
• I-nebulizer ngaphezu kwe-inhaler yami yokutakula
• Abaqaphi bekhwalithi yomoya
• Abalandeleli bezimpawu
• Amadivayisi agqokekayo
• Amaski obuso nokusula kwama-antibacterial
• I-ID Yezokwelapha
• Ukukhuluma nodokotela wami
• Ukunamathela kuhlelo lwami lokusebenza
• Ukudla okudlela endlini

Muva nje, ngithuthe izwe lonke ngisuka e-muggy Washington, D.C., ngaya eSan Diego, eCalifornia enelanga. Njengomuntu ophila nesifuba somoya esibucayi, ngafinyelela eqophelweni lapho umzimba wami wawungasakwazi ukubhekana nokwehluka kakhulu kwezinga lokushisa, umswakama, noma ikhwalithi yomoya.

Manje ngihlala enhlonhlweni encane noLwandlekazi iPacific ngasentshonalanga neNyakatho San Diego Bay ngasempumalanga. Amaphaphu ami ayachuma emoyeni omusha wasolwandle, futhi ukuhlala ngaphandle kwamazinga okushisa angaphansi kweqhwa kube wushintsho lomdlalo.

Yize ukufuduka sekwenze izimanga nge-asthma yami, akuyona kuphela into esizayo - futhi akuyona eyabo bonke abantu. Ngifunde okuningi kule minyaka edlule ngokuthi ngenza kanjani ushintsho lwezinkathi lube lula kakhulu ohlelweni lwami lokuphefumula.

Nakhu okungisebenzela mina nesifuba sami somoya phakathi nazo zonke izinkathi zonyaka.

Ukunakekela umzimba wami

Kwatholakala ukuthi nginesifo somoya lapho ngineminyaka engu-15 ubudala. Ngangazi ukuthi nganginenkinga yokuphefumula lapho ngivocavoca umzimba, kodwa ngangicabanga nje ukuthi ngiphelelwe yisimo futhi nginqena. Ngangibuye ngibe nokungezwani ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka kanye nokukhwehlela njalo ngo-Okthoba kuya kuMeyi, kodwa ngangingacabangi ukuthi kubi kangako.

Ngemuva kokuhlaselwa yisifuba somoya kanye nohambo lokuya egumbini labezimo eziphuthumayo, ngathola ukuthi izimpawu zami zazingenxa yesifuba somoya. Ngemuva kokutholakala kwami, impilo yaba lula futhi yaba yinkimbinkimbi. Ukuze ngilawule ukusebenza kwamaphaphu ami, kwakudingeka ngiqonde ukuthi yini engangiholelayo, ehlanganisa isimo sezulu esibandayo, ukuzivocavoca umzimba kanye nokungezwani nendawo engizungezile.

Njengoba izinkathi zonyaka zishintsha kusuka ehlobo kuye ebusika, ngithatha zonke izinyathelo engingazenza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umzimba wami uqala endaweni eqinile ngangokunokwenzeka. Ezinye zalezi zinyathelo zifaka:

• ukuthola umkhuhlane minyaka yonke
• ngiqinisekisa ukuthi ngisesikhathini ngokugoma kwami ​​i-pneumococcal
• ukugcina intamo nesifuba sami kufudumele esimweni sezulu esibandayo, okusho ukukhipha izikhafu namajezi (okungebona uboya) abekade egcinwe
• ukwenza itiye elishisayo eliningi ozohamba ngalo
• ukugeza izandla zami kaningi kunesidingo
• ukungabelani ngokudla noma iziphuzo nanoma ubani
• ukuhlala unamanzi amaningi
• ukuhlala ngaphakathi ngesikhathi seviki le-Asthma Peak (isonto lesithathu likaSepthemba lapho ukuhlaselwa yisifo somoya kuvame kakhulu)
• usebenzisa umshini wokuhlanza umoya

Isihlanzisi somoya sibalulekile unyaka wonke, kepha lapha eSouthern California, ukuwela ekuweni kusho ukubhekana nemimoya esabekayo yaseSanta Ana. Ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka, ukuba nesihlanzisi somoya kubalulekile ekuphefumuleni okulula.

Kusetshenziswa amathuluzi nemishini

Kwesinye isikhathi, noma ngabe wenza konke ongakwenza ukuze uhlale phambili kwejika, amaphaphu akho asenquma ukungaziphathi kahle.Ngikuthole kuwusizo ukuba namathuluzi alandelayo azungeze lolo shintsho lwethrekhi endaweni yami engingakwazi ukuyilawula, kanye namathuluzi wokungilanda lapho izinto zingahambi kahle.

I-nebulizer ngaphezu kwe-inhaler yami yokutakula

I-nebulizer yami isebenzisa ifomu eliwuketshezi lemithi yami yokuhlenga, ngakho-ke lapho ngiba nokuvutha, ngiyakwazi ukuyisebenzisa njengoba kudingeka usuku lonke. Nginenqwaba exhuma odongeni, futhi encane, engenantambo elingana nesikhwama sezikhwama engingahamba naso siye noma yikuphi.

Abaqaphi bekhwalithi yomoya

Nginomqapha omncane wekhwalithi yomoya egumbini lami osebenzisa i-Bluetooth ukuxhuma efonini yami. Igrafu ikhwalithi yomoya, izinga lokushisa nomswakama. Ngisebenzisa nezinhlelo zokusebenza ukulandela ikhwalithi yomoya edolobheni lami, noma lapho ngihlela ukuya khona ngalolo suku.

Abalandeleli bezimpawu

Nginezinhlelo zokusebenza eziningana ocingweni lwami ezingisiza ukulandelela ukuthi ngizizwa kanjani usuku nosuku. Ngezimo ezingapheli, kungaba nzima ukubona ukuthi izimpawu zishintshe kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Ukugcina irekhodi kungisiza ngibheke indlela engiphila ngayo, engikukhethayo, nendawo engikuyo ukuze ngikwazi ukufana kalula nendlela engizizwa ngayo. Kuyangisiza futhi ukukhuluma nodokotela bami.

Amadivayisi agqokekayo

Ngigqoka iwashi eliqapha ukushaya kwenhliziyo yami futhi elingathatha ama-EKG uma ngilidinga. Kunokuhlukahluka okuningi okuthinta ukuphefumula kwami, futhi lokhu kungivumela ukuthi ngikhombe uma inhliziyo yami ibandakanyeka ekuqubukeni noma ekuhlaselweni.

Ibuye inikeze ngemininingwane engingabelana ngayo nodokotela wami wamaphaphu nodokotela wenhliziyo, ukuze bakwazi ukuxoxa ngayo ndawonye ukuze benze kangcono ukunakekelwa kwami. Ngiphatha futhi inkomishi encane yomfutho wegazi kanye ne-oximeter yokushaya ngamandla, zombili lezi zinto ezifaka idatha efonini yami nge-Bluetooth.

Amaski obuso nokusula kwama-antibacterial

Lokhu kungahle kungasebenzi, kepha ngihlala ngiqinisekisa ukuthi ngiphatha izifihla-buso ezimbalwa nomaphi lapho ngiya khona. Lokhu ngikwenza unyaka wonke, kodwa kubaluleke kakhulu ngesikhathi samakhaza nemikhuhlane.

I-ID Yezokwelapha

Lokhu kungaba okubaluleke kakhulu. Iwashi lami nefoni zombili zine-ID yezokwelapha efinyeleleka kalula, ngakho ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bazokwazi ukungisingatha ezimweni eziphuthumayo.

Ukukhuluma nodokotela wami

Ukufunda ukuzikhulumela esimweni sezokwelapha kube ngesinye sezifundo ezinzima kakhulu nezijabulisa kakhulu engake ngazifunda. Lapho uthemba ukuthi udokotela wakho ukulalele ngokweqiniso, kulula kakhulu ukubalalela. Uma uzizwa sengathi ingxenye yohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ayisebenzi, khuluma.

Ungathola ukuthi udinga irejimeni yesondlo eqinisa kakhulu njengoba isimo sezulu sishintsha. Mhlawumbe isilawuli sezimpawu esingeziwe, i-ejenti entsha ye-biologic, noma i-steroid yomlomo yilokho okudingayo ukuthola amaphaphu akho phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika. Ngeke wazi ukuthi yini ongakhetha kuyo uze ubuze.

Ukunamathela kuhlelo lwami lokusebenza

Uma utholwe une-asthma ebucayi, kungenzeka ukuthi usuvele unecebo lokusebenza. Uma uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa lushintsha, i-ID yakho yezokwelapha kanye nohlelo lokusebenza nalo kufanele lushintshe.

Imayini iyafana unyaka wonke, kepha odokotela bami bayazi ukuthi baqaphe kakhulu kusukela ngo-Okthoba kuya kuMeyi. Nginencwadi kadokotela emile ye-corticosteroids yomlomo ekhemisi lami engingayigcwalisa lapho ngiyidinga. Ngingakhuphula nemithi yami yesondlo lapho ngazi ukuthi ngizoba nobunzima bokuphefumula.

I-ID yami yezokwelapha isho ngokusobala ukungezwani komzimba kwami, isimo se-asthma, nemithi engingakwazi ukuba nayo. Ngigcina imininingwane ephathelene nokuphefumula eduze kwaphezulu kwe-ID yami, ngoba lokho kungenye yezinto ezibucayi kakhulu okufanele wazi lapho kunesimo esiphuthumayo. Ngihlala nginezihuduli ezintathu zokutakula ezandleni zami, futhi leyo mininingwane ibuye ibhalwe nakumazisi wami.

Njengamanje, ngihlala endaweni engalitholi iqhwa. Uma ngikwenzile, bekufanele ngiguqule uhlelo lwami oluphuthumayo. Uma udala uhlelo lokusebenza lwesimo esiphuthumayo, ungahle uthande ukubheka uma uhlala endaweni ethile engafinyeleleka kalula ezimotweni eziphuthumayo ngesikhathi sesiphepho seqhwa.

Eminye imibuzo okufanele uyicabangele yilena: Ingabe uhlala wedwa? Ngubani othintana naye ophuthumayo? Ingabe unalo uhlelo lwesibhedlela oluthandayo? Kuthiwani ngencwadi yezokwelapha?

Ukudla okudlela endlini

Ukuzulazula impilo unesifo somoya esibucayi kungaba nzima. Izinguquko zesizini zingenza izinto zibe nzima ngokwengeziwe, kepha lokho akusho ukuthi akunathemba. Izinsizakusebenza eziningi zingakusiza ulawule amaphaphu akho.

Uma ufunda ukuthi ungazimela kanjani, usebenzise ubuchwepheshe ukuze uzuze, futhi unakekele umzimba wakho, izinto zizoqala ukubakhona. Futhi uma uthatha isinqumo sokuthi ngeke nje ubuthathe obunye ubusika obuhlungu, amaphaphu ami nami sizobe sesikulungele ukukwamukela eSouthern California enelanga.

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