Ukuphatha iSigaba 4 seMelanoma: Umhlahlandlela

-Delile

• Landela uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa
• Vumela udokotela wakho azi ngezinguquko
• Funa ukusekelwa kwezenhlalo nangokomzwelo
• Yazisa abanye ukuthi bangasiza kanjani
• Hlola izinketho zosizo lwezezimali
• Ukuthatha

Uma unomdlavuza wesikhumba we-melanoma osabalale kusuka esikhumbeni sakho kuya kuma-lymph node akude noma ezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho, waziwa ngokuthi isigaba 4 se-melanoma.

Isigaba 4 se-melanoma kunzima ukusilapha, kepha ukuthola ukwelashwa kungakusiza uphile isikhathi eside futhi uthuthukise izinga lempilo yakho. Ukuthola usizo kungakusiza nokuthi ubhekane nezinselelo zomphakathi, ezingokomzwelo noma ezezimali zokuphila nalesi simo.

Thatha isikhashana ufunde ngezinye zezinyathelo ongazithatha ukuphatha isigaba 4 se-melanoma.

Landela uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa

Uhlelo lokwelashwa olunconyelwe udokotela wakho wesigaba 4 se-melanoma luzoxhomeka ezicini eziningana, njenge:

• iminyaka yakho nempilo yonke
• lapho umdlavuza usabalale khona emzimbeni wakho
• umzimba wakho usabele kanjani ekwelashweni okwedlule
• izinhloso zakho zokwelashwa nezintandokazi zakho

Ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile kanye nezinhloso zokwelashwa, udokotela wakho angancoma eyodwa noma eziningi zokwelashwa okulandelayo:

• i-immunotherapy yokuqinisa ukuphendula kwamasosha akho omzimba ngokumelene ne-melanoma
• izidakamizwa zokwelashwa ezihlosiwe ukusiza ukuvimba isenzo samangqamuzana athile ngaphakathi kwamangqamuzana omdlavuza we-melanoma
• ukuhlinzwa ukuze kususwe ama-lymph node noma izicubu ze-melanoma
• ukwelashwa ngemisebe ukuncipha noma ukubambezela ukukhula kwezimila
• i-chemotherapy yokubulala amaseli womdlavuza

Udokotela wakho futhi angancoma ukwelashwa okunciphisayo ukusiza ukuphatha izimpawu ze-melanoma noma imiphumela emibi evela kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Isibonelo, bangahle banikeze imishanguzo noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezisizayo ukuphatha ubuhlungu nokukhathala.

Vumela udokotela wakho azi ngezinguquko

Uma uthola ukwelashwa kwesigaba 4 se-melanoma, kubalulekile ukuhambela ukuvakashelwa okuvamile nethimba lakho lezokwelapha. Lokhu kungasiza udokotela wakho nabanye abahlinzeki bezokwelapha ukuthi babheke ukuthi umzimba wakho uphendula kanjani ekwelashweni. Kungabasiza nokuthi bafunde uma kukhona izinguquko ezidingekayo ohlelweni lwakho lokwelashwa.

Yazisa iqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukuthi:

• uba nezimpawu ezintsha noma ezimbi kakhulu
• ucabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uhlangabezana nemiphumela engemihle ekwelashweni
• ukuthola kunzima ukulandela uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa olunconyiwe
• izinhloso zakho zokwelashwa noma izintandokazi zakho ziyashintsha
• uthuthukisa ezinye izimo zezempilo

Uma uhlelo lwakho lwamanje lokwelashwa lungakusebenzeli kahle, udokotela wakho angakukhuthaza ukuthi uyeke ukuthola ukwelashwa okuthile, qala ukuthola ezinye izindlela zokwelashwa, noma kokubili.

Funa ukusekelwa kwezenhlalo nangokomzwelo

Akuyona into engavamile ukuzwa imizwa yokukhathazeka, usizi, noma intukuthelo ngemuva kokuthola ukuthi unomdlavuza. Ukuthola usizo kungakusiza ukwazi ukubhekana nale mizwa.

Isibonelo, kungasiza ukuxhumana nabanye abantu abane-melanoma. Cabanga ukubuza udokotela wakho ukuthi bazi yini nganoma yimaphi amaqembu okusekela abantu bakulesi simo. Ungaxhumana nabanye ngokusebenzisa amaqembu okusekela online, amabhodi wezingxoxo, noma imithombo yezokuxhumana.

Ukukhuluma nomeluleki onguchwepheshe kungakusiza nokuthi ubhekane nezinselelo ezingokomzwelo zokuphila nalesi sifo. Udokotela wakho angakudlulisela kusonhlalonhle noma kudokotela wezengqondo ukuze athole ukwelashwa komuntu ngamunye noma kweqembu.

Yazisa abanye ukuthi bangasiza kanjani

Abangani bakho, amalungu omndeni, nabanye abantu obathandayo bangakunikeza ukwesekwa okubalulekile kuyo yonke inqubo yakho yokwelashwa.

Isibonelo, bangakwazi uku:

• ukukuyisa kuma-aphoyintimenti wezokwelapha
• thatha imishanguzo, igilosa, noma okunye okunikezwayo
• ikusize ngokunakekela izingane, umsebenzi wasendlini, noma eminye imisebenzi
• ima ngokuvakasha bese uchitha esinye isikhathi sekhwalithi nawe

Uma uzizwa ukhungathekile noma udinga ukwesekwa, cabanga ukwazisa abantu obathandayo. Bangakwazi ukusiza ukuphatha ezinye zezinselelo ezingokoqobo nezingokomzwelo zokuphila nesigaba 4 se-melanoma.

Uma ukwazi ukuyikhokhela, ukuqasha ukwesekwa kochwepheshe nakho kungakusiza ukuphatha izibopho zakho zansuku zonke nezidingo zokuzinakekela. Isibonelo, ungahle ukwazi ukuqasha umuntu ozokusekela ukusiza ukuphatha ukunakekelwa kwakho kwezokwelapha. Ukuqasha umuntu ogcina ingane, insizakalo yokuhamba ngezinja, noma umsebenzi wokuhlanza ochwepheshe kungakusiza ukuphatha eminye yemithwalo yemfanelo yakho ekhaya.

Hlola izinketho zosizo lwezezimali

Uma ukuthola kunzima ukuphatha izindleko zezimali zohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa, yazisa iqembu lakho lezokwelapha.

Bangase bakwazi ukukudlulisela ezinhlelweni zosizo lweziguli noma ezinye izinsizakalo zokuxhaswa kwezezimali ukusiza ukunciphisa izindleko zokunakekelwa kwakho. Bangakwazi futhi ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ukuze luthengwe kalula.

Ezinye izinhlangano zomdlavuza futhi zinikela ngosizo lwezezimali ngohambo oluhlobene nokwelashwa, izindlu, noma ezinye izindleko zokuphila.

Cabanga ngokusesha i-database ye-Cancer Care online yezinhlelo zokuxhaswa kwezezimali ukuze ufunde ukuthi ungalufanelekela yini usizo.

Ukuthatha

Izindlela zokwelashwa eziningi ziyatholakala ukusiza ukunciphisa noma ukubambezela ukukhula kwezicubu ze-melanoma, ukuqeda izimpawu, nokwenza ngcono impilo.

Ukufuna ukwesekwa kubangani, amalungu omndeni, kanye nezinsizakalo zobungcweti kungakusiza nokuthi ubhekane nezinselelo zokuphila ne-melanoma.

Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nezinketho zakho zokwelashwa nezinsizakalo zokusekela, khuluma nethimba lakho lezokwelapha. Bangakusiza uqonde izinzuzo ezingaba khona, ubungozi, nezindleko zokwelashwa okuhlukile. Bangakudlulisela futhi kumaqembu osizo endawo, izinhlelo zosizo lwezezimali, noma ezinye izinsizakalo zokusekela.