Izindaba Zomdlavuza Wesikhumba Zabafundi

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Sue Stigler, Las Vegas, Nev.

Kwatholakala ukuthi ngine-melanoma ngoJulayi 2004 nginezinyanga eziyisikhombisa ngikhulelwe indodana yami. “Ingelosi yami engumgadi,” umngane wami u-Lori, wangiphoqa ukuthi ngiyobona udokotela wesikhumba ngemva kokubona imvukuzane engajwayelekile engalweni yami yangakwesokudla. Nganginayo le mole isikhathi eside ngangikhumbula. Ngangiyibiza ngokuthi "imvukuzane yami yovemvane," ngoba yayifana novemvane oluncane. Bekumnyama kancane kunesikhumba sami, futhi akubukeki njengezithombe engizibonile zemelanoma. Ngesikhathi ngihlolwa, mina no-Lori sasinamadodakazi aneminyaka engu-4 ekilasini lokudansa elilodwa. Sasihlala endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi futhi sixoxe ngesikhathi sekilasi labo. Ngolunye usuku ekuseni, uLori wabuza ngemvukuzane engalweni yami, ethi kwatholakala ukuthi unemelanoma eminyakeni embalwa ngaphambili. Ngavuma ukuthi angizange ngihlolwe futhi wasikisela ukuthi ngishayele udokotela wami ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngesonto elilandelayo, wangibuza ukuthi ngimshayele yini ucingo udokotela wesikhumba. Ngaleso sikhathi nganginezinyanga eziyisithupha ngikhulelwe, futhi ngangingafuni ukuzihlupha ngokuphinde ngiyohlolwa. Emasontweni alandelayo wanginikeza ikhadi likadokotela wakhe, waphinda wangicela ukuthi ngibonane. Ngesonto elilandelayo, lapho ngimtshela ukuthi ngangingakafoni, washaya ucingo ngomakhalekhukhwini wanginika umamukeli! Ekuqokweni kwami, udokotela wesikhumba wabiza u-OB wami ngemvume yokususa imvukuzane-impela ngemuva kwesonto elilodwa ngithole izindaba zokuthi ngine-melanoma ebulalayo futhi ngizodinga ukuhlinzwa okwengeziwe ukuze ngiqinisekise imiphetho ecacile nokususwa kwawo wonke amangqamuzana omdlavuza. Lapho nganginezinyanga eziyisikhombisa ngikhulelwe futhi ngitshelwa ukuthi nginomdlavuza. Uma ubheka emuva, akumangalisi. Ngangunkulunkulukazi welanga ochitha iningi lamaholide ami esikhathi sobusha elele olwandle embozwe uwoyela wengane noma eya embhedeni wokushuka. Manje ngibonana nodokotela wami we-oncologist kanye nodokotela wesikhumba njalo futhi ngenza i-x-ray yesifuba minyaka yonke ukuze ngithole ukuvela kabusha kusenesikhathi. Ngibonga kakhulu ngengelosi yami egada "ephushayo" - cishe isindise impilo yami.

UKimberly Arzberger, Puyallup, Geza.

Ngingathanda ukuxoxa ngendaba yethu ekhuthazayo yomdlavuza wesikhumba wendodakazi yethu. NgoKhisimusi ka-1997 yena nomndeni wakhe beza bezosivakashela bevela e-Seattle, Wash. Ngolunye usuku ekuseni mina noKim sasibambana ngezinto lapho ethi kancane angathanda ukungibonisa imvukuzane emhlane wakhe. Kwangishaqisa indlela okwakubonakala kumnyama futhi kubi ngayo, futhi nakuba ngangingazi okuningi ngemvukuzane engajwayelekile noma umdlavuza wesikhumba, eyakhe yayingabukeki kahle kimi. Wangitshela ukuthi udokotela wakhe e-Seattle wayeyibhekile futhi wacabanga ukuthi kwakungeyona into yokukhathazeka ngayo, kodwa ngatshela uKim ukuthi ngizoyikhumula noma kunjalo ngoba yayiphakanyisiwe futhi ingabamba ezingutsheni zakhe. Ngemuva kokubuyela eSeattle, uKim akazange abonane nodokotela wesikhumba kuze kube yilapho u-OB / GYN ebona imvukuzane wamtshela ukuthi kufanele abonane nodokotela wesikhumba ngokushesha. UKim watholakala enesifo se-melanoma, kanti ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe kwabonisa ukuthi kwakusesigabeni III. Ngo-Ephreli ka-1998 wasuswa ama-lymph node ngaphansi kwengalo yakhe. Sasikhona lapho ehlinzwa, futhi kulapho-ke mina nomyeni wami sathola khona ukuthi i-melanoma yayimbi kangakanani. Besingazi ukuthi ungabulawa umdlavuza wesikhumba. Kwakuyisikhathi esinzima kakhulu emndenini wethu. Ngemuva kokwelashwa nokunye ukwelashwa, walulama futhi wakwazi ukubuyela emsebenzini. Ubonana nodokotela wakhe wesikhumba njalo, futhi sekuphele iminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye etholakele futhi akaphindanga waba nokuphindeka. Sizwa uNkulunkulu embusisile futhi welapha umzimba wakhe. Uyambonga nsuku zonke ukuthi uyaphila futhi usakwazi ukujabulela impilo yakhe nomndeni wakhe.

Tina Scozzaro, West Hills, Calif.

Indodakazi yami eneminyaka engu-20, uShawna, yasindisa ukuphila kwami. Sasizipholele, imilenze yami yawela emathangeni akhe, lapho ebona imvukuzane emlenzeni wami. Wathi, "Leyomvukuzane ayibukeki ilungile, kufanele uyihlole leyo, Mama." Cishe ngemuva kwenyanga wabuza ukuthi ngabe ngenze i-aphoyintimenti (ebengingazange ngiyenze). Wacasuka wathi ngenze eyodwa ngalolo suku. Ekugcineni ngakwenza, futhi kwatholakala ukuthi ngine-melanoma ngineminyaka engu-41 ubudala. Kwadingeka ngihlinzwe kakhulu, okwakuhlanganisa ukuxhunyelelwa isikhumba esibuhlungu kakhulu, kanye nokuhlolwa kwenodi embeleni yami. Manje nginesibazi esifana ne-crater emlenzeni wami ongezansi kanye nesibazi se-graft yesikhumba, kodwa inani elincane lokukhokhela impilo yami. Ngiyaphila namuhla ngoba u-Shawna wayephikelela futhi wangenza ngafika kudokotela. Ngiyabonga ingane!

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