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Umgquba womgogodla ukukhula okungajwayelekile kwamaseli okuthuthukela ngaphakathi noma eduze komgogodla wakho. Lokhu kukhula kungaba yikankansi (elibi) noma kungeyona ikankansi (elikahle), kodwa womabili lawo maqembu angabangela izimpawu ezinkulu ngoba abekela uxinzelelo emgogodleni wakho nasezinzwa zakho ezinzima.
Cabanga ngomgogodla wakho njengendlela enkulu yemilayezo phakathi kobuchopho bakho nomzimba wakho. Uma umgquba ukhula kule ndawo, kufana nokuba nomqobo ovimbela lolu hlelo lokuxhumana olukhulu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokutholakala kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa okufanele, abantu abaningi abanezigquba zomgogodla bangagcina ikhwalithi yempilo yabo nomsebenzi.
Izimpawu zezigquba zomgogodla zivame ukuthuthuka kancane kancane futhi zingaphambukiswa kalula ezinye izinkinga eziqhelekile zehlombe. Umehluko oyinhloko ukuthi lezi zimpawu ziyaqhubeka zibe zimbi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi zingathinta izindawo ngaphandle nje kwehlombe lakho.
Umkha wakho ngokuvamile uzokunika izixwayiso eziningi zokuthi kukhona okuthile okudinga ukunakekelwa. Nazi izimpawu ezivame kakhulu ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Izimpawu ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima kakhulu zingabandakanya ukungakwazi ukuhamba ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zomzimba wakho nobuthakathaka obukhulu, obuqhubekayo. Lezi zimpawu zithuthuka uma umgquba ukhula ube mkhulu ngokwanele ukucindezela umgogodla wakho kakhulu.
Okwenza izimpawu zezifo emathanjeni omgogodla zibe yingxaki ikakhulu ukuthi zivame ukuqala kancane kancane bese ziqala ukubonakala ngokwengeziwe emasontweni noma ezinyangeni. Le ntuthuko iyenzeka ngoba izifo zikhula kancane kancane futhi zikhuphula ngokuqhubekayo uxinzelelo emgogodleni wakho.
Izifo emathanjeni omgogodla zihlukaniswe ngokusekelwe lapho zikhula khona ngokuqondene nomgogodla wakho. Ukuqonda lezi zigaba kusiza odokotela ukuthi banqume indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho esithile.
Kunezinhlobo ezintathu eziyinhloko ngokusekelwe endaweni:
Izifo ze-Intramedullary zikhula ngaphakathi kwendwangu yomgogodla wakho. Lolu uhlobo olunqabile kakhulu kodwa oluvame ukuba nzima kakhulu ukulwelapha ngoba luhlanganisiwe kakhulu ngaphakathi komgogodla. Izibonelo ezivamile zihlanganisa i-astrocytomas ne-ependymomas.
Izifo ze-Extramedullary-intradural zikhula ngaphakathi kwesembozo esivikela esizungezile umgogodla wakho kodwa ngaphandle komgogodla ngokwawo. Lezi zihlanganisa i-meningiomas ne-schwannomas, ezivame ukuba zilungile futhi zingase zibe lula ukususwa ngokusebenza.
Izifo ze-Extramedullary-extradural zikhula ngaphandle kwesembozo esivikela somgogodla wakho. Eziningi zalezi yizifo ezithathelene eziye zasakazeka ezinye izindawo zomzimba wakho, njengomoya, ubele, noma umdlavuza we-prostate.
Uhlobo ngalunye lubonisa izinselele nezinketho zokwelapha ezihlukile, kodwa indawo ayiqinisekisi ukuthi isimo sakho sibuhlungu kangakanani noma ukuthi iyini imiphumela yakho.
Imbangela eqondile yezifo eziningi emathanjeni omgogodla isalwazi, okungase kuzwakale kuyadumaza lapho ufuna izimpendulo. Noma kunjalo, abacwaningi baye baqaphela izici eziningana ezingase zinikezele ekukhuleni kwazo.
Izifo eziningi eziyinhloko emathanjeni omgogodla zibonakala zikhula ngokungahleliwe ngaphandle kwanoma yisiphi isithintelo esicacile. Amakhemikhali akho ngezinye izikhathi enza amaphutha okukopisha lapho ahlukaniswa futhi akhula, futhi ngezinye izikhathi la maphutha angabangela ukwakheka kwezifo.
Izici eziningi zingandisa amathuba okukhula kwalezi zinhlayiya:
Izinhlanzi zomgogodla womgogodla, ezivame kakhulu, zikhula lapho umdlavuza usakazeka kwenye ingxenye yomzimba wakho. Umdlavuza ovame ukusakazeka emgogodleni uhlanganisa umdlavuza wamabele, uphuphu, iprostate, ikidneyi, kanye ne-thyroid.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ukuba nezici ezingozi akusho ukuthi uzokhula ngokuqinisekile umdlavuza womgogodla. Abantu abaningi abanalezi zici ezingozi abakhulumi izinhlayiya, kanti abanye abangenazo izici ezaziwayo bayazikhula.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlushwa ubuhlungu obuhlala njalo emhlane obungaphuli ngokuphumula noma ngezindlela zokwelapha ezijwayelekile. Nakuba ubuhlungu obukhulu emhlane bungabangelwa izinhlayiya, izimpawu ezithile zoxwayiso zidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha kwezokwelapha.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu ezinkulu ezilandelayo:
Shaya ucingo ukuze uthole ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo uma uhlushwa ubuthakathaka obukhulu ngokuzumayo, ukulahlekelwa okuphelele kokuzwa, noma ukulahlekelwa okungazelelwe kokulawula isisu noma i-bladder. Lezi zimpawu zingabonisa ukucindezelwa okukhulu komgogodla womgogodla okudinga ukwelashwa okusheshayo.
Khumbula ukuthi ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kuvame ukubangela imiphumela emihle, ngakho ungangabazi ukuxoxa ngezinkathazo zakho nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangahlola kahle izimpawu zakho futhi banqume ukuthi kuyadingeka yini ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo.
Nakuba noma ubani angathola i-tumor emithanjeni yomgogodla, izici ezithile zingandisa ingozi yakho. Ukuqonda lezi zici ezingase zibangele ingozi kungakusiza uhlale ulungile, kodwa khumbula ukuthi ukuba nezici ezingase zibangele ingozi akusho ukuthi uzoba ne-tumor.
Izici ezibaluleke kakhulu ezingase zibangele ingozi zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izimo ezingavamile ze-genetic zingandisa kakhulu ingozi yakho. I-Von Hippel-Lindau disease, i-tuberous sclerosis, kanye nezinye izimo ze-cancer ezihambisana ne-genetic zihambisana nezinga eliphezulu le-tumors emithanjeni yomgogodla.
Ubulili budlala indima ezinye izinhlobo ze-tumors. Ngokwesibonelo, i-meningiomas ivame kakhulu kwabesifazane, kuyilapho ezinye izinhlobo zivame kakhulu kumadoda.
Abantu abaningi abathuthukisa i-tumors emithanjeni yomgogodla abanazo izici ezingase zibangele ingozi ezaziwayo, okusho ukuthi lezi tumors zingathinta noma ubani. Lokhu kungakwazi ukubikezelwa yikho okubaluleke kakhulu ukunaka izimpawu nokuya kudokotela uma kudingeka.
I-tumors emithanjeni yomgogodla ingabangela izinkinga ezahlukahlukene, kodwa ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingase zenzeke kuzokusiza wena neqembu lakho lokuwelapha ukusebenzisana ukuvimba noma ukuphatha ngempumelelo. Ubunzima bezinkinga buvame ukuxhomekeke ebukhoneni be-tumor, indawo yayo, nokuthi iphelelwa yisikhathi kangakanani.
Izinkinga ezivame kakhulu ongahlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Izinkinga ezinzima kakhulu zingafaka ukungakwazi ukunyakaza ngokuphelele ngaphansi kwendawo yomdlavuza kanye nezinkinga zokuphefumula uma umdlavuza uthinta ingxenye engaphezulu yomgogodla. Lezi zinkinga ezinzima zivame kakhulu uma imidlavuza ikhula kakhulu noma ayiphathwe ngokushesha.
Kodwa-ke, kuyakhuthaza ukwazi ukuthi izinkinga eziningi zingavikeleka noma zinciphisiwe ngokutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokuphathwa okufanele. Ngisho noma kwenzeka izinkinga, ukuqeqeshwa kabusha kanye nezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingakusiza uhlale uzimele futhi ube nempilo enhle.
Iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizohlala lisebenza nawe eduze ukuze liqaphele izinkinga ezingase zenzeke futhi lingene ngokushesha uma kungenzeka. Abantu abaningi abane-tumors emgogodleni baqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele naphezu kwalokhu kubhekene nalezi zinselele.
Ngeshwa, imidlavuza eminingi yomgogodla ayikwazi ukugwemeka ngoba izimbangela zayo eziqondile azikaziwa. Kodwa-ke, ungathatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa ingozi yohlobo oluthile nokuhlala unempilo enhle yomgogodla.
Njengoba imidlavuza eminingi yomgogodla iyimidlavuza yesibili esakazeka kwenye indawo, ukuvimbela eminye imidlavuza ngokukhetha impilo enhle kungasiza ekuqedeni ingozi yakho yonke. Lokhu kufaka ukungabhemi, ukulinganisela ukusetshenziswa kotshwala, ukugcina isisindo esinempilo, nokulandelwa kwemiyalelo yokuhlola umdlavuza.
Uma unezimo zezofu ezikhuphula ingozi yakho, ukuqapha njalo nodokotela wakho kubaluleke kakhulu. Ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi ngokusebenzisa izifundo zokwenza izithombe kungasiza ekutholeni imidlavuza uma isencane futhi iphelele ukwelashwa.
Kwabantu abane-history yomdlavuza, ukulandelela njalo nodokotela wakho we-oncologist nokuveza noma yiziphi izimpawu ezintsha ngokushesha kungasiza ekutholeni ukusakazeka emgogodleni ngokushesha. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lingase likucele ukuthi wenze izithombe njalo ukuze liqaphele ukubuyela noma ukusakazeka kwesifo.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimba zonke izigwaca zomgogodla, ukuqaphela umzimba wakho, ukugcina ukuxhumana okuhle nabaphakeli bakho bezempilo, nokufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo ngezimpawu ezinkulu kunika ithuba elihle kakhulu lokutholakala kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa okuphumelelayo.
Ukuthola isigwaca somgogodla kuhilela izinyathelo eziningi, futhi udokotela wakho uzokuqondisa ngokucophelela kule nqubo. Uhambo luqala ngokuxoxisana ngemininingwane ngezimpawu zakho nembali yakho yezokwelapha, okulandelelwa yi-physical examination.
Udokotela wakho kuqala uzokwenza i-neurological examination ephelele ukuhlola ama-reflexes akho, amandla emisipha, ukuzwa, nokulungiswa. Lokhu kusiza ekuqondeni ukuthi yiziphi izingxenye zomgogodla wakho ezingase zithinteke futhi kuqondise ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo.
Izivivinyo ezibaluleke kakhulu zokuxilonga zihlanganisa:
I-MRI scans inikeza izithombe ezicacile zomgogodla wakho futhi ingabonisa indawo, usayizi, nezici zesigwaca. Udokotela wakho angase ayalele i-MRI ene-contrast dye ukuze uthole izithombe ezinemininingwane ngisho nangaphezulu.
Uma kutholakala isigwaca, kungase kudingeke ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo ukuze kunqunywe ukuthi iyona yokuqala (yaqala emgogodleni) noma yesibili (yasakazeka kwenye indawo). Lokhu kungafaka i-CT scans yesifuba sakho, isisu, noma i-pelvis ukubuka ezinye izigwaca.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ingase izizwe icindezelekile, kodwa yonke i-test inikeza ulwazi oluwusizo olusiza iqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukwakha uhlelo lokuphatha oluphumelelayo sesimo sakho esithile.
Ukwelashwa kwezifo ze-spinal cord kuncike ezintweni eziningi, kufaka phakathi uhlobo lwesifo, indawo yaso, ubukhulu, kanye nempilo yakho jikelele. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizokusebenza nawe ukuze lenze uhlelo lokwelashwa olufanele wena oluhlinzeka ngemiphumela emihle kakhulu ngenkathi kunciphisa ingozi.
Izindlela zokwelapha eziyinhloko ezitholakalayo zihlanganisa:
Ukuhlinzwa kuvame ukuba yindlela yokwelapha ekhethwayo uma isifo singasuswa ngokuphepha ngaphandle kokubangela umonakalo owengeziwe kwi-spinal cord yakho. Ukuthuthuka kwezindlela zokuhlamba, kufaka phakathi ukuhlinzwa ngama-microscope kanye nokulandelela phakathi kokuhlamba, kuye kwenza lezi zinqubo ziphephile futhi ziphumelele kakhulu.
Ngezifo ezingasuswa ngokuphelele ngokuhlinzwa, ukwelashwa ngomgogodla kungasiza ekulawuleni ukukhula nasekukhululeni izimpawu. Izindlela zanamuhla zokwelashwa ngomgogodla zingasebenza ngokuqondile esifweni ngenkathi kunciphisa ukukhishwa kwesicubu esinempilo.
Ezinye izifo ziphendula kahle ekwelapheni ngamakhemikhali, ikakhulukazi izinhlobo ezithile ze-lymphoma kanye nezifo ezisakazeke ezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho. I-oncologist yakho izonquma ukuthi lokhu kwelashwa kufanele yini isimo sakho.
Imithi ye-steroid efana ne-dexamethasone inganciphisa ngokushesha ukuvuvukala eduze kwesifo, ngokuvamile ihlinzeka ngokuphumula okusheshayo ezimpawu ngenkathi ulungiselela ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Ukuphatha izimpawu zakho ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ehlelweni lakho lokwelashwa jikelele. Ngenkathi izindlela zokwelapha zezokwelapha zibhekana ngokuqondile nesifo, kunezinto eziningi ongazenza ukuze uthuthukise induduzo yakho futhi ugcine amandla akho ngalesi sikhathi.
Ukuphathwa kobuhlungu ekhaya kungafaka ukusebenzisa ukwelapha ngokushisa noma ukubanda, ukuzivocavoca okuthambile njengoba kuvunywe ngudokotela wakho, nokugcina isimo esihle somzimba. Imithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu etholakala ngaphandle kwelayisensi ingasiza, kodwa qiniseka ukuthi ukhulumisana neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ngaphambi kokuthatha noma iyiphi imithi emisha.
Amasu wokunakekelwa ekhaya awusizo afaka:
Ukuzivocavoca kwe-physiotherapy, uma kuvunywe yiqembu lakho lezokwelapha, kungasiza ekugcineni amandla emisipha nokuqina. Ngisho nemisebenzi elula njengokuqeqeshwa kokunyakaza kungenza umehluko omkhulu endleleni ozizwa ngayo.
Kubalulekile ukulandelela izimpawu zakho ngokucophelela bese ubika noma yikuphi ukushintsha eqenjini lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Gcina idayari elula yamathomu akho obuhlungu, ukuhamba, nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezintsha ukuze ukwazi ukunikeza izibuyekezo ezichwepheshile ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwezokwelapha.
Khumbula ukuthi ukucela usizo ngemisebenzi yansuku zonke akuyona uphawu lobuthakathaka. Ukuba nokusekelwa komndeni nabangane kukuvumela ukuthi ulondoloze amandla okuphulukisa nokubuyela esimweni esijwayelekile.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho nodokotela kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola okuningi kakhulu ekuhambeleni kwakho futhi kunikeza iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ulwazi olulifunayo ukuze likusize ngokuphumelelayo. Ukulungiselela kancane kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekulinganisweni lokunakekelwa olukufumanayo.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, bhala zonke izimpawu zakho, kufaka phakathi ukuthi zaqala nini nokuthi zishintshe kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Chaza ngokucacile amazinga obuhlungu, ubuthakathaka, ukungabi namandla, noma noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka okukubonile.
Letha lezi zinto ezibalulekile e-aphoyintimenti yakho:
Lungiselela uhlu lwemibuzo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi awukhohlwa izihloko ezibalulekile ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho. Cabanga ukubuza ngezinketho zokwelapha, imiphumela elindelekile, imiphumela emibi engenzeka, nokuthi yini okulindelekile emasontweni azayo.
Uma kungenzeka, letha ilungu lomndeni omethembayo noma umngani ekuqokweni kwakho. Bangakusiza ukuba ukhumbule ulwazi oluxoxwe futhi banikeze ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo ngesikhathi esingase sibe yisikhathi esicindeclayo.
Unganqikazi ukubuza udokotela wakho ukuthi achaze noma yini ongayiqondi. Iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lifuna uzizwe ulwazi futhi ukhululekile ngecebo lakho lokwelapha, ngakho ukubuza imibuzo kukhuthazwa futhi kwamukelekile.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okufanele uyikhumbule ngezinhlungu zomgogodla ukuthi ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokuphathwa kuthuthukisa kakhulu imiphumela. Nakuba ukwamukela leli bango kungase kuzwakale kukucindezela, abantu abaningi abanezinhlungu zomgogodla baqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo ngenxa yokunakekelwa okuhle kwezokwelapha.
Izindlela zanamuhla zezokwelapha zinikeza izinketho eziningi zokwelapha ezisebenzayo, futhi ukuthuthuka kwezindlela zokwelapha, ukwelashwa ngomgogodla, kanye nokunakekelwa okusekayo kuqhubeka nokuthuthukisa imiphumela. Iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo linekhono namathuluzi adingekayo ukukusiza ukuthi uhambe ngale ndlela ngempumelelo.
Phawula izimpawu eziqhubekayo, ikakhulukazi ubuhlungu bomhlane obukhula ebusuku, ubuthakathaka obuqhubekayo, noma ukushintsha komuzwa. Lezi zimpawu zidinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha, kodwa khumbula ukuthi iningi lezingqinamba zomhlane alibangelwa yizinhlelo zokwelapha.
Hlala uhileleke ngokusebenzayo ekunakekelweni kwakho ngokubuza imibuzo, ukulandela izincomo zokwelashwa, nokugcina ukuxhumana okuvulekile neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Ubudlelwane bakho nabaphakeli bakho bezempilo kubalulekile ekufezeni umphumela omuhle kakhulu.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba ne-tumor yomgogodla awukucaci noma ukulinganiselwe amandla akho okuphila okunemqondo. Ngokwelashwa okufanele nokwesekwa, ungaqhubeka nokufuna imigomo yakho nokugcina ikhwalithi yempilo yakho.
Q1: Ingabe i-tumors yomgogodla ihlala iyisifo somdlavuza?
Cha, i-tumors yomgogodla ingaba yi-benign (engeyona umdlavuza) noma i-malignant (umdlavuza). Ngisho ne-tumors ezingalimi zingabangela izimpawu ezinkulu ngoba zicindezela umgogodla wakho, kodwa azisasali ezingxenyeni eziningi zomzimba wakho njengoba kwenza i-tumors yomdlavuza. Udokotela wakho uzokunquma uhlobo nge-biopsy kanye nezifundo zokwenza izithombe.
Q2: I-tumors yomgogodla ikhula kangcono kangakanani?
I-tumors yomgogodla ivame ukukhula kancane ezinyangeni noma eminyakeni, kungakho izimpawu zivame ukukhula kancane. Noma kunjalo, ezinye izinhlobo ezinamandla zingakhula ngokushesha. Izinga lokukhula lixhomeke kuhlobo oluthile lwe-tumor, futhi iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizokulandelela lokhu ngokuhlola okuvamile kwezithombe ukuze kulandelelwe noma yiziphi izinguquko.
Q3: Ingabe i-tumors yomgogodla ingaphiliswa ngokuphelele?
Eziningi ze-tumors yomgogodla zingaphathwa ngempumelelo, futhi ezinye zingasuswa ngokuphelele ngokusebenza. Izinga lokuphila lixhomeke ezintweni ezifana nohlobo lwe-tumor, indawo, usayizi, nokuthi itholakele nini. Ngisho noma ukwelashwa okuphelele kungekho, ukwelashwa kuvame ukukwazi ukulawula i-tumor nokuthuthukisa kakhulu ikhwalithi yempilo yakho.
Q4: Ingabe ngizophuthuma uma ngine-tumor yomgogodla?
Akuwona wonke umuntu one-tumor yomgogodla ohlushwa ukungakwazi ukuhamba. Ingozi ixhomeke endaweni ye-tumor, ubukhulu bayo, nokuthi iwelaphekile kangcono kangakanani. Ukubona nokwelapha kwasekuqaleni kunciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokungakwazi ukuhamba. Abantu abaningi bagcina bekhona ukuhamba kwabo nokusebenza kwabo ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha.
Q5: Ukuphulukiswa kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ngemva kokuhlinzwa kwe-tumor yomgogodla?
Isikhathi sokuphulukiswa sihluka kakhulu kuye ngokuthi ukuhlinzwa kwakho kunzima kangakanani, impilo yakho yonke, kanye nezici ze-tumor. Abanye abantu babuyela emisebenzini yabo evamile ezinyangeni ezimbalwa, kanti abanye bangadinga izinyanga zokuvuselelwa. Iqembu lakho lokuhlinzwa lizokunikeza isikhathi esicacile esisekelwe esimweni sakho somuntu siqu ncebo yokwelapha.
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