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Ubunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo luhlobo oluthile lobunzima bokhanda oluvela lapho i-cerebrospinal fluid iphuma ekhanaleni lakho lomqondo, ngokuvamile ngemva kwesinqumo sokuwelapha. Lokhu kudala ukwehla kokucindezela eduze nobuchopho bakho nomqondo wakho, okuholela ebuhlungwini obukhulu lapho uhlala phansi noma ukuma.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ubunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo buyaphatheka futhi ngokuvamile buyaphela ngokwalo ngokunakekelwa okuqondile. Nakuba kungase kuzwakale kunzima futhi kukukhathaze, ukuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani emzimbeni wakho kungakusiza uphathe ukungakhululeki futhi wazi ukuthi nini kufanele ufuna usizo olwengeziwe.
Ubunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo buvela lapho i-cerebrospinal fluid iphuma ngesikhala esincane esivikela isikhumba esizungezile umqondo wakho. Leli fluid ngokuvamile livikela ubuchopho bakho nomqondo wakho, ligcina ukucindezela okuzinzile ohlelweni lwakho lwezinzwa.
Lapho leli fluid liphuma, ukucindezela kwehla kakhulu. Ubuchopho bakho ngokuyisisekelo bulahlekelwa ngokusekelwa okuthile okuvikelayo, okuqalisa ubuhlungu bokhanda obuqondene nalolu hlobo. Igama lezokwelapha lalesi simo yi- "post-dural puncture headache" ngoba ngokuvamile kwenzeka ngemva kokuba i-dura mater (isikhumba sangaphandle esiqinile) siqotshiwe.
Lolu hlobo lobunzima bokhanda lunephethini ehlukile kakhulu. Luthuthuka kakhulu lapho ulele phansi futhi lubi kakhulu lapho uhlala noma ukuma. Lesi shintsho esihlobene nesimo yiyona nto ebalulekile esiza odokotela ukuthi baqonde ubunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo.
Isimpawu esiyinhloko yobunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo yibuhlungu elibuhlungu kakhulu elishintsha ngokukhulu ngesimo sakho. Lapho ulele, ungase uzizwe uphilile ngokuphelele noma ube nokungakhululeki okuncane.
Nawa ama-symptom aphambili ongawabhekana nawo:
Abanye abantu nabo babhekana nezimpawu ezingavamile njengokubona okungacaci, ukushintsha kokuzwa, noma imizwa yokugcwalisa ezindlebeni. Ubukhulu bungase bube ukungakhululeki kuya ekubeni nzima, okwenza kube nzima ukwenza imisebenzi evamile ngenkathi uqondile.
Ubunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo buvela lapho kukhona ukukhishwa noma isikhala kwi-dura mater, okuvumela i-cerebrospinal fluid ukuthi iphume. Lokhu ngokuvamile kwenzeka ngesikhathi sezinqumo zokwelapha ezibandakanya ukufaka isicabha ekhanaleni lakho lomqondo.
Izimbangela ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Akukuvamile, ubunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo bungase buvele ngokungalindelekile ngaphandle kwanoma iyiphi inqubo yokwelapha. Lokhu kungase kwenzeke ngenxa yokucindezela okungazelelwe, ukukhokha okukhulu, noma ngisho nokulimala okuncane okwenza ukucindezela okwanele ukukrazula i-dura mater.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, izifo ezithile zezicubu ezihlanganisiwe noma izinkinga zokugqwala kwegazi zingenza umuntu abe semngciphekweni wokopha okungazelelwe kwe-spinal fluid. Kodwa-ke, iningi lobunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo luhlobene ngokuqondile nezinqubo zokwelapha.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uthola ubunzima bokhanda obukhulu obuhlobene nesimo sakho ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva kokuba uthole inqubo yomqondo. Ungazami ukukuthwala, njengoba ukwelashwa okusheshayo kungavimbela izinkinga futhi kunikeze impumuzo enkulu.
Funani usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma ubhekana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu zezixwayiso:
Ngisho nangaphandle kwalezi zimpawu ezinkulu, kufanele ubizela udokotela wakho uma ubunzima bokhanda bakho bukhulu kangangokuba buphazamisa ukudla, ukuphuza, noma imisebenzi eyisisekelo. Ukwelashwa okusheshayo ngokuvamile kuholela ekuphileni okusheshayo nemiphumela emihle.
Izici eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okuba nobunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo ngemva kwenqubo. Ukuqonda lezi zici zengozi kungakusiza wena neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuthi nithathe izinyathelo ezifanele.
Izici eziyinhloko zengozi zihlanganisa:
Ukukhulelwa ngokwalo akwandisi ingozi, kodwa izenzo ezivamile ezisetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokubeletha zenza.
Nakuba iningi lobunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo luphela ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezihlala njalo, ukulisela kungase kube yimbangela yezinkinga ezinkulu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi lezi zinkinga azivamile lapho kunikezwa ukwelashwa okuqondile.
Izinkinga ezingase zenzeke zihlanganisa:
Lezi zinkinga ezinkulu azivamile, ikakhulukazi ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo. Abantu abaningi abamukela ukwelashwa okuqondile baphila ngokuphelele phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emaviki ngaphandle kwanoma yimiphi imiphumela ende.
Ukuthola ubunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo kuncike kakhulu ezimpawu zakho nasesimweni sakho sezokwelapha, ikakhulukazi uma usanda kuba nenqubo yomqondo. Udokotela wakho uzokubuza imibuzo eminingi mayelana nokuthi ubunzima bokhanda beqale nini nokuthi buphendula kanjani ekushintsheni kwesimo.
Ukutholakala kuvame ukuba kulula lapho unephethini evamile yobunzima bokhanda obukhulu obuthuthuka lapho ulele futhi obukhulu lapho uqondile. Umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzoqhuba nokuhlolwa komzimba ukuhlola ukuqina komhlane, izimpawu zezinzwa, nezibonakaliso zezinkinga.
Kwezinye izimo, ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe kungase kudingeke, ikakhulukazi uma ukutholakala kungacaci noma kukhona izinkinga ezithathwe njengokukhathazeka. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise i-MRI scans ukubona ubuchopho nomqondo, noma ukubona okukhethekile ukuthola ukopha kwe-spinal fluid.
Ukwelashwa kobunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo kugxile ekubambeni ukopha nokuphatha ubuhlungu bakho ngenkathi umzimba wakho uyahlanza. Indlela ethathiwe iyancika ebukhulu bezimpawu zakho nokuthi uzitholile isikhathi esingakanani.
Izinketho zokwelashwa ezilula zihlanganisa:
Uma ukwelashwa okulula kungakuniki impumuzo phakathi kwamahora angu-24-48, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze i-epidural blood patch. Le nqubo ibandakanya ukugcoba inani elincane legazi lakho eduze nendawo yokopha, eliqina futhi livala isikhala.
I-blood patch isebenza kakhulu, inikeza impumuzo cishe ku-90% yezimangalo. Kwezinye izimo lapho i-blood patches eminingi ingasebenzi, ukulungisa ngokuhlinzwa kungase kudingeke, nakuba lokhu kungavamile kakhulu.
Nakuba ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kuvame ukudingeka, kunezinto eziningi ongazenza ekhaya ukuze usize uphathe izimpawu zakho futhi usekele ukuphulukisa kwakho. Lezi zinyathelo zisebenza kangcono kanye, hhayi esikhundleni, sokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Nawa ongawenza ukuze uzizwe ukhulu:
Nakuba ungakwazi ukususa ngokuphelele ingozi yobunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo, ezinye izindlela nezinyathelo zinganciphisa kakhulu amathuba akho okuba nalo. Izindlela eziningi zokuvimbela zigxile ezintweni zobuchwepheshe zezinqubo zomqondo.
Abanakekeli bezempilo banganciphisa ingozi ngokuthi:
Uma uhlelwe ukuba nenqubo yomqondo, xoxa ngezici zakho zengozi neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Bangalungisa indlela yabo ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho somuntu siqu futhi bathathe izinyathelo ezengeziwe uma usesengozini enkulu.
Ukulungiselela i-appointment yakho kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okuphumelelayo kobunzima bakho bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo. Ukuba nolwazi olufanele okulungile kuzosiza udokotela wakho ukuba enze ukutholakala okuqondile nelenqubo yokwelapha.
Ngaphambi kwendwendwelo yakho, buthana nalolu lwazi olubalulekile:
Bhala phansi imibuzo ethile ofuna ukuyibuza, njengokwelashwa, isikhathi esilindelekile sokuphulukisa, nokunciphisa imisebenzi. Ukuba nelungu lomndeni noma umngani ohambisana nawe kungasiza, ikakhulukazi uma ubunzima bokhanda bakho benza kube nzima ukugxila ngesikhathi se-appointment.
Ubunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo yisimo esiphatheka esingase sibe nzima, kodwa ngokuvamile siyaphela ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okuqondile. Iphethini ehlukile yobun
Ubunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo obungelashwanga bungase buhlale kusukela ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emavikini amaningana, nakuba iningi liqala ukuthuthuka phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-5-7 njengoba ukopha kuyahlanza kancane ngokwalo. Noma kunjalo, ukulinda ukuphulukisa kwemvelo kusho ukukhuthazelela ubuhlungu obukhulu nezinkinga ezingase zenzeke, kungakho ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kunconywa kakhulu.
Imisebenzi yomzimba nomsebenzi ngokuvamile awunconywa ngesikhathi sobunzima bokhanda olubangelwa yiphutha lomqondo, njengoba izimo eziqondile nokuqina kungenza izimpawu zibe zimbi futhi kwenze ukuphulukisa kube sekugcineni. Odokotela abaningi bayaluleka ukuthi uhlale ulele de ubunzima bokhanda buqedwe noma uthole ukwelashwa okuqondile njenge-blood patch.
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