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I-Darbepoetin alfa iyimithi eyenziwe ngendlela yokwenziwa esiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhiqize amaseli abomvu egazi engeziwe uma uzabalaza ukukhiqiza ngokwanele uqobo lwawo. Le mithi ejovwayo isebenza ngendlela efana ne-hormone yemvelo ebizwa nge-erythropoietin, okuthi izinso zakho zivame ukuyikhipha ukuze zitshele umnkantsha wakho ukuthi wakhe amaseli abomvu egazi.
Ungase udinge le mithi uma unesifo sezinso esingamahlalakhona noma uthola ukwelashwa komdlavuza okuthile okuthinta ikhono lomzimba wakho lokugcina amazinga amaseli abomvu egazi anempilo. Yenzelwe ukusiza ukunciphisa ukukhathala nobuthakathaka obuhambisana ne-anemia, okwenzeka uma ungenayo amaseli abomvu egazi anempilo anele okuthwala umoya-mpilo emzimbeni wakho wonke.
I-Darbepoetin alfa iphatha i-anemia ebangelwa izimo ezimbili eziyinhloko. Okokuqala, isiza abantu abanesifo sezinso esingamahlalakhona okuthi izinso zabo zingasakwazi ukukhiqiza i-erythropoietin eyanele ukuze zigcine amazinga amaseli abomvu egazi anempilo.
Okwesibili, le mithi isiza iziguli ezinomdlavuza ezithola i-anemia njengomphumela oceleni wokwelashwa ngamakhemikhali. Ukwelashwa ngamakhemikhali kungacindezela ikhono lomnkantsha wakho lokukhiqiza amaseli abomvu egazi, okuholela ekukhathaleni, ubuthakathaka, nokuphefumula okuncane okungathinta kakhulu izinga lempilo yakho.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele lokhu kwelashwa uma une-anemia ehlobene nezinye izimo ezingamahlalakhona, nakuba isifo sezinso kanye ne-anemia ebangelwa ukwelashwa ngamakhemikhali kusengizizathu ezivame kakhulu zokunquma i-darbepoetin alfa.
I-Darbepoetin alfa ilingisa i-hormone yakho yemvelo ye-erythropoietin, esebenza njengomthunywa etshela umnkantsha wakho ukuthi ukhiqize amaseli abomvu egazi engeziwe. Uma izinso zakho ziphilile, zikhipha le hormone ngokuzenzakalelayo uma zithola amazinga aphansi omoya-mpilo egazini lakho.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengomuthi olunamandla ngokulinganiselwe osebenza kancane kancane emasontweni amaningana. Ngokungafani neminye imithi enikeza ukukhululeka ngokushesha, i-darbepoetin alfa idinga isikhathi sokukhuthaza umnkantsha wakho wamathambo nokwandisa inani lamaseli akho abomvu egazi ukuze lifinyelele emazingeni anempilo.
Le nguqulo eyenziwe ngamachweba ihlala isikhathi eside emzimbeni wakho kuneyi-erythropoietin yemvelo, okusho ukuthi ngokuvamile udinga imijovo embalwa uma uqhathaniswa neminye imithi efanayo. Lesi senzo esandisiwe sisiza ukugcina ukukhiqizwa kwamaseli abomvu egazi okuqhubekayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
I-Darbepoetin alfa inikezwa njengomjovo ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho noma emthanjeni, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile nohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzonquma indlela engcono kakhulu futhi akufundise noma ilungu lomndeni wakho ukuthi ungalinika kanjani ijovo ngokuphepha ekhaya uma kudingeka.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe lo muthi nokudla ngoba ufakwa ngomjovo kunokuba ugwinywe. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukugcina umuthi kahle esiqandisini sakho futhi uwuvumele ukuthi ufike ezingeni lokushisa legumbi ngaphambi kokufaka umjovo ukuze unciphise ukungakhululeki.
Njalo shintshanisa izindawo zokujova uma uzinika imijovo engaphansi kwesikhumba ukuvimbela ukucasuka kwesikhumba. Hlanza indawo yokujova ngotshwala ngaphambi komjovo ngamunye, futhi ungalisebenzisi kabusha izinaliti noma amasirinji ukuvimbela ukutheleleka.
Ubude bokwelashwa kwakho kwe-darbepoetin alfa kuncike esimweni sakho esiyisisekelo nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emuthini. Ngesifo sezinso esingamahlalakhona, ungase udinge lokhu kwelashwa isikhathi eside njengoba isimo sakho siqhubeka, ngoba ikhono lezinso zakho lokukhiqiza i-erythropoietin ngokuvamile alithuthuki ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Iziguli ezinomdlavuza ngokuvamile zithola i-darbepoetin alfa ngesikhathi sonke sokwelashwa kwazo nge-chemotherapy futhi ngezinye izikhathi isikhathi esithile ngemva kwalokho ngenkathi umnkantsha wazo ululama. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho amaseli abomvu egazi njalo ukuze anqume ukuthi ungasimisa nini ngaphephile umuthi.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo izinyanga noma iminyaka, kanti abanye bangase bawusebenzise isikhathi esifushane. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizosebenza nawe ukuthola ukulinganisela okulungile phakathi kokuphatha i-anemia yakho nokunciphisa noma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona ekusetshenzisweni kwesikhathi eside.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-darbepoetin alfa ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Ukuqonda okukulindele kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala kokwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha, nakuba ingavamile:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimpawu ezingathi sína, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo.
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezingaba yingozi zingabandakanya ukwanda kwengozi yamaqhubu egazi, ukushaywa unhlangothi, noma ukuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, ikakhulu uma amazinga akho amangqamuzana abomvu egazi enyuka ngokushesha kakhulu noma aphezulu kakhulu. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha izibalo zakho zegazi njalo ukuze avimbele lezi zinkinga futhi alungise umthamo wakho njengoba kudingeka.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme i-darbepoetin alfa ngenxa yezingozi ezenyusiwe noma izinkinga ezingaba khona. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyala lo muthi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi uphephile kuwe.
Akufanele uthathe i-darbepoetin alfa uma une:
Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa ukuqapha okwengeziwe uma unezifo zenhliziyo, njengoba lo muthi ungase ukwandise ingozi yakho yezinkinga zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisa ibele kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo, njengoba ukuphepha kwe-darbepoetin alfa ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kungakahlolisiswa ngokugcwele. Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela izinzuzo ezingaba khona ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingenzeka kuwe nomntwana wakho.
I-Darbepoetin alfa ivame ukutholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Aranesp. Leli yigama lomkhiqizo wokuqala oye wafundwa kabanzi futhi wavunywa yizinhlangano ezilawulayo emhlabeni wonke.
Ezinye izifunda zingase zibe namagama omkhiqizo engeziwe noma izinguqulo ezivamile ezitholakalayo, kodwa i-Aranesp ihlala iyona eyaziwa kakhulu futhi eyalelwe kakhulu i-darbepoetin alfa. Ikhemisi lakho ngokuvamile lizokhipha uhlobo oluthile lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile ehlanganisa umshuwalense wakho noma ukuthi udokotela wakho ukuyalile.
Eminye imithi eminingi ingelapha i-anemia, nakuba ukukhetha okungcono kuncike esimweni sakho esithile kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele lezi ezinye izindlela uma i-darbepoetin alfa ingakulungele noma inganikezi imiphumela eyanele.
I-Epoetin alfa iyimithi efanayo esebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa idinga imijovo evame kakhulu. Ivame ukucatshangelwa lapho iziguli zidinga izinketho zokulinganisa eziguquguqukayo noma zinezidingo ezithile zomshwalense.
Kwabanye abantu, izithasiselo zensimbi noma ukwelashwa ngensimbi ngemithambo yegazi kungase kunconywe ngokuqondile noma ngokuhlangana nezidakamizwa ezikhuthaza i-erythropoiesis. Ukuntula insimbi kunganciphisa ukuthi le mithi isebenza kahle kangakanani, ngakho-ke ukubhekana namazinga ensimbi kuvame ukuba yingxenye ebalulekile yokwelashwa kwe-anemia.
Ezimweni ezithile, ukumpontshelwa igazi kungase kudingeke, ikakhulukazi nge-anemia ebucayi noma lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingasebenzi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizosebenza nawe ukuthola indlela yokwelapha efanele kakhulu isimo sakho somuntu ngamunye.
Kokubili i-darbepoetin alfa kanye ne-epoetin alfa kuyindlela yokwelapha ephumelelayo ye-anemia, kodwa zinezinye izinto ezibalulekile ezingenza enye ifaneleke kakhulu esimweni sakho. Inzuzo enkulu ye-darbepoetin alfa ubude bayo besenzo, okusho ukuthi ngokuvamile udinga imijovo embalwa.
I-Darbepoetin alfa ngokuvamile idinga imijovo kanye ngesonto noma kaningi, kuyilapho i-epoetin alfa ivame ukudinga ukunikezwa izikhathi ezimbili kuya kwezintathu ngesonto. Lokhu kungenza i-darbepoetin alfa ilungele iziguli eziningi, ikakhulukazi labo abalawula imijovo yabo ekhaya.
Noma kunjalo, i-epoetin alfa isitholakala isikhathi eside futhi ingase ijwayeleke kubahlinzeki bezempilo abathile. Zombili le mithi zisebenza kahle ekwelapheni i-anemia, ngakho udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengokuthanda kwakho ukuhlela imijovo, umshwalense, kanye nokuphendula komuntu ngamunye ekwelashweni lapho enza izincomo.
I-Darbepoetin alfa idinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, njengoba ingase ikhulise ingozi yezinkinga zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Udokotela wakho wenhliziyo nodokotela oqoka imithi bazosebenzisana ukuze bakuqaphe eduze uma unezifo zenhliziyo ezikhona.
Lo muthi ungakhuphula umfutho wegazi futhi ungase ukhulise ingozi yamaqhubu egazi, okungase kube ngokuqondile kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo. Noma kunjalo, i-anemia engelashwanga nayo ibeka ingcindezi enhliziyweni yakho, ngakho odokotela bakho bazohlola ngokucophelela izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi zesimo sakho esithile.
Uma uzitshuze ngengozi i-darbepoetin alfa eningi kakhulu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha noma shayela isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Ngenkathi ukweqisa okukodwa kungenzeki ukuthi kubangele imiphumela esongela impilo ngokushesha, kungaholela ezinkingeni ezinsukwini ezilandelayo noma emasontweni.
I-darbepoetin alfa eningi kakhulu ingabangela ukuthi inani lakho lamaseli abomvu egazi likhuphuke kakhulu, okwandisa ingozi yamaqhubu egazi, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, nezinye izinkinga zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Udokotela wakho cishe uzofuna ukuqapha ukubalwa kwegazi lakho kaningi futhi angase amise okwesikhashana umuthi kuze kube yilapho amazinga akho ebuyela ebangeni eliphephile.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-darbepoetin alfa, zikhiphe umjovo ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungaphindi kabili imithamo ukuze ulungise umjovo ophuthelwe, njengoba lokhu kungaholela ezinkingeni. Uma ungaqiniseki ngesikhathi noma uphuthelwe imithamo eminingi, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso sokuthi ungabuyela kanjani emgwaqeni ngokuphepha.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-darbepoetin alfa ngaphansi kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho, njengoba ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuthi i-anemia yakho ibuye ngokushesha. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqapha amazinga akho amaseli abomvu egazi kanye nesimo esingaphansi ukuze anqume isikhathi esifanele sokunciphisa noma ukuyeka umuthi.
Kubantu abanezifo ezingamahlalakhona ezinso, umuthi ungase udingeke isikhathi eside njengoba isimo siqhubeka. Iziguli ezinomdlavuza ngokuvamile ziyeka uma i-chemotherapy yazo isiqediwe futhi umsebenzi wamathambo abo ubuyela esimweni esijwayelekile, nakuba lo mgomo wezikhathi uyahluka kumuntu ngamunye.
Yebo, ungahamba ngenkathi uthatha i-darbepoetin alfa, kodwa uzodinga ukuhlela kusengaphambili ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ungagcina ishejuli yakho yomjovo. Umuthi udinga ukugcinwa efrijini, ngakho uzodinga i-cooler noma isikhwama esivaliwe sokuthutha, kanye nemibhalo evela kudokotela wakho echaza isidingo sakho sezokwelapha somuthi.
Uma uhamba ngaphesheya kwemikhakha yesikhathi, sebenzisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze ulungise ishejuli yakho yomjovo ngendlela efanele. Kungcono futhi ukuletha izinto ezengeziwe futhi ube nohlelo lokufinyelela ukunakekelwa kwezempilo lapho uya khona uma kwenzeka noma yiziphi izinkinga noma imibuzo mayelana nokwelashwa kwakho.
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