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Ukujova kwe-OnabotulinumtoxinA kuyindlela yokwelapha yezokwelapha esebenzisa iphrotheni ehlanzekile ukuze iphumulele imisipha okwesikhashana noma inciphise imisebenzi ethile yomzimba. Ungase ukwazi kangcono ngegama layo lomkhiqizo, i-Botox, nakuba isetshenziselwa izimo eziningi zezokwelapha ezingaphezu kokwelashwa kobuhle. Lo muthi usebenza ngokuvimba izimpawu zemizwa ebangela imisipha ukuthi iqine noma amaglandla akhiqize izimfihlo ezedlulele.
I-OnabotulinumtoxinA ngumuthi kadokotela otholwe kuphrotheni ehlanzekile ekhiqizwa yibhaktheriya i-Clostridium botulinum. Uma i-jovwe ngamanani amancane kakhulu, alawulwayo, ivimba ngokuphephile izimpawu zemizwa ezindaweni ezihlosiwe zomzimba wakho. Lo mphumela wokuvimba okwesikhashana ungahlala izinyanga eziningana, okwenza kube usizo ekwelapheni izimo ezihlukahlukene zezokwelapha.
Umuthi uza ngezinhlobo ezahlukene kuye ngokuthi unikezwa kanjani. Udokotela wakho angase awujove emsipheni wakho (ngaphakathi kwemisipha), ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho (ngaphakathi kwesikhumba), noma ezindaweni ezithile ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho. Indlela ngayinye iqondisa izinkinga ezihlukene futhi inikeze ukukhululeka ngendlela yayo.
Abantu abaningi bachaza ukujova ngokwako njengokuzwa sengathi ukubhoboza okuncane noma ukulunywa yinyosi. Ukuphatheka kabi kuvame ukuba kufushane futhi kube lula, kuhlala imizuzwana embalwa kuphela ngendawo ngayinye yokujova. Udokotela wakho angase asebenzise inaliti encane kakhulu ukuze anciphise noma yikuphi ukuphatheka kabi ngesikhathi senqubo.
Ngemva kokujova, ungase uqaphele eminye imiphumela emincane embi endaweni yokujova. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukuvuvukala okuncane, ububomvu, noma ukuba nobumnene okuvame ukunyamalala phakathi namahora ambalwa kuya ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Abanye abantu bazwa ukuqina okuncane, okuvamile ngokuphelele futhi okuncipha ngokwako.
Imiphumela yomuthi ngokwawo ivamise ukuqala phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emavikini amabili ngemva kokwelashwa. Uzobona izinguquko eziqondiwe kancane kancane, njengokuncipha kwemispasm yemisipha, ukuncipha kokujuluka, noma ukuthuthuka esimweni sakho esithile.
Izimo eziningana zezokwelapha zingakwenza ukuba ube ngumuntu ofanelekayo kulokhu kwelashwa. Imbangela eyisisekelo ivamise ukuhlobana nezinzwa ezigxilile ezithumela izimpawu eziningi kakhulu emisipheni noma emaglands. Lokhu kugxila ngokweqile kungenzeka ngenxa yezimo ezihlukahlukene ze-neurological, izici zofuzo, noma ezinye izinkinga zezokwelapha.
Nazi izizathu eziyinhloko odokotela abancoma ngazo lokhu kwelashwa:
Udokotela wakho uzohlola izimpawu zakho ezithile kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze anqume ukuthi lokhu kwelashwa kulungile yini esimweni sakho. Isinqumo sincike ekutheni isimo sakho sinzima kangakanani nokuthi ngabe ezinye izindlela zokwelapha bezisebenza yini.
Lokhu kujova akuyona uphawu ngokwako, kodwa kunalokho ukwelashwa kwezimo eziyisisekelo ze-neurological noma zemisipha. Uma udokotela wakho encoma lo muthi, ngokuvamile kubonisa ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lwezinzwa luthumela izimpawu ezingaphezu kwemvelo emisipheni ethile noma emaglands.
Isidingo salokhu kwelashwa ngokuvamile sikhombisa izimo ezihilela ukungasebenzi kahle kwemizwa noma ukusebenza ngokweqile kwemisipha. Lezi zimo zingase zibe khona kusukela ekuzalweni, zithuthuke ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, noma zivele ngenxa yokulimala noma ukugula. Udokotela wakho uzobe esethole isimo esithile ngaphambi kokuncoma lokhu kwelashwa.
Abanye abantu badinga lokhu kwelashwa ngezimo ezithuthuke kancane kancane, kanti abanye bakudinga ngenxa yezinguquko ezingazelelwe ezivela ekushayweni unhlangothi noma ukulimala. Isimo esiyisisekelo sinquma ukuthi uzodinga kangaki ukwelashwa nokuthi yiziphi izindawo ezizoqondiswa.
Yebo, imiphumela yalokhu kujova ingeyesikhashana futhi izonyamalala kancane kancane yodwa. Lokhu empeleni kungenye yezinzuzo zokwelashwa, njengoba kuvumela udokotela wakho ukuthi alungise ukunakekelwa kwakho njengoba kudingeka. Abantu abaningi baqaphela imiphumela ehlala phakathi kwezinyanga ezintathu kuya kweziyisithupha, nakuba lokhu kuhluka ngomuntu ngamunye nesimo.
Njengoba imiphumela yomuthi iphela, izimpawu zakho zokuqala zizobuya ngokuvamile. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba amasiginali emizwa avaliwe aqala kancane kancane ukwenza umsebenzi wawo ovamile. Isikhathi salokhu sihluka kumuntu nomuntu futhi sincike ezintweni ezinjengokuthi umzimba wakho usebenza kanjani, inani elijovwe, nendawo ethile elashwayo.
Udokotela wakho uzohlela ama-aphoyintimenti okulandelayo ukuze aqaphe inqubekela phambili yakho futhi anqume ukuthi ungase udinge nini elinye ukwelashwa. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ngokwelashwa okuphindaphindiwe, bangakwazi ukugcina ukulawulwa okuhle kwezimpawu kanye nekhwalithi yempilo ethuthukisiwe.
Ngemva kokuthola lokhu kujova, kunezindlela eziningana ezithambile zokusekela ukululama kwakho nokwandisa izinzuzo zokwelashwa. Udokotela wakho uzohlinzeka ngemiyalelo ethile esekelwe esimweni sakho kanye nezindawo ezilashwayo.
Nawa amathiphu okuzinakekela ajwayelekile angasiza:
Abantu abaningi bangabuyela emisebenzini yabo ejwayelekile ngosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho angakunika imikhawulo ethile ngokuya ngesimo sakho nezindawo eziphathwayo.
Inqubo yokwelashwa kwezokwelapha iqala ngokuhlolwa okuphelele ngudokotela wakho. Bazobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha, bahlole izimpawu zakho, futhi banqume ukuthi lokhu kwelashwa kufanele yini isimo sakho. Lokhu kuhlola kubasiza ukuthi bahlele umthamo oqondile nezindawo zokujova.
Ngesikhathi sokuqokwa kokwelashwa, udokotela wakho uzohlanza izindawo zokujova futhi angasebenzisa ukhilimu wokuthoba obekwe ngaphandle ukunciphisa ukungakhululeki. Ngemuva kwalokho bazosebenzisa inaliti encane kakhulu ukujova amanani amancane omuthi emisipha ethile noma izindawo. Inqubo yonke ngokuvamile ithatha imizuzu engu-15-30, kuye ngokuthi zingaki izindawo ezidinga ukwelashwa.
Ngemuva kokujova, uzoqashwa isikhashana ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi awunazo izindlela zokuphendula ngokushesha. Udokotela wakho uzohlela ukuqokwa okulandelayo ukuze ahlulele ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza kahle kangakanani futhi ahlele ukwelashwa okuzayo uma kudingeka.
Uhlelo lokwelashwa luyahlukahluka ngesimo. Abanye abantu badinga imijovo njalo ezinyangeni ezintathu, kanti abanye bangahamba isikhathi eside phakathi kokwelashwa. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthola isikhathi esifanele sesimo sakho esithile.
Kufanele uthinte udokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo ngemuva kokuthola lo mjovo. Ngenkathi imiphumela emibi engathí sina ingavamile, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi kufanele ufune nini ukwelashwa.
Shayela udokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uqaphela:
Kufanele futhi uthinte udokotela wakho uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthuki njengoba kulindelekile noma uma unemibuzo mayelana nokwelashwa kwakho. Bangasiza ekutholeni ukuthi ngabe kudingeka yini ukulungiswa ohlelweni lwakho lokwelashwa.
Izici eziningana zingakhuphula amathuba akho okuthuthukisa izimo ezingadinga lokhu kwelashwa. Ukuqonda lezi zici eziyingozi kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi nenze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nokunakekelwa kwakho.
Iminyaka idlala indima kwezinye izimo, njengoba izinkinga ezithile zemizwa ziba njalo njengoba sikhula. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kwelashwa kusetshenziswa kuwo wonke amaqembu obudala, okuhlanganisa nezingane ezinemibandela ethile efana ne-cerebral palsy noma ama-migraines angapheli.
Nawa ama-risk factors amakhulu okufanele uwacabangele:
Ukuba nalezi zici eziyingozi akusho ukuthi nakanjani uzodinga lokhu kwelashwa, kodwa kungase kwandise amathuba akho okuthuthukisa izimo ezingazuza kukho.
Ngenkathi lokhu kwelashwa kuvamile ukuthi kuphephile uma kwenziwa ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abaqeqeshiwe, kunezinkinga ezingenzeka okufanele uziqaphele. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi yesikhashana, kodwa ukuqonda izingozi kukusiza ukuthi wenze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nokunakekelwa kwakho.
Izinkinga ezivamile zihlobene nenqubo yokujova uqobo noma imiphumela yesikhashana yemithi. Lokhu ngokuvamile kulungiswa ngokwako phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emavikini.
Izinkinga ezivamile, ezinomusa zihlanganisa:
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zingahlanganisa:
Udkt wenu uzoxoxa lezi zingozi nani futhi anibheke ngokucophelela ukuze anciphise noma yiziphi izinkinga ezingase zibe khona.
Lo mjovo ngokuvamile ubhekwa njengenketho yokwelapha ebalulekile ezimweni eziningi ze-neurological lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingazange zinikeze ukukhululeka okwanele. Ungathuthukisa kakhulu izinga lempilo kubantu abanezimo ezinjengama-migraines angapheli, i-muscle spasticity, noma izifo zokunyakaza.
Ukwelashwa kusebenza kahle ngoba kuqondisa izindawo ezinzima ngaphandle kokuthinta umzimba wakho wonke. Le ndlela eqondiwe ivame ukunikeza ukukhululeka ngemiphumela emincane engemihle kunezithako ezithinta uhlelo lwakho lonke.
Ezimweni ezinjengama-migraines angapheli, izifundo zikhombisile ukuthi lokhu kwelashwa kunganciphisa ukuvama nobukhulu bekhanda. Abantu abane-muscle spasticity bavame ukuzwa ukuthuthuka kokuhamba nokuncipha kobuhlungu ngemva kokwelashwa.
Nokho, lokhu kwelashwa akulungile kuwo wonke umuntu. Udkt wakho uzocabangela isimo sakho esithile, impilo yonke, kanye nemigomo yokwelapha lapho enquma ukuthi ilungele yini wena. Isinqumo sincike ezintweni ezinjengobunzima bezimpawu zakho nokuthi usabele kahle kangakanani kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Imiphumela yalo mjovo ngezinye izikhathi ididaniswa nezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma izimo zezokwelapha. Ngenxa yokuthi imithi isebenza kancane kancane, abantu bangase bangaxhumani ngokushesha nokuthuthuka kwabo ekwelashweni abakutholile emasontweni ngaphambili.
Abanye abantu badida izindawo zomjovo nokulunywa izinambuzane noma ukulimala okuncane, ikakhulukazi uma behlangabezana nokulimala okuncane noma ukuvuvukala. Imvelo yesikhashana yalezi zimpawu ingenza kube lula ukukhohlwa ukuthi zihlobene nokwelashwa kwezokwelapha.
Ukuqala kancane kwezinzuzo kungase kubangelwe ezinye izinto ezinjengoshintsho lwesimo sezulu, amazinga okucindezeleka, noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ozitholayo. Yingakho kubalulekile ukulandela izimpawu zakho futhi uxoxe ngazo nodokotela wakho ngesikhathi sokuqokwa okulandelayo.
Ngezinye izikhathi, abantu badida lokhu kwelashwa nezinye izinhlobo zemijovo abangase bayithole ukuze baphathe ubuhlungu noma ezinye izimo. Uhlobo ngalunye lomjovo lusebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi lunemiphumela ehlukene, ngakho kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi yikuphi ukwelashwa okutholayo.
Ngokuvamile uzoqala ukuqaphela imiphumela phakathi kwezinsuku ezi-3-7 ngemuva kokwelashwa, nakuba kungathatha amasonto amabili ukubona izinzuzo eziphelele. Isikhathi siyahluka ngokuya ngesimo sakho nendawo ewelashwayo. Ngezinhlungu zekhanda, ungase uqaphele ukuthi izinhlungu zekhanda zincipha ngesonto lokuqala, kuyilapho ukuthuthuka kwemisipha kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuthi kuvele.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukwelashwa njalo ezinyangeni ezi-3-6, kuye ngesimo sabo nokuthi basabela kahle kangakanani emuthini. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthola isimiso esifanele esisekelwe ekutheni izimpawu zakho zibuyela nini nokuthi izinzuzo zihlala isikhathi esingakanani kuwe. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi bangahamba isikhathi eside phakathi kokwelashwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Kufanele ugweme ukuzivocavoca okunzima amahora angama-24 ngemuva kokwelashwa ukuvimbela umuthi ukuthi ungasabalali ezindaweni ezingahlosiwe. Imisebenzi elula efana nokuhamba ngokuvamile ilungile, kodwa gwema ukuphakamisa izinto ezinzima, i-cardio enamandla, noma imisebenzi engase ikwenze ukuba uqine imisipha ewelashwayo. Udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imihlahlandlela ethile esekelwe ezindaweni zakho zokwelapha.
Imithi ethile ingakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi uma ihlanganiswe nalokhu kwelashwa. Lokhu kufaka phakathi izinciphisi zegazi, izithukululi zemisipha, kanye namanye ama-antibiotics. Njalo tshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi, izithasiselo, kanye nemithi yezitshalo oyithathayo ngaphambi kokuthola ukwelashwa. Bazokweluleka nganoma yiziphi izinguquko ezidingekayo.
Uma ungaqapheli ngcono ngemuva kwamasonto angu-2-4, xhumana nodokotela wakho ukuze uxoxe ngezinketho zakho. Kwesinye isikhathi ukulungiswa kwemithamo, izindawo zokujova, noma isimiso sokwelashwa kungathuthukisa imiphumela. Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma aphenye ezinye izimbangela eziyisisekelo zezimpawu zakho. Ungalahli ithemba uma ukwelashwa kokuqala kungasebenzi kahle, njengoba ukuthola indlela efanele ngezinye izikhathi kuthatha isikhathi.
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