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I-Pegfilgrastim iyimithi esiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhiqize amaseli amaningi amhlophe egazi uma uwadinga kakhulu. Yenzelwe ngqo ukuvimbela izifo kubantu abathola i-chemotherapy, isebenza njengokuthuthukisa okuncane amasosha akho omzimba lapho ukwelashwa komdlavuza kuwenza buthaka okwesikhashana.
Le mithi ingeyeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-colony-stimulating factors, asebenza ngokukhuthaza umnkantsha wakho ukuthi ukhiqize amaseli alwa nezifo umzimba wakho owadingayo. Cabanga ngayo njengokunika amasosha akho omzimba isignali efanele yokubuyela emsebenzini ngemuva kokuthi i-chemotherapy iwalambise.
I-Pegfilgrastim isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukunciphisa ingozi yakho yokuthola izifo ezinzima ngesikhathi sokwelashwa komdlavuza. Uma uthola i-chemotherapy, inani lamaseli akho amhlophe egazi livame ukwehla kakhulu, okukushiya ubuthakathaka ezifweni umzimba wakho obuzilwa kalula.
Udkt wakho ngokuvamile uzokunika lo muthi uma uthola i-chemotherapy eyaziwa ukuthi ibangela ukwehla okukhulu kwenani lamaseli amhlophe egazi. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abathola imithi eqinile ye-chemotherapy lapho ingozi yokutheleleka iyinkinga yangempela.
Lo muthi ngezinye izikhathi usetshenziswa nakwezinye izimo lapho inani lamaseli akho amhlophe egazi lidinga ukusekelwa, nakuba ukwelashwa komdlavuza kuhlala kuyindlela yayo esetshenziswa kakhulu. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizinqumela ukuthi i-pegfilgrastim ilungele yini isimo sakho esithile.
I-Pegfilgrastim isebenza ngokulingisa iphrotheni yemvelo emzimbeni wakho ebizwa ngokuthi i-granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). Le phrotheni ngokuvamile itshela umnkantsha wakho ukuthi ukhiqize ama-neutrophils amaningi, okuyiwona maseli amhlophe egazi alwa nezifo zamagciwane.
Lapho i-chemotherapy ilimaza umnkantsha wakho wamathambo, ayikwazi ukukhiqiza amaseli amaningi abalulekile ngokwawo. I-Pegfilgrastim ingena ukuze idlulisele umlayezo umnkantsha wakho wamathambo okudingeka uqale ukwenza ama-neutrophils futhi, okusiza ukubuyisela ikhono lakho lokulwa nezifo.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njengosebenza kahle kakhulu kulokho okwenzayo. Abantu abaningi babona ukuthi ukubalwa kwabo kwamaseli amhlophe egazi kuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva kokuthola umjovo, nakuba umphumela ogcwele ungase uthathe amasonto amabili ukuthi uthuthuke ngokuphelele.
I-Pegfilgrastim inikezwa njengomjovo owodwa ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho, ngokuvamile engalweni yakho engenhla, ethangeni, noma esiswini. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokunika umjovo wokuqala, futhi bangakufundisa wena noma ilungu lomndeni ukuthi unganikeza kanjani imijovo yesikhathi esizayo ekhaya.
Isikhathi somjovo wakho sibalulekile ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu. Ngokuvamile uzothola i-pegfilgrastim amahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-72 ngemva kokuphela kweseshini yakho ye-chemotherapy, kodwa ungalokothi ngaphakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-14 ngaphambi kokuthi umjikelezo wakho olandelayo we-chemotherapy uqale.
Uma uzinika umjovo ekhaya, qiniseka ukuthi ujikelezisa izindawo zomjovo ukuze uvimbele ukucasuka kwesikhumba. Hlanza indawo yokujova ngotshwala ngaphambi kokuthi unikeze umjovo, futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi sebenzisa inaliti entsha emjovweni ngamunye.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe lo muthi nokudla njengoba ujovwa kunokuba ugwinywe. Nokho, ukuhlala unamanzi kahle nokugcina ukudla okunempilo kungasiza ukusekela ukululama kwakho konke ngesikhathi sokwelashwa komdlavuza.
Abantu abaningi bathola i-pegfilgrastim njengomjovo owodwa ngemva komjikelezo ngamunye we-chemotherapy. Isikhathi esiqondile sincike ekutheni mingaki imijikelezo ye-chemotherapy oyitholayo nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
Udktela wakho uzoqapha ukubalwa kwamaseli akho amhlophe egazi njalo ngezivivinyo zegazi ukuze anqume ukuthi udinga ukuqhubeka nokuthola i-pegfilgrastim. Abanye abantu bangase bayidinge imijikelezo embalwa nje, kanti abanye bangase bayidinge kuyo yonke imithi yabo ye-chemotherapy.
Imiphumela yomjovo ngamunye we-pegfilgrastim ivame ukuhlala amasonto amabili kuya kwamathathu, okuyilapho ngokuvamile ukubalwa kwamaseli akho amhlophe egazi kuphansi ngemuva kwe-chemotherapy. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizoxhumanisa isikhathi sokuhlinzeka ngokuvikeleka okungcono kakhulu ngesikhathi sakho esibucayi kakhulu.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-pegfilgrastim ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Umphumela ovamile kakhulu ubuhlungu bamathambo, obenzeka ngoba umuthi ugqugquzela umnkantsha wakho wamathambo ukuthi usebenze kanzima kunokujwayelekile.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, iqala ngaleyo evamile kakhulu:
Iningi lalemiphumela emibi imnene futhi iyanyamalala yodwa njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Izidambisi zokuhlunguphala ezingathengiswa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela zivame ukusiza ngobuhlungu bamathambo, kodwa hlola nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuthatha eminye imithi.
Abanye abantu bathola imiphumela emibi engathi sína kodwa engavamile edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lezi zinkinga ezingavamile zingabandakanya ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma izimpawu zesimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Eminye imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína ihlanganisa ubuhlungu obukhulu bamathambo obungathuthuki ngemithi yokudambisa ubuhlungu, izimpawu zesinye esikhulisiwe (njengobuhlungu esiswini sakho esiphezulu kwesobunxele), noma ukuphuma kwegazi okungavamile noma ukulimala.
I-Pegfilgrastim ayilungile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zenza kungaphephile ukuyisebenzisa. Akufanele uthole lo muthi uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-pegfilgrastim, i-filgrastim, noma yiziphi izithako ezikule njojo.
Abantu abanezinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza wegazi, ikakhulukazi labo abathinta amaseli egazi elimhlophe ngokuqondile, kungenzeka bangabi ngabantu abafanelekayo ukuthola i-pegfilgrastim. Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzoqapha ngokucophelela ukuthi lo muthi ulungele yini uhlobo lwakho oluthile lomdlavuza.
Yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma unezinye zalezi zimo ngaphambi kokuqala i-pegfilgrastim:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisa ngamabele kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo, njengoba ukuphepha kwe-pegfilgrastim ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kungakahlolisiswa ngokugcwele. Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela izinzuzo ezingaba khona ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingenzeka kuwe nomntwana wakho.
I-Pegfilgrastim itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Neulasta iyona engaziwa kakhulu ngenguqulo yokuqala. Ungase futhi uhlangane nezinguqulo ze-biosimilar ezifana ne-Fulphila, Udenyca, noma i-Ziextenzo ekhemisi lakho noma esikhungweni sokufaka umuthi.
Ama-Biosimilars ayizinhlobo ezifanayo kakhulu zomuthi wokuqala okuye kwafakazelwa ukuthi zisebenza ngempumelelo efanayo. Uhlelo lwakho lomshuwalense noma umhlinzeki wezempilo bangase bakhethe olunye uhlobo kunolunye, kodwa zonke ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo.
Ezinye izinhlobo ziza ngamajojo agcwaliswe ngaphambilini, kanti ezinye zingase zibe emabhodleleni okudingeka adonswe ngaphambi kokujova. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokukhombisa ukuthi ungayisebenzisa kanjani noma iyiphi inguqulo oyinikiweyo futhi liqinisekise ukuthi uzizwa ukhululekile ngenqubo.
Uma i-pegfilgrastim ingakulungele, ezinye izindlela zingasiza ukusekela inani lakho lamangqamuzana amhlophe egazi ngesikhathi se-chemotherapy. I-Filgrastim (Neupogen) iyisihlobo esisebenza isikhathi esifushane esidinga imijovo yansuku zonke esikhundleni somjovo owodwa ngomjikelezo.
Ezinye izinketho zihlanganisa i-sargramostim (Leukine), ekhuthaza uhla olubanzi lwamaseli amhlophe egazi, noma i-tbo-filgrastim (Granix), enye inketho yomjovo wansuku zonke. Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzokhetha enye indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile kanye nohlelo lokwelashwa.
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukulungisa isimiso sakho se-chemotherapy noma imithamo esikhundleni sokusebenzisa imithi yokukhula. Le ndlela, ebizwa ngokuthi ukuguqulwa komthamo, ingasiza ekuvikeleni ukwehla okukhulu kwenani lamaseli amhlophe egazi ngenkathi isahlinzeka ngelashwa lomdlavuza eliphumelelayo.
I-Pegfilgrastim ne-filgrastim zisebenza ngezindlela ezifanayo kakhulu, kodwa zihluka ikakhulukazi ekutheni udinga ukuzithola kaningi kangakanani. I-Pegfilgrastim ihlala isikhathi eside emzimbeni wakho, ngakho udinga umjovo owodwa kuphela ngomjikelezo we-chemotherapy, kuyilapho i-filgrastim idinga imijovo yansuku zonke izinsuku eziningana.
Abantu abaningi bathola i-pegfilgrastim ilula ngenxa yokuncishiswa kwemvamisa yomjovo. Kodwa-ke, yomibili imithi isebenza ngendlela efanayo ekuvikeleni izifo nasekusekeleni ukululama kwamaseli amhlophe egazi ngemva kwe-chemotherapy.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzocabangela izinto ezifana nesimiso sakho sokwelashwa, izintandokazi zomuntu siqu, umshwalense, kanye nanoma yimaphi imiphumela emibi oyitholayo lapho unquma phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Akukho mithi eyodwa engcono kunenye - kuncike kulokho okusebenza kahle kakhulu esimweni sakho.
I-Pegfilgrastim ngokuvamile ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa udokotela wakho wenhliziyo kanye nodokotela wakho womdlavuza kuzodingeka basebenzisane ukuze bakuqaphele eduze. Umuthi ngezinye izikhathi ungenza ukugcinwa kwamanzi noma izinguquko emfuthe yegazi ezingase zithinte isimo senhliziyo yakho.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo cishe lizokuncoma ukuqapha njalo ukusebenza kwenhliziyo yakho futhi lingase lilungise eminye imithi ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi inhliziyo yakho ihlala izinzile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Abantu abaningi abanezifo zenhliziyo ezilawulwa kahle basengathola i-pegfilgrastim uma beyidinga ukuze bathole ukwelashwa komdlavuza.
Uma ngengozi uzijova i-pegfilgrastim eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Nakuba ukweqisa kungavamile ngalo muthi, okuningi kungabangela imiphumela emibi efana nobuhlungu obukhulu emathanjeni noma inani eliyingozi eliphezulu lamaseli amhlophe egazi.
Ungazami ukuzelapha ngokweqisa, futhi ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela yini. Ukuthola iseluleko sezokwelapha ngokushesha kungasiza ekuvikeleni izinkinga futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukuqapha okufanele noma ukwelashwa uma kudingeka.
Uma uphuthelwa umjovo wakho we-pegfilgrastim ohleliwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha ukuze uxoxe ngendlela engcono kakhulu yokwenza. Isikhathi salo muthi sibalulekile ekuvikeleni izifo ngesikhathi sakho esibucayi kakhulu ngemva kwe-chemotherapy.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuthatha umthamo ophuthelwe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, noma angase alungise isimiso sakho ngokuya ngokuthi ukuphi emjikelezweni wakho we-chemotherapy. Ungalokothi uphinde umithamo noma uzame ukwenza imijovo ephuthelwe ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sezokwelapha.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha i-pegfilgrastim lapho uqeda ukwelashwa kwakho kwe-chemotherapy noma lapho ukubalwa kwamaseli akho amhlophe egazi kululama ezingeni eliphephile ngokwawo. Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzokwenza lesi sinqumo ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni yakho yokuhlolwa kwegazi kanye nohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa olujwayelekile.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukuqhubeka nokuthatha i-pegfilgrastim imijikelezo embalwa ngemva kokuba ukubalwa kwamaseli abo amhlophe egazi kuthuthuke, kanti abanye bangase bakwazi ukuyeka ngokushesha. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizobheka intuthuko yakho ngokucophelela futhi lizokwazisa uma kuphephile ukuyeka umuthi.
Ukuzivocavoca okulula kuya kokulingene ngokuvamile kuphephile ngenkathi uthatha i-pegfilgrastim, kodwa kufanele ugweme umsebenzi onzima ongase ukhulise ingozi yakho yokulimala noma ubeke ingcindezi eyengeziwe emathanjeni akho nasemisipheni. Umuthi ungabangela ubuhlungu bamathambo obungase buqiniswe ukuzivocavoca okunamandla.
Lalela umzimba wakho futhi uphumule uma udinga, ikakhulukazi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala ngemva komjovo wakho lapho ubuhlungu bamathambo bungase buvele khona. Imisebenzi emnene efana nokuhamba noma ukwelula ingasiza ngempela ukunciphisa okunye kokungakhululeki okuhambisana ne-pegfilgrastim.
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