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I-Sodium Iodide I-131 iyifomu le-iodine elinomsakazo elisetshenziswa njengomuthi ukwelapha izimo ezithile ze-thyroid. Igland yakho ye-thyroid ngokwemvelo imunca i-iodine, ngakho-ke uma uthatha le nguqulo enomsakazo, iya ngqo ku-thyroid yakho lapho ingabhubhisa khona amaseli e-thyroid asebenzayo noma izicubu ezinomdlavuza. Le ndlela eqondiswe ngqo yenza kube ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo ezinkingeni ezithile ze-thyroid ukuthi eminye imithi ingase ingakwazi ukuyisingatha kahle.
I-Sodium Iodide I-131 iyi-iodine enomsakazo eza njengoketshezi noma ikhaphulezi oyigwinyayo. Elithi "I-131" libhekisela ohlotsheni oluthile lwe-iodine olukhipha amanani alawulwayo emisebe. Le misebe ihluke kakhulu kulokho ongase ukucabange ngezinhlekelele zenuzi - ilinganiswa ngokucophelela futhi yakhelwe ukusebenza kuphela egland yakho ye-thyroid.
Umuthi usebenza ngoba i-thyroid yakho inekhono eliyingqayizivele lokuqoqa nokugcina i-iodine egazini lakho. Uma uthatha i-I-131, i-thyroid yakho iyayithatha njenge-iodine ejwayelekile, kodwa inguqulo enomsakazo iletha ukwelashwa okuqondiswe ngqo lapho okudingeka khona. Imisebe iyancipha kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngokuvamile iba buthaka kakhulu phakathi namasonto ambalwa.
Odokotela babhala i-I-131 ikakhulukazi ngezimo ezimbili eziyinhloko ze-thyroid: i-hyperthyroidism nomdlavuza we-thyroid. Nge-hyperthyroidism, kusiza ukuthulisa i-thyroid esebenza ngokweqile ekhiqiza amahomoni amaningi kakhulu. Ngomdlavuza we-thyroid, ingabhubhisa noma yimaphi amaseli omdlavuza asele ngemva kokuhlinzwa.
Uma une-hyperthyroidism, i-thyroid yakho ingase isebenze ngokweqile ngenxa yezimo ezinjenge-Graves' disease noma i-toxic multinodular goiter. I-iodine enomsakazo empeleni "ishisa" amaseli e-thyroid asebenzayo, ibuyisela amazinga akho e-hormone ezingeni elijwayelekile. Lokhu kwelashwa kuvame ukunconywa uma imithi ingazilawuli kahle izimpawu zakho.
Kubantu abanezifo zomdlavuza wendlala yegilo, i-I-131 isebenza njengesinyathelo sokuphepha esengeziwe ngemva kokuhlinzwa kwendlala yegilo. Ngisho noma odokotela behlinza bonke umdlavuza obonakalayo, amaseli amancane angase asele. I-iodine enomoya ingathola futhi ibhubhise lawa maseli omdlavuza afihliwe emzimbeni wakho wonke, okunciphisa ithuba lokuthi umdlavuza ubuye.
I-I-131 ithathwa njengomuthi oqinile futhi osebenza kahle kakhulu ezifweni zendlala yegilo. Isebenza ngokuletha imisebe ngqo emaseleni endlala yegilo, akhelwe ngendlela ekhethekile ukumunca i-iodine. Le ndlela eqondiwe isho ukuthi imisebe ithinta ikakhulukazi indlala yakho yegilo, ngomthelela omncane kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho.
Uma usugwinye umuthi, ungena emsingeni wegazi lakho bese uya endlaleni yakho yegilo. Amaseli akho endlala yegilo amunca ngokushesha i-iodine enomoya, ecabanga ukuthi iyi-iodine ejwayelekile abayidingayo ukuze bakhiqize amahomoni. Ezinsukwini nasemavikini alandelayo, imisebe ilimaza kancane kancane noma ibhubhise amaseli endlala yegilo aqondiwe.
Le nqubo iqhubeka kancane kancane futhi ilawulwa. Ngeke uzizwe imisebe isebenza, futhi imiphumela yakha kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ngokwe-hyperthyroidism, ungase uqaphele ukuthi izimpawu zakho ziyathuthuka emasontweni amaningana kuya ezinyangeni. Ukuze kulashwe umdlavuza, umgomo uwukuqeda noma yimaphi amaseli omdlavuza asele ukuthi ukwelashwa okuvamile kungase kungawatholanga.
Uzothatha i-I-131 esiswini esingenalutho, ngokuvamile ngemva kokuzila ukudla amahora ambalwa. Udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile mayelana nokuthi ungayeka nini ukudla nokuphuza ngaphambi kokwelashwa kwakho. Abantu abaningi badinga ukugwema ukudla okungenani amahora angu-2 ngaphambi kokuthatha umuthi kanye nehora elingu-1-2 ngemva kwalokho.
Umuthi uza ngesimo somuthi olulwayo owuphuzayo noma ikhaphusuli oyigwinyayo ngamanzi. Uma kunguketshezi, ungazizwa ukunambitheka okuncane kwensimbi, okujwayelekile. Ezinye izikhungo zokwelapha zizokunika i-mint noma ushingamu ngemuva ukusiza nganoma yikuphi ukunambitheka okusele. Inqubo yonke yokuthatha umuthi ngokuvamile ithatha imizuzu embalwa nje.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokunika nemiyalelo enemininingwane mayelana nezinyathelo ezikhethekile okufanele uzithathe izinsuku ezimbalwa ngemuva kokwelashwa. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukulala wedwa, ukusebenzisa izindlu zangasese ezihlukene uma kungenzeka, nokugeza izingubo zakho ngokuhlukile. Lezi zinyathelo zokuphepha zisiza ukuvikela amalungu omndeni ekuchayekeni emisebeni engadingekile ngenkathi umzimba wakho usebenza ngemithi.
Abantu abaningi bathatha i-I-131 njengomthamo owodwa, hhayi njengomuthi oqhubekayo. Nge-hyperthyroidism, ukwelashwa okukodwa kuvame ukwanele ukubuyisela umsebenzi wakho wendlala yegilo esimweni esijwayelekile. Uzoba nokuqokwa okulandelayo ukuqapha intuthuko yakho futhi ubone ukuthi ngabe ukwelashwa okwengeziwe kuyadingeka yini.
Uma welashwa umdlavuza wendlala yegilo, ungase udinge imithamo eminingi ehlukaniswe izinyanga eziningana. Udokotela wakho uzonquma lokhu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile, okuhlanganisa uhlobo nesigaba somdlavuza obunaso. Abanye abantu badinga umthamo owodwa nje, kanti abanye bangase badinge ukwelashwa okubili noma okuthathu phakathi nonyaka noma ngaphezulu.
Imiphumela yomthamo ngamunye iyaqhubeka nokusebenza amasonto kuya ezinyangeni ngemuva kokuwuthatha. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha intuthuko yakho ngezivivinyo zegazi kanye nokuskena ukuze abone ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza kahle kangakanani. Ngokusekelwe kulezi zinto, bazonquma ukuthi ngabe udinga imithamo eyengeziwe noma ngabe ukwelashwa kwakho kuqediwe.
Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nemiphumela emincane evela ku-I-131, nakuba okuhlangenwe nakho komuntu wonke kuhluke. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu yenzeka ngoba imisebe ithinta umdlavuza wakho futhi ngezinye izikhathi izindlala zakho zokukhiqiza amathe, nazo ezithatha inani elincane le-iodine.
Nawa amanye amaphutha ongase uwabone ezinsukwini zokuqala kuya emavikini ambalwa ngemva kokwelashwa:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukulawuleka futhi ithuthuke yodwa njengoba umzimba wakho usebenza ngemithi.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingabandakanya ukuvuvukala entanyeni yakho okuthinta ukugwinya, isicanucanu esiqhubekayo nokuhlanza, noma izimpawu zomsebenzi we-thyroid ophansi kakhulu njengokukhathala okukhulu nokucindezeleka. Uma uhlangabezana nokuvuvukala okukhulu entanyeni, ubunzima bokugwinya, noma ukuhlanza okuqhubekayo, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, abanye abantu bathuthukisa izinkinga ngezindlala zabo zokukhiqiza amathe ezingabangela umlomo owomile wesikhathi eside noma izinguquko ekunambithekeni. Kukhona futhi ingozi encane yokuthuthukisa ezinye izinhlobo zomdlavuza eminyakeni eminingi kamuva, nakuba le ngozi ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephansi kakhulu uma iqhathaniswa nezinzuzo zokwelapha isimo sakho se-thyroid.
I-I-131 ayiphephile kwabesifazane abakhulelwe ngoba imisebe ingalimaza umdlavuza wengane osakhulayo. Uma ukhulelwe noma ucabanga ukuthi ungase ukhulelwe, tshela udokotela wakho ngokushesha. Uzodinga ukuhlolwa kokukhulelwa ngaphambi kokwelashwa, futhi kufanele ugweme ukukhulelwa izinyanga eziningana ngemva kokwelashwa.
Omama abancelisayo nabo abakwazi ukuthatha i-I-131 ngoba i-iodine enomoya oyingozi idlulela obisini. Uma uncelisa, kuzodingeka uyeke ngokuphelele ngaphambi kokwelashwa futhi ulinde izinyanga ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuqhubeka, kuye ngemiyalelo kadokotela wakho.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile ngaphambi kokuthatha i-I-131. Uma unezinkinga ezinkulu zenhliziyo, amazinga e-hormone yegilo angalawuleki, noma izinhlobo ezithile zezinkinga zamehlo ezihlobene nesifo segilo, udokotela wakho angase afune ukuzinzisa lezi zimo kuqala. Abanye abantu abanezinkinga zezinso bangase badinge ukulungiswa komthamo.
Izingane ezincane ngokuvamile azitholi i-I-131 ngaphandle uma kudingeka ngempela, njengoba imizimba yazo esathuthuka izwela kakhulu emisebeni. Odokotela bavame ukuzama ezinye izindlela zokwelapha kuqala ezigulini ze-pediatric.
I-I-131 itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, okuhlanganisa i-Hicon ne-Sodium Iodide I-131. Kodwa-ke, izibhedlela eziningi neminyango yezokwelapha yenuzi ilungisa izixazululo zayo ze-iodine enomoya oyingozi, ngakho-ke ungase ungaboni igama elithile le-brand ekwelashweni kwakho.
Umuthi ngokwawo uyafana kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi i-brand noma indlela yokulungiselela. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ilungiswe ochwepheshe abaqeqeshiwe endaweni yezokwelapha yenuzi enelayisensi. Ithimba lakho lokwelapha lizoqinisekisa ukuthi uthola umthamo ofanele kanye nohlobo lwe-iodine enomoya oyingozi ngesimo sakho esithile.
Ngokwe-hyperthyroidism, ezinye izindlela ze-I-131 zihlanganisa imithi elwa negilo efana ne-methimazole noma i-propylthiouracil, kanye nokususwa ngokuhlinzwa kwengxenye noma yonke igilo yakho. Imithi elwa negilo isebenza kancane futhi idinga ukuthathwa nsuku zonke, kodwa ayihileli imisebe. Ukuhlinzwa kunikeza imiphumela esheshayo kodwa kudinga i-anesthesia ejwayelekile futhi inezingozi zokuhlinzwa.
Ngesifo somdlavuza wendlala yegilo, ezinye izindlela zincike ohlotsheni lwakho oluthile nesigaba somdlavuza. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukuhlinzwa okwengeziwe, ukwelashwa ngemisebe yangaphandle, noma imithi emisha yokwelapha eqondiwe. Abanye abantu abanomdlavuza wendlala yegilo onengozi ephansi kakhulu kungenzeka abadingi okunye ukwelashwa ngaphandle kokuhlinzwa.
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi ulinganise izinzuzo nezingozi zenketho ngayinye ngokusekelwe eminyakeni yakho, impilo yonke, ubukhulu besimo sakho, nezintandokazi zakho. I-I-131 ivame ukunconywa ngoba isebenza kahle kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile idinga ukwelashwa okuncane okuqhubekayo kunezinye izinketho.
I-I-131 ne-methimazole zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zingcono ezimweni ezihlukene. I-I-131 ivame ukusebenza kahle ekulawuleni isikhathi eside se-hyperthyroidism ngoba inikeza isixazululo esihlala njalo. Abantu abaningi abathola i-I-131 abadingi imithi yansuku zonke eqhubekayo ye-hyperthyroidism yabo.
I-Methimazole iyimithi elwa ne-thyroid oyithatha nsuku zonke ukuze uvimbele ukukhiqizwa kwamahomoni. Isebenza kancane kancane futhi ibuyele emuva, okusho ukuthi umsebenzi wakho wendlala yegilo ungabuyela kokujwayelekile uma uyeka ukuyithatha. Lokhu kwenza i-methimazole ibe yindlela enhle kubantu abafuna ukugwema imisebe noma abane-hyperthyroidism elula.
I-I-131 ngokuvamile inconywa uma i-methimazole ingasebenzi kahle ngokwanele, uma ube nemiphumela emibi evela emithini elwa ne-thyroid, noma uma ukhetha ukwelashwa okukodwa ngaphezu kwemithi yansuku zonke. Ukukhetha phakathi kwabo kuncike esimweni sakho esithile, iminyaka yakho, nezintandokazi zakho.
Abantu abanezifo zenhliziyo bangavame ukuthola i-I-131 ngokuphepha, kodwa badinga ukuqashwa nokulungiswa ngokucophelela. Uma unezinkinga zenhliziyo, udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzofuna ukulawula amazinga akho e-hormone yegilo ngemithi ngaphambi kokukunika i-I-131. Lokhu kuvimbela ukwanda okwesikhashana kwezimpawu ze-hyperthyroid ezingase zicindezele inhliziyo yakho.
Udokotela wakho wenhliziyo kanye nodokotela we-endocrinologist bazosebenzisana ukuze banqume indlela ephephe kakhulu. Bangase batusa ukuqala ama-beta-blockers noma eminye imithi yenhliziyo ngaphambi kokwelashwa. Umgomo uwukuvikela inhliziyo yakho ngenkathi usavumela ukuthi uthole ukwelashwa okusebenzayo kwegilo.
Akunakwenzeka ukuthi uzothatha i-I-131 eningi ngengozi ngoba inikezwa njengomthamo owodwa olinganiswe ngokucophelela endaweni yezokwelapha. Ochwepheshe bezempilo babala umthamo wakho oqondile ngokusekelwe osayizi wakho wegilo, isimo, nezinye izinto. Awuyiphathi noma ukale imithi ngokwakho.
Uma ukhathazekile ngomthamo wakho noma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezingalindelekile ngemva kokwelashwa, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma umnyango womuthi we-nuclear lapho uthole khona ukwelashwa. Bangahlola amazinga akho emisebe futhi banikeze isiqondiso uma kudingeka.
Njengoba i-I-131 ngokuvamile inikezwa njengomthamo owodwa endaweni yezokwelapha, ngeke ube nemithamo okufanele uyiphuthelwe ekhaya. Uma uphuthelwa i-aphoyintimenti yakho ehleliwe yokwelashwa, xhumana nehhovisi likadokotela wakho ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uhlele kabusha.
Isikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho singase sibaluleke, ikakhulukazi uma ulungiselele ngemikhawulo yokudla noma uyekile eminye imithi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokusiza ukuthi unqume isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuhlela kabusha ukwelashwa kwakho.
Awuyeki ukuthatha i-I-131 njengoba ungayeka imithi yansuku zonke ngoba ivamise ukunikezwa njengokwelashwa okungavami. I-iodine enomoya iqhubeka nokusebenza emzimbeni wakho amasonto kuya ezinyangeni ngemuva kokuyithatha, kancane kancane iba ngaphansi komsebenzi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngokusebenzisa izivivinyo zegazi kanye nokuskena ukuze abone ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenze kahle kangakanani. Uma udinga imithamo eyengeziwe, izohlelwa izinyanga eziningi zihlukene. Abantu abaningi abadingi ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo nge-I-131 uma isimo sabo se-thyroid sesilawulwa.
Eminye imithi ingaphazamisa ukuthi i-I-131 isebenza kahle kangakanani, ngakho-ke udokotela wakho uzobukeza yonke imithi yakho ngaphambi kokwelashwa. Ungase udinge ukuyeka okwesikhashana imithi ethile ye-thyroid, eminye imithi yenhliziyo, noma izithasiselo eziqukethe i-iodine.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokunikeza uhlu olugcwele lwemithi nokudla okufanele ukugweme ngaphambi kokwelashwa. Lesi sikhathi sokulungiselela sibalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi i-I-131 isebenza ngempumelelo. Ngemuva kokwelashwa, ngokuvamile ungaqhubeka nemithi yakho ejwayelekile ngaphandle kokuthi udokotela wakho eluleka ngenye indlela.
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