I-kemotheraphi yindlela yokwelapha ngemithi esebenzisa amakhemikhali anamandla ukubulala amaseli akhula ngokushesha emzimbeni wakho. I-Chemotherapy ivame kakhulu ukwelapha umdlavuza, ngoba amaseli omdlavuza akhula futhi azala ngokushesha kakhulu kunezinye izingxenye eziningi zomzimba. Kunezinhlobo eziningi zezidakamizwa ze-chemotherapy ezitholakalayo. Izidakamizwa ze-chemotherapy zingasetshenziswa zodwa noma ndawonye ukwelapha izinhlobo eziningi zomdlavuza.
I-chemotherapy isetshenziswa ukubulala amangqamuzana e-cancer kubantu abane-cancer. Kunezimo ezahlukene lapho i-chemotherapy ingasetshenziswa khona kubantu abane-cancer: Ukwelapha i-cancer ngaphandle kwemithi. I-chemotherapy ingasetshenziswa njengonyango oluyinhloko noma olulodwa lwe-cancer. Ngemva kwemithi, ukubulala amangqamuzana e-cancer afihliwe. I-chemotherapy ingasetshenziswa ngemva kwemithi, njengokuhlinzwa, ukubulala noma yimaphi amangqamuzana e-cancer angase asele emzimbeni. Odokotela bakubiza lokhu ngokuthi yi-adjuvant therapy. Ukukulungiselela eminye imithi. I-chemotherapy ingasetshenziswa ukunciphisa i-tumor ukuze eminye imithi, njengokushiswa kanye nokuhlinzwa, kube nokwenzeka. Odokotela bakubiza lokhu ngokuthi yi-neoadjuvant therapy. Ukuqeda izimpawu nezibonakaliso. I-chemotherapy ingasiza ekuqedeni izimpawu nezibonakaliso ze-cancer ngokubulala amanye amangqamuzana e-cancer. Odokotela bakubiza lokhu ngokuthi yi-palliative chemotherapy.
Imiphumela emibi yemithi ye-chemotherapy ingaba khulu. Umuthi ngamunye unawo amaphuthuma emibi ahlukene, futhi akuwona wonke umuthi obangela yonke imiphumela emibi. Buza udokotela wakho ngemiphumela emibi yemithi ethile oyoyithola.
Ukulungiselela i-chemotherapy kuncike emakhazeni owazobamukela nendlela azokunikezwa ngayo. Udokotela wakho uzokunika imiyalo ekhethekile yokulungiselela ukwelashwa kwe-chemotherapy. Kungadingeka: Ubeke idivayisi efakwe ngokusebenza ngaphambi kwe-chemotherapy ye-intravenous. Uma uzobamukela i-chemotherapy yakho nge-intravenous - e-vein - udokotela wakho angakuncoma idivayisi, njenge-catheter, i-port noma i-pump. I-catheter noma enye idivayisi ifakwe ngokusebenza e-vein enkulu, ngokuvamile esifubeni sakho. Imithi ye-chemotherapy inganikezwa ngedivayisi. Hlola ukuhlolwa nokuqeqeshwa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umzimba wakho ulungele ukwamukela i-chemotherapy. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuhlola imisebenzi yokukhipha amanzi nokwelapha isibindi kanye nokuhlolwa kwenhliziyo ukuhlola impilo yenhliziyo kungakwazi ukuqondisa ukuthi umzimba wakho ulungele ukuqala i-chemotherapy. Uma kukhona inkinga, udokotela wakho angase alimise ukwelashwa kwakho noma akhethe olunye ubuhlungu be-chemotherapy kanye nomthamo ophephile kuwe. Bheka udenti wakho. Udokotela wakho angakuncoma ukuthi udenti ahlole amazinyo akho ngezimpawu zokutheleleka. Ukwelapha ukutheleleka okukhona kunganciphisa ingozi yezinkinga ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwe-chemotherapy, njengoba ezinye i-chemotherapy zinganciphisa ikhono lomzimba wakho lokulwa nokutheleleka. Hlela kusengaphambili ngezinhlangothi. Buza udokotela wakho ukuthi yiziphi izinhlangothi okufanele uzilindele ngesikhathi nangemva kwe-chemotherapy bese wenza amalungiselelo afanele. Ngokwesibonelo, uma ukwelashwa kwe-chemotherapy kwakho kuzobangela ukungabi nambewu, ungathanda ukucabangela izinketho zakho zokulondoloza imbewu yakho noma amaqanda ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi esizayo. Uma i-chemotherapy yakho izobangela ukulahlekelwa kweenwele, cabanga ukuhlela ukumbozwa kwekhanda. Yenza amalungiselelo okuthola usizo ekhaya nasemsebenzini. Ukwelashwa okuningi kwe-chemotherapy kunikezwa ekliniki yabahlali, okusho ukuthi abantu abaningi bakwazi ukuqhubeka nokusebenza nokwenza imisebenzi yabo evamile ngesikhathi se-chemotherapy. Udokotela wakho angakutshela ngokujwayelekile ukuthi i-chemotherapy izokuthinta kangakanani imisebenzi yakho evamile, kodwa kunzima ukubikezela ngokuqondile ukuthi uzizwa kanjani. Buza udokotela wakho uma uzodinga isikhathi sokuphumula emsebenzini noma usizo ekhaya lakho ngemva kokwelashwa. Buza udokotela wakho imininingwane yokwelashwa kwe-chemotherapy yakho ukuze ukwazi ukwenza amalungiselelo emsebenzini, abantwana, izilwane ezifuywayo noma ezinye izibopho. Lungiselela ukwelashwa kwakho kokuqala. Buza udokotela wakho noma abahlengikazi be-chemotherapy ukuthi ungalungiselela kanjani i-chemotherapy. Kungaba usizo ukufika ekwelashweni kwakho kokuqala kwe-chemotherapy ukhululekile. Ungathanda ukudla ukudla okulula ngaphambi kokuthi imithi yakho ye-chemotherapy ibe nomdlavuza. Yiba nomngani noma ilungu lomndeni olukuqhuba ekwelashweni kwakho kokuqala. Abantu abaningi bangaziqhuba bona ngokwabo emihlanganweni ye-chemotherapy. Kodwa okokuqala ungathola ukuthi imithi ikwenza ulele noma ibangela ezinye izinhlangothi ezenza ukuqhuba kube nzima.
Uzobonana nodokotela wakho wekansa (i-oncologist) njalo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwe-chemotherapy. I-oncologist yakho izokubuza nganoma yiziphi izingozi ezihlangothini ozibhekana nazo, njengoba eziningi zingalawulwa. Kuye ngesimo sakho, ungase futhi wenze izikena nezinye izivivinyo zokubeka iliso ekansini lakho ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwe-chemotherapy. Lezi zivivinyo zingamnika udokotela wakho umbono wokuthi ikansa lakho liphendula kanjani ekwelapheni, futhi ukwelashwa kwakho kungase kulungiswe ngokufanele.
Umshwana wokuzihlangula: I-August iyinkundla yolwazi lwezempilo futhi izimpendulo zayo azihlanganisi iseluleko sezokwelapha. Njalo thintana nochwepheshe bezokwelapha onelayisensi eduze nawe ngaphambi kokwenza noma yiluphi ushintsho.