Mankhwalawa amayamba masabata atatu kapena anayi atatha opaleshoni yowononga khansa ya m'mawere. Mankhwalawa amagwiritsidwa ntchito pofuna kuthetsa maselo ena omwe alibe khansa m'mimba kapena m'mimba. Pali mitundu iwiri yoyamba ya ma radiation ogwiritsidwa ntchito pochizira khansa ya m'mawere. Ali:
- Kutentha kwapansi kwapakati - njira yowonjezera yopereka ma radiation.Ukupweteka kumatenga masabata angapo ndi Lolemba mpaka Lachisanu. Nthaŵi zina, ntchito yochepetsera mankhwala, yotchedwa radiation, imagwiritsidwa ntchito. Amapereka mlingo wapamwamba wa dzuwa pamasabata atatu kapena anayi. Kuchitidwa tsiku ndi tsiku ndi miyendo yowomba kunja kumaphatikizapo nthawi yokhazikika komanso zoikapo malo otsatiridwa ndi kulandira ma radiation, omwe amatenga pafupifupi mphindi 2-3. Chithandizo n'chopweteka.
- Khansa ya m'mimba Yamatenda-Mawotchi- ndi mankhwala atsopano omwe amachititsa kuti mankhwala asokonezeke m'malo omwe adakhudzidwa ndi khansa ya m'mawere.
Pambuyo pa kondectomy ya khansa yanga yoyamba ya m'mawere, zaka 16 zapitazo, ndinali ndi masabata asanu ndi limodzi a mazira a kunja. Pano pali zomwe ndinaphunzira kuchokera pazochitikira:
- Ngakhale gulu langa la chisamaliro linalongosola zotsatira zowonjezereka kwa chithandizo monga kutopa, ndinamva ngati mphamvu yanga ikutha pang'onopang'ono.
- Pezani ntchito zanu kunyumba ndi ntchito. Musakonze mapulojekiti akuluakulu pamasabata.
- Lankhulani ndi mamembala anu, abwenzi ndi anansi anu kuti mumasuka kuuza ena za khansa yanu komanso mankhwala omwe mukubwera nawo. Landirani zopereka zothandizira ndi zinthu monga kugula, kutsuka zovala, maulendo, prep chakudya ndi kusamalira ana. Anthu ambiri amafuna kuthandizira ndi kuwauza zomwe angachite kuti athandize.
- Bwererani ndi ndandanda ya chithandizo chomwe chidzafunikire komanso pamene pakufunika. Mafunde akuwonjezereka. Padzakhalabe kuchepa kwa mphamvu kapena zotsatira zina pa magawo oyamba oyambirira.
- Ngati ndondomekoyi ikugwira ntchito panthawi ya chithandizo, dziwani kuti pamene zotsatira zowonjezereka za mankhwala zikugwiritsidwa ntchito, zitha kusintha, monga: tsiku lalifupi la ntchito, nthawi yopuma masana, ndi nthawi yoyamba yogona.
- Gwiritsani ntchito mapeto a sabata kuti mubwererenso kuchipatala. Musayesetse kulimbana ndi kufooka ndi kutaya mphamvu; gonani pansi ndi kupumula.
- Fotokozerani zamagetsi za mankhwala omwe mumakhala nawo, musanayambe kumwa mankhwala, ngakhale mankhwala owonjezera.
- Idyani chakudya choyenera komanso kupewa kutaya thupi. Kusakanizika. Zakudya zomwe zili ndi mapuloteni ndi zofunika.
- Valani camisoles osakanikirana ndi nsonga kwa nthawi ya chithandizo cha mankhwala. Ngati muyenera kuvala bra, yikani bwino ndikuyika nsalu yofewa pakati pa khungu lanu ndi khungu.
- Musasakani kapena kusakaniza malo ochitidwa.
- Pofuna kupewa kuthamanga, sungani khungu lanu pansi pa chifuwa chanu.
- Musagwiritse ntchito lotions, powders, zonunkhira, sopo kapena ma homodorants kumalo omwe akuchitidwa popanda kuwafufuza poyamba ndi dokotala wanu.
- Musasunge zovala zanu kapena malaya anu, ndipo muzigwiritsa ntchito mankhwala ochapa zovala poyeretsa zovala zanu.
- Sambani malo ochiritsidwa ndi madzi ofunda. Kutentha kwakukulu kungapweteke khungu lanu.
- Khalani kunja kwa dzuŵa momwe mungathere ndipo funsani dokotala musanagwiritse ntchito kuteteza dzuwa.
- Pezani tulo tomwe mukufuna ndipo mukusowa poizoni. Kutopa kumatha kwa milungu isanu ndi umodzi mutatha chithandizo.
- Khalani wabwino kwa inueni. Mukamamverera bwino, pitani ndi abwenzi ndi abambo ndikusangalala.
- Pamene "bwanji ngati" atakupindulitsani, mutembenukire kwa wopulumuka mnzanu kapena munthu wodalirika wa banja ndikuyankhula mpaka mutapeza zinthu moyenera.
Katemera atatha, kutopa kudzatha. Zidzachitika pang'onopang'ono; Zingatenge nthawi kuti mubwerere ku mphamvu yanu musanatengere mankhwala.
Jean Campbell ali ndi khansa ya khansa ya 2x ndi mkulu woyambitsa bungwe la American Cancer Society ku New York City Patient Navigator Programme muzipatala 14 zapagulu ndi zapadera. Iye ndi mkulu woyang'anira bungwe lopanda phindu lomwe amapereka kafukufuku ndi zowonjezera zowunikira komanso thandizo kwa amayi ndi abambo omwe amapezeka kumene ali ndi khansara ya m'mawere.