INyanga yeSizwe yokuZijonga
Ah, ukuba mncinci kwaye ube naïve. Xa ndandikwiminyaka yam yokuqala yama-20, ndandingasoloko ndicinga ngemiphumo yezenzo zam, njengabantu abaninzi. Kwaye loo nto yayisebenza ekunyamekeleni ulusu lwam. Ndandikuxhalabele kakhulu ukonwaba nokungakhathali, kunokulumka nokukhuseleka. Ngethamsanqa, ndabona umbandela ngaphambi kokuba ube yingxaki enkulu, yaye wandifundisa isifundo esibalulekileyo. UFebruwari uphawula iNyanga yeSizwe yokuZijonga, isikhumbuzo esikhulu sokuba ukwazi naziphi na iinkxalabo zempilo kunye nokuba phezulu ekubekeni iliso kuzo kubaluleke kakhulu ekuhambeni kwexesha.
Ngo-2013, ndafudukela eTucson, eArizona; idolophu eqaqambileyo, enelanga, eshushu apho unokulala ngasechibini phantse unyaka wonke. Ndenjenjalo. Ndisebenze ishedyuli yasebusuku (1:00 am to 8:00 am) eyenza kube lula kum ukonwabela ichibi emini phambi kokuba ndilale ngentsimbi yesi-4:00 emva kwemini. ichibi - ezimbini ngokwenene. Ndandidla ngokufunda incwadi, kwigumbi lokuphumla ecaleni kwephuli, ndihambe ndiye kuqubha kancinane, ndimamele umculo, ngamanye amaxesha ndimeme abanye abahlobo basemsebenzini wokuchitha ubusuku ukuze bazipholele emini. Ndisebenzise iloshini yokulukwa ye-SPF 4 kwaye mhlawumbi andizange ndiyigalele rhoqo kangangoko bendinako. Ndandisoloko ndintsundu kwaye ndihlala ndonwabile.
Ngo-2014, ndafudukela eSan Diego, eKhalifoniya. Ukanti esinye isixeko esizele lilanga namathuba okubeka ecaleni kwamanzi. Kodwa ngeli xesha, yayindibambile. Ndabona intuku engaqhelekanga kakhulu, ekrokrisayo ecaleni kwam, ezantsi kwekhwapha lam. Ekuqaleni, andizange ndinikele ingqalelo kakhulu kuyo. Kodwa ke iye yaba nkulu, umbala waya ungaqhelekanga kwaye ungalingani, kwaye wawungalingani. Ndandisazi ukuba zonke ezi yayiziimpawu ezilumkisayo. Ngokutsho kweSiseko soMhlaza woLusu, izikhokelo ezifanelekileyo ekufuneka uzilandele xa uvavanya iintuku Ii-ABCDE ze-melanoma. Ngokwewebhusayithi yabo, yile nto ithetha ukuthi:
- A yeyeAsymmetry.Uninzi lweemelanoma alunamacala alinganayo. Ukuba ukrwela umgca phakathi kwesilonda, iziqingatha ezibini azihambelani, ngoko ke zibukeka zahlukile ukusuka kumjikelezo ukuya kwi-oval kunye ne-symmetrical common mole.
- B yeyeBorder.Imida ye-melanoma ithande ukungalingani kwaye inokuba nemiphetho egobileyo okanye enophawu. Ii-moles eziqhelekileyo zikholisa ukuba lula, ngakumbi imida.
- C yeyoMbala. Imibala emininzi luphawu olulumkisayo. Ngelixa i-benign moles ihlala ingumthunzi omnye omdaka, i-melanoma inokuba nemibala eyahlukeneyo emdaka, emdaka okanye emnyama. Njengoko ikhula, imibala ebomvu, emhlophe okanye eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka inokuvela kwakhona.
- I-D yeyoDayimitha okanye emnyama.Ngelixa kufanelekile ukuqaphela imelanoma xa incinci, luphawu olulumkisayo ukuba isilonda silingana nerabha yepensile (malunga ne-6 mm, okanye i-intshi eyi-¼ ububanzi) okanye ngaphezulu. Ezinye iingcali zithi kubalulekile ukukhangela nasiphi na isilonda, kungakhathaliseki ukuba singakanani na, esimnyama kunabanye. Inqabile, imelanoma yeamelanotic azinambala.
- E yeyokuPhucula.Naluphi na utshintsho kubukhulu, imilo, umbala okanye ukuphakama kwebala esikhumbeni sakho, okanye naziphi na iimpawu ezintsha kulo – ezinjengokopha, ukurhawuzelelwa okanye ukurhawuzelelwa – isenokuba luphawu olusisilumkiso lwemelanoma.
Ekugqibeleni, ndenza idinga lonyango lwesikhumba. Ndayikhomba intunja wavuma ugqirha ukuba ayibonakali kakuhle. Ulubethele ulusu lwam kwaye walucoca ngokunzulu ukuze akhuphe intuku enkulu ngokupheleleyo. Yayilinxeba elinzulu, elikhulu ekwakufuneka ndibophe ibhandeji elikhulu ixesha elide. Ngoku, bendiqonda ukuba bendifanele ukuba ndiyifumene le nto ikhathalelwe ngaphambili, ngaphambi kokuba ikhule kakhulu. Ugqirha emva koko wayithumela ukuba iye kuvavanywa. Yabuya ingaqhelekanga, kodwa hayi umhlaza. Ndiye ndaxola kodwa bendisazi ukuba sisilumkiso sam esi ukuba ndingade ndingabi nankathalo ukusukela ngoku. Ikwayisisifundo esibalulekileyo malunga nokugcina iliso kulusu lwam, ndisazi ukuba yintoni na engaqhelekanga kwaye yintoni esandula ukuphuhliswa, kunye nokuthatha inyathelo malunga nokulujonga ngobungcali.
Ukususela ngoko, ndandikhuthele ngakumbi ngokubeka iliso eluswini lwam kunye naziphi na iintuku ezintsha ezinokuvela; ngakumbi abo balandela ii-ABCDE ze-melanoma. Ndaqalisa nokunxiba i-sunscreen ephezulu ye-SPF ndaza ndaphinda ndafaka isicelo sonqulo. Ndihlala ndinxiba iminqwazi ngoku elangeni kwaye ngokufuthi ndihlala emthunzini okanye phantsi kweambrela esecaleni kwechibi, endaweni yokukhetha ukufumana oko kukhazimla kwetan. NdandiseHawaii kweli hlotyeni kwaye ndinxibe i-t-shirt yokukhusela ilanga ekukhuseleni amanzi ngelixa ndihamba nge-paddleboarding ukugcina amahlombe am ekhuselekile, emva kokuba sele ndiwabeke elangeni iintsuku ezimbalwa zilandelelana kwaye ndinexhala lokuvezwa kakhulu. Zange ndicinge ukuba ndingaze ndibe ngulaa mntu elwandle! Kodwa ndifundile, ayifanelekanga, ukhuseleko kuqala.
Ukuba ufuna ukuzijonga ulusu lwakho naziphi na iimoles ezinokufuna ingqalelo yobuchwephesha, i American Cancer Society unamacebiso ngendlela yokwenza oku ngempumelelo.
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