I-Adventure Medical

“Bakwethu sinomgibeli odinga usizo lwezempilo; uma kukhona abagibeli abaqeqeshelwe ubudokotela, sicela ucindezele inkinobho yokushaya ngenhla kwesihlalo sakho.” Njengoba lesi simemezelo endizeni yethu ye-redeye sisuka e-Anchorage siya e-Denver sibhaliswe ngendlela engaqondakali esimweni sami sokunganaki ngabona ukuthi ngiwumgibeli odinga usizo lwezokwelashwa. Ngemva kweviki lezenzakalo ezimangalisayo e-Alaska indiza ebuyela ekhaya ibonakale yaba yinto enzima nakakhulu.

Mina nomkami sasikhethe indiza ye-redeye ngoba bekuwukuphela kwendiza eqondile ebuyela ekhaya futhi yayizosivumela usuku olwengeziwe ohambweni lwethu. Ngangilele isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora lapho ngikhumbula ngihlezi ngishintsha izikhundla. Okulandelayo engikwaziyo umkami wayengibuza ukuthi ngikahle yini, wangitshela ukuthi ngidlulele ephaseji. Lapho ngiphinda ngiquleka futhi umkami washayela isisebenzi sasendizeni ucingo, okwenza ukuba kukhishwe isimemezelo. Ngadlula ngiqulekile kodwa ngezwa isimemezelo futhi ngabona abantu abambalwa ababemi phezu kwami. Omunye wayesebenza endizeni, omunye wayengudokotela Wezempi Wasemanzini, kanti omunye wayengumfundi wobuhlengikazi naye owayenolwazi lweminyaka eminingi kadokotela wezilwane. Okungenani yilokho esikutholile kamuva. Engangikwazi nje ukuthi ngangizwa sengathi izingelosi zingiqaphile.

Ithimba lami lezokwelapha alikwazanga ukuthola ukushaya kwenhliziyo kodwa iwashi lami le-Fitbit lalifundeka phansi njengokushaywa okungu-38 ngomzuzu. Bangibuza ukuthi ngabe ngizwa ubuhlungu besifuba (bengingekho), ukuthi ngigcine ukudlani noma ngiphuze ini, nokuthi yimiphi imithi engiyiphuzayo. Sasingaphezu kwengxenye ekude yaseCanada ngaleso sikhathi ngakho-ke ukuphambukisa kwakungeyona inketho. Ikhithi yezokwelapha yayitholakala futhi yafakwa kudokotela phansi owancoma umoya-mpilo kanye ne-IV. Umfundi ongumnesi wayazi indlela yokuhambisa umoya-mpilo ne-IV, okwangiqinisa kwaze kwaba yilapho sifika eDenver lapho abezimo eziphuthumayo babezosilinda khona.

Izisebenzi zendiza zacela bonke abanye abagibeli ukuthi bahlale phansi ukuze abezimo eziphuthumayo bangisize ngehlise endizeni. Sadlulisa amazwi amafushane okubonga ethimbeni lami lodokotela futhi ngakwazi ukuya emnyango kodwa ngabe sengiphelezelwa ngesihlalo esinamasondo ukuya esangweni lapho nganikezwa khona i-EKG esheshayo futhi ngalayishwa ku-gurney. Sehla ngekheshi saphumela ngaphandle saya kwi-ambulensi eyayilindile eyangiyisa e-University of Colorado Hospital. Enye i-EKG, enye i-IV, nokuhlolwa kwegazi, kanye nokuhlolwa kwaphumela ekutholakaleni kokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni futhi ngakhululwa ukuba ngigoduke.

Nakuba sabonga kakhulu ngokuthi siye safika ekhaya, ukuxilongwa kokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni akuzange kuhlale kahle. Ngangitshele zonke izisebenzi zezokwelapha ukuthi nginesemishi elibabayo lesidlo sakusihlwa ngobusuku bangaphambilini futhi ngiphuze nezinkomishi ezimbili zamanzi e-Solo. Umkami wayecabange ukuthi ngiyafa endizeni futhi ithimba lami lezokwelapha endizeni lalicabanga ukuthi kwakubucayi, ngakho umqondo wokuthi ngidinga ukuphuza amanzi amaningi wawubonakala ungekho.

Noma kunjalo, ngaphumula futhi ngaphuza uketshezi oluningi ngalolo suku futhi ngazizwa ngingcono kakhulu ngosuku olulandelayo. Ngalandela udokotela wami siqu kamuva kulelo sonto futhi ngahlola kahle. Nokho, ngenxa yokuntula kwami ​​ithemba ngokuxilongwa kokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni kanye nomlando womkhaya wakithi, wangidlulisela kudokotela wenhliziyo. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva, udokotela wenhliziyo wenza ama-EKG amaningi kanye ne-echocardiogram yokucindezeleka eyayivamile. Wathi inhliziyo yami yayiphile saka, kodwa yangibuza ukuthi ngizizwa kanjani ngokugqoka umshini wokuhlola inhliziyo izinsuku ezingu-30. Ngokwazi ukuthi ngemva kwalokho umkami abhekana nakho uzofuna ngiqiniseke ngokuphelele, ngathi yebo.

Ngakusasa ekuseni, ngathola umlayezo onzima ovela kudokotela wenhliziyo ukuthi inhliziyo yami yayimile imizuzwana eminingana ebusuku futhi kwakudingeka ngibone i-electrophysiologist ngokushesha. Kwalungiselwa isikhathi santambama. Enye i-EKG nokuhlolwa okufushane kubangele ukuxilongwa okusha: ukuboshwa kwe-sinus kanye ne-vasovagal syncope. Udokotela wathi ngenxa yokuthi inhliziyo yami yayima ngesikhathi ngilele futhi ngangilele ngiqondile endizeni, ingqondo yami yayingakwazi ukuthola umoya-mpilo owanele ngakho ngaquleka. Uthe ukube bakwazile ukungilalisa phansi ngabe ngikahle, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi ngahlala esihlalweni ngaqhubeka nokuquleka. Ikhambi lesimo sami kwakuyi- pacemaker, kodwa ngemva kokuphendula imibuzo eminingi wathi kwakungaphuthumi ngokukhethekile kufanele ngiye ekhaya ngiyoxoxa ngayo nomkami. Ngabuza ukuthi uma likhona yini ithuba inhliziyo yami izoma ingaphinde iqale, kodwa wathi cha, ingozi yangempela ukuthi ngiphinde ngiquleke ngishayela noma ngiphezulu ezitebhisini ngizilimaze nakwabanye.

Ngaya ekhaya futhi ngaxoxa ngakho nomkami owayevumelana kakhulu ne-pacemaker, kodwa nganginokungabaza. Naphezu komlando womndeni wami ngibe ngumgijimi iminyaka eminingi enenhliziyo ephumulayo engu-50. Ngazizwa sengathi ngimncane kakhulu futhi ngiphile saka ukuthi ngingaba ne-pacemaker. Ngisho nodokotela we-electrophysiologist wangibiza ngokuthi “insizwa encane.” Ngokuqinisekile kwakunesinye isici esibe nomthelela. I-Google ayizange ibe umngane wami njengoba ulwazi oluningi engangiluqoqa, kwaba yilapho ngidideka nakakhulu. Umkami wayengivusa ebusuku ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi ngiphilile futhi ngokunxusa kwakhe ngahlela inqubo yokwenza inhliziyo, kodwa ukungabaza kwami ​​kwaqhubeka. Izinto ezimbalwa zinginikeze ukuzethemba kokuqhubeka. Udokotela wenhliziyo engangimbonile wangilandela futhi waqinisekisa ukuthi ukuma kwenhliziyo kwakusenzeka. Wathi uzolokhu engifonela ngize ngithole iPacemaker. Ngaphinde ngabuyela kudokotela wami siqu, owaphendula yonke imibuzo yami futhi waqinisekisa ukuxilongwa. Wayazi i-electrophysiologist futhi wathi muhle. Uthe akukhona nje ukuthi kuzoqhubeka ukwenzeka, kodwa kungenzeka kubhede kakhulu. Ngiyamethemba udokotela wami futhi ngizizwe ngingcono ngokuqhubeka ngemva kokukhuluma naye.

Ngakho ngesonto elilandelayo ngaba yilungu leqembu le-pacemaker. Ukuhlinzwa nokululama kwakubuhlungu kakhulu kunalokho engangikulindele, kodwa anginayo imingcele ukuya phambili. Eqinisweni, isixhumi senhliziyo singinike ukuzethemba ukuthi ngiqhubeke nokuhamba nokugijima nokuqwala izintaba kanye nayo yonke eminye imisebenzi engiyijabulelayo. Futhi umkami ulele kangcono kakhulu.

Ukube asizange sikhethe indiza ye-redeye eyangenza ngaquleka endizeni, futhi ukube angizange ngiqhubeke nokungabaza ukuxilongwa kokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni, futhi ukube udokotela wami akazange angithumele kudokotela wenhliziyo, futhi ngabe udokotela wenhliziyo akazange angiphakamise. gqoka imonitha, ngabe angisazi isimo senhliziyo yami. Ukube udokotela wenhliziyo kanye nodokotela wami nomkami bebengazange baphikelele ekungiqinisekiseni ukuba ngiqhubeke nenqubo ye-pacemaker, ngabe ngisesengozini yokuphinde ngife, mhlawumbe esimweni esiyingozi kakhulu.

Lokhu kuhlasela kwezokwelapha kwangifundisa izifundo ezimbalwa. Okokuqala ukubaluleka kokuba nomhlinzeki wokunakekela oyinhloko owazi umlando wakho wezempilo futhi ongaxhumanisa ukwelashwa kwakho nabanye ochwepheshe bezokwelapha. Esinye isifundo ukubaluleka kokumela impilo yakho. Uyawazi umzimba wakho futhi udlala indima ebalulekile ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngalokho okuzwayo. Ukubuza imibuzo kanye nolwazi olucacisayo kungakusiza wena nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuba nifinyelele ekuxilongweni okufanele kanye nemiphumela yezempilo. Futhi-ke kufanele ulandele ngezincomo zabo noma kungeyona into ofuna ukuyizwa.

Ngibonga usizo lwezempilo engilutholile futhi ngibonga ukusebenzela inhlangano esiza abantu ngokuthola usizo lwezempilo. Awazi ukuthi kunini lapho kungase kube nguwe odinga usizo lwezokwelapha. Kuhle ukwazi ukuthi kukhona ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abaqeqeshiwe nabazimisele ukusiza. Ngokuqondene nami, ziyizingelosi.