Usuku lukazwelonke lwe-COVID-19

Ngicabanga ukuthi iningi lethu liyavuma ukuthi i-COVID-19 yazithinta ngokujulile izimpilo zethu ngo-2020 no-2021. Uma senza uhlu lwezindlela eyashintsha ngayo izimpilo zethu, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi izinto eziningi zingaqondana. Kungenzeka ukuthi kubangele ukuthi umsebenzi wakho ume kancane noma ube kude, kubangele ukuthi izingane zakho ziye esikoleni ekhaya noma zihlale ekhaya ezinkulisa, noma zikhansele uhambo noma imicimbi ebalulekile. Njengoba izinto eziningi ziphinde zavulwa futhi zabuyela mathupha ngonyaka ka-2024, kwesinye isikhathi kungaba nomuzwa wokuthi i-COVID-19 "isiphelile." Engangingakulindele yizindlela igciwane elisazoshintsha ngayo impilo yami namanje.

NgoZibandlela wezi-2022, nganginezinyanga eziyisithupha ngikhulelwe indodana yami futhi ngashonelwa ugogo wami ngenxa yokuwohloka komqondo. Ubehlala eChicago, futhi udokotela wami wanginikeza ukukhanya okuluhlaza ukuze ngiye emngcwabeni wakhe. Njengoba ngangikhulelwe, kwakuwuhambo olunzima nolukhathazayo, kodwa ngajabula kakhulu ngokuthi ngikwazile ukuvalelisa kumuntu owayeyingxenye enkulu kangaka yempilo yami. Nokho, ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, ngagula. Ngaleso sikhathi, ngangicabanga ukuthi ngangikhathele nje, ngiminyanisa, futhi ngibuhlungu ngenxa yokukhulelwa kwami, kodwa uma ngibheka emuva, ngiqinisekile ukuthi ngangine-COVID-19, okungenzeka ngiyithole ngokuhamba phakathi nenkathi yamaholide ematasa. Kungani ngicabanga ukuthi ngine-COVID-19? Ngoba ngaphinde ngayithola ngehlobo elilandelayo (ngaleso sikhathi ngahlolelwa ukuthi ngine-HIV) futhi ngaba nazo zonke izimpawu ezifanayo futhi ngazizwa zifana ncamashi. Futhi, ngenxa yezizathu engizonaba ngazo ngokulandelayo.

Ngesikhathi ngibeletha indodana yami ngoFebhuwari 2023, yazalwa kusasele amasonto amahlanu. Ngenhlanhla ukuzalwa kwakhe kwahamba kahle, kodwa kamuva, lapho udokotela ezama ukukhipha i-placenta, kwaba nezinkinga. Kuthathe isikhathi eside kakhulu futhi kwaba nokukhathazeka ngokuthi ingxenye ethile kungenzeka ukuthi ayizange isuswe, udaba oluzoqhubeka nokukhathazeka izinyanga futhi lungabangela ukuthi ngiphinde ngingeniswe esibhedlela isikhashana. Umbuzo wokuqala ovela kodokotela nabahlengikazi wawuthi, “Ingabe wawunayo i-COVID-19 ngenkathi ukhulelwe?” Ngabatshela ukuthi angicabangi kanjalo. Bangitshele ukuthi babona izinkinga eziningi ezinjengalezi ngabesifazane abakhulelwe futhi abanenkontileka ye-COVID-19. Nakuba ukuba nanoma yikuphi ukugula phakathi nokukhulelwa kwami ​​kwakuzongikhathaza, lokhu akuwona umphumela ongase ube khona engangingake ngiwucabangele ngaphambili.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, sengishilo kakade ukuthi indodana yami yazalwa kusasele amasonto amahlanu. Ngokuvamile, ingane isheshe izalwe ngenxa yenkinga ethile, kodwa amanzi ami avele abhodloke. Ukuzalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kwadala izinkinga ekuqaleni kwempilo yendodana yami. Nakuba ukubeletha kwakhe kwahamba kahle kakhulu, wahlala amasonto amathathu eNICU ngoba wayengakakulungeli ukudla yedwa. Kwadingeka futhi anikezwe inani elincane le-oxygen ngenkathi ese-NICU, ngoba amaphaphu akhe ayengakathuthuki ngokugcwele futhi e-Colorado altitude, lokhu kunzima kakhulu kumntwana ozalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Eqinisweni, wakhishwa umoya-mpilo ngaphambi kokuba abuyele ekhaya, kodwa wagcina ebuyele esibhedlela Sezingane izinsuku ezimbalwa ngoMashi 2023 ngemuva kokutholakala ngesikhathi evakashele ehhovisi likadokotela wezingane ukuthi izinga lakhe lokugcwala komoyampilo lalingaphansi kwama-80%. Lapho ephuma eSibhedlela Sezingane, kwadingeka simgcine esekhaya emoyeni amasonto ambalwa. Kwakunzima futhi kusabisa ukuba naye ekhaya nethangi le-oxygen, kodwa kwakungcono kunokuba aphinde alaliswe esibhedlela. Konke lokhu kwakusukela, futhi, eqinisweni lokuthi wazalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi.

Ngisho nangaphambi kokuba kuvele lezi zinkinga ezimbili, ngangitholakale nginesimo sokukhulelwa esibizwa ngokuthi preeclampsia. Isimo esingase sibe yingozi, noma sibulale, esibonakala ngomfutho wegazi ophakeme, ukulimala kwezinso, kanye/noma ezinye izimpawu zokulimala kwesitho. Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kukadokotela okujwayelekile ngoJanuwari 2023, udokotela wami wabona umfutho wegazi wami uphezulu ngendlela engavamile. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi kutholwe ukuthi nginokulimala kwesitho sokuqala futhi. Ngemva kokuvakashela uchwepheshe, ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe, kanye nezinxushunxushu eziningi, kwatholakala ukuthi nginalesi sifo ngokusemthethweni. Ngangicindezelekile futhi ngikhathazeke ngempilo yomntanami, kanye neyami. Ngathenga i-cuff yomfutho wegazi ekhaya futhi ngayiqapha kabili ngosuku, nsuku zonke ngaleso sikhathi. Ngokuqondana nje, amanzi ami aphuka ngobusuku ngemva kokuba uchwepheshe engithole ngokusemthethweni ukuthi ngine-preeclampsia kodwa ukube lokho akwenzekanga cishe ngabe kuhambe enye yezindlela ezimbili: umfutho wegazi wami wawuyokhuphuka ungenze ngiphuthume egumbini lezimo eziphuthumayo futhi ngibelethe ngokushesha, noma Ngabe ngiyengwe nginamasonto angama-37 ngikhulelwe. Ngacabanga ukuthi kwakuyinqaba kakhulu ukuthi amanzi ami asheshe aphuke, futhi ngabuza odokotela ukuthi kungani lokhu kwenzeka. Ingabe kwakuhlobene ne-preeclampsia? Bathe cha, kodwa kwesinye isikhathi isifo singadala ukuthi amanzi akho aphuke kusenesikhathi. Bagcina sebekunquma lokho ngezinye izivivinyo. Ngakho, ekugcineni angibanga nancazelo. Futhi kwakuhlale kungikhathaza. Nakuba ngingakayitholi impendulo, ngathola amaqiniso athile engangingawachaza.

Okokuqala, udokotela wami wayethole kuyinqaba ukuthi ngibe ne-preeclampsia kwasekuqaleni. Nakuba ngihlangabezane nezici ezimbalwa zobungozi ngakho, ubungekho umlando emndenini wami, futhi lokhu ngokuvamile kuyinkomba enkulu. Ngemva kokufunda kancane ngesihloko, ngathola a cwaningo kwabantu abakhulelwe emazweni ayi-18, okwenziwe ngo-Okthoba 2020, bathola ukuthi labo abane-COVID-19 babenengozi ephindwe kabili ephindwe kabili ye-preeclampsia, kanye nezinye izimo ezimbi, kunalezo ezingenayo i-COVID-19. Iphinde yathola ukuthi abantu abakhulelwe abane-COVID-19 babenesibalo esiphezulu sokuzalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi.

Nakuba ngingeke ngiqiniseke ukuthi kungani ngibe nalezi zinkinga ngesikhathi ngikhulelwe, kwakumangaza ukucabanga ukuthi ngisho neminyaka ngemva kokugqashuka kokuqala, ubhubhane, kanye nokuvalwa kwe-lockdown- leli gciwane kungenzeka libe yimpande yesikhathi esithile sasesibhedlela, khathazeka, ingcindezi, ukungaqiniseki, kanye nezinkinga zempilo kimi nengane yami ngonyaka ka-2023. Kwaba ukuvuka kabi ukuthi leli gciwane kungenzeka lingawushintshi umhlaba ngendlela ejulile elawenza ngayo ngo-2020, kodwa lisekithi, liseyingozi, futhi sisadala umonakalo emphakathini wethu. Asikwazi ukuyeka ukuqapha kwethu ngokuphelele, ngisho noma sesiqale kabusha iningi lemisebenzi yethu evamile. Kuyisikhumbuzo esihle sokuqhubeka nokwenza izinto ezinomthwalo wemfanelo sonke esingayenza ukuze sizame ukusigcina siphephile ku-COVID-19. Nawa amanye amathiphu avela ku- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mayelana nendlela yokuzivikela wena nabanye:

• Hlala unolwazi lwakamuva ngemigomo yakho ye-COVID-19
• Funa ukwelashwa uma une-COVID-19 futhi usengozini enkulu yokugula kakhulu
• Gwema ukuthintana nabantu asebesole noma baqinisekise i-COVID-19
• Hlala ekhaya uma usolile noma uqinisekise i-COVID-19
• Thatha ukuhlolwa kwe-COVID-19 uma ucabanga ukuthi ungaba naleli gciwane