Ndine Dotolo, ndipo ndinali Wosuta ndi Opioids. Zitha Kuchitika Kwa Aliyense.

Zamkati

• Munthu wanu wamba ali ndi mavuto osokoneza bongo, atavala chovala choyera chokha
• Kuchotsedwa ntchito ndikupeza thandizo
• Njira yatsopano yopita patsogolo

Chaka chatha, Purezidenti Trump adalengeza kuti mliri wa opioid ndi vuto lazaumoyo wadziko lonse. Dr Faye Jamali amagawana zowona zavutoli ndi nkhani yake yokhudza kuzolowera komanso kuchira.

Zomwe zidayamba ngati tsiku losangalala lokondwerera masiku obadwa a ana ake zidatha ndikugwa komwe kunasintha moyo wa Dr. Faye Jamali kwamuyaya.

Chakumapeto kwa phwando lobadwa, Jamali adapita mgalimoto yake kukatenga zikwama zabwino za ana. Akuyenda pamalo oimikapo magalimoto, adazembera ndikuthwa m'manja.

Kuvulala kumeneku kunapangitsa kuti Jamali, yemwe anali ndi zaka 40, achite maopaleshoni awiri mu 2007.

"Nditachitidwa maopaleshoni, dokotala wa mafupa adandipatsa mankhwala angapo opweteka," Jamali akuuza Healthline.

Ndi zaka 15 zokumana nazo monga dzanzi, adadziwa kuti nthawi zonse anali kulandira mankhwala.

"Tinauzidwa ku sukulu ya zamankhwala, malo okhala, ndi malo athu [azachipatala] kuti ... panalibe vuto lililonse lokhudza mankhwalawa ngati atagwiritsidwa ntchito pochiza ululu," akutero Jamali.

Chifukwa anali kumva zowawa zambiri, Jamali amatenga Vicodin maola atatu kapena anayi aliwonse.

"Zowawa zidayamba bwino ndi ma meds, koma zomwe ndidazindikira ndikuti pomwe ndimatenga ma meds, sindinakhale wopanikizika kwambiri. Ngati ndinkalimbana ndi amuna anga, sindinasamale ndipo sizinandipweteketse ine. Madokotala amawoneka kuti akupanga zonse kukhala bwino, ”akutero.

Zovuta zamankhwalawa zidapangitsa Jamali kutsika.

Sindinazichite kawirikawiri poyamba. Koma ndikadakhala kuti ndimakhala wotanganidwa, ndimaganiza, Ngati ndingotenga imodzi mwa Vicodin iyi, ndikumva bwino. Ndi momwe zidayambira, "akufotokoza Jamali.

Ankapiranso mutu waching'alang'ala m'nyengo yake kwazaka zambiri. Migraine ikamugunda, nthawi zina amapezeka mchipinda chodzidzimutsa atalandira jakisoni wamankhwala ochepetsa ululu.

“Tsiku lina, nditamaliza ntchito, ndinayamba kudwala mutu waching'alang'ala. Timataya zinyalala zathu pomwa mankhwalawa kumapeto kwa tsiku pamakina, koma zidandigwera kuti m'malo mowawononga, ndimangotenga mankhwalawa kuti ndithandizire mutu ndikupewa kupita ku ER. Ndinaganiza, ndine dokotala, ndingodzibaya jekeseni, "Jamali akukumbukira.

Analowa kubafa ndikubaya mankhwala osokoneza bongo m'manja mwake.

"Nthawi yomweyo ndinadzimva kuti ndine wolakwa, ndinadziwa kuti ndadutsa malire, ndipo ndinadziuza kuti sindidzachitanso," Jamali akutero.

Koma tsiku lotsatira, kumapeto kwa kusintha kwake, mutu wake wa migraine unagundanso. Anapezeka kuti wabwerera kubafa, ndikuwabaya ma med.

“Nthawi ino, kwanthawi yoyamba, ndinali ndi chisangalalo chokhudzana ndi mankhwala. Asanangosamalira zowawa. Koma kuchuluka komwe ndidadzipatsa kunandipangitsa kumva ngati china chake chasweka muubongo wanga. Ndinakwiya kwambiri chifukwa chokhala ndi mwayi wopeza zinthu zodabwitsa izi kwazaka zambiri osazigwiritsa ntchito, "a Jamali akutero. "Ndipamene ndimamva kuti ubongo wanga walandidwa."

Kwa miyezi ingapo yotsatira, pang'onopang'ono adachepetsa kuchuluka kwake poyesa kuthamangitsa kukondweretsedwa kumeneko. Pofika miyezi itatu, Jamali anali kumwa mankhwala ozunguza bongo opitilira 10 kuposa momwe adayambira koyamba.

Nthawi iliyonse ndikabaya jakisoni, ndimaganiza, Osadzachitanso. Sindingakhale osokoneza bongo. Chizoloŵezi ndi munthu wopanda pokhala pamsewu. Ndine dokotala. Ndine mayi wa mpira. Sindingakhale ine uyu, "akutero a Jamali.

Munthu wanu wamba ali ndi mavuto osokoneza bongo, atavala chovala choyera chokha

Jamali posakhalitsa adazindikira kuti malingaliro akuti "chizolowezi" samakhala olondola ndipo samamuteteza ku chizolowezi.

Amakumbukira nthawi yomwe adalimbana ndi mwamuna wake ndikupita kuchipatala, adapita kuchipinda chodziwitsira, ndikuwona mankhwala kuchokera kumakina osokoneza bongo omwe ali ndi dzina la wodwala.

“Ndidati hi kwa anamwino ndipo ndidangopita kuchimbudzi ndikundibaya jakisoni. Ndinadzuka pansi patatha ola limodzi kapena awiri ndisanagwiritse ntchito singano. Ndinadzisanza ndikudzikodzera. Mukuganiza kuti ndikadakhala wamantha, koma m'malo mwake ndidadziyeretsa ndikukwiyira mwamuna wanga, chifukwa tikadapanda kumenya nkhondoyi, sindikadayenera kupita kukabaya jakisoni, "akutero Jamali.

Ubongo wanu ungachite chilichonse kuti musagwiritse ntchito. Kuledzera kwa opioid sikulephera kwamakhalidwe kapena kakhalidwe. Ubongo wanu umasintha, ”a Jamali akufotokoza.

Jamali akuti kukhumudwa komwe adakhala nako mzaka za 30, kupweteka kwakanthawi m'manja ndi migraines, komanso mwayi wopeza ma opioid kumamupangitsa kuti akhale wokonda kugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo.

Komabe, zomwe zimayambitsa kusuta zimasiyanasiyana malinga ndi munthu. Ndipo palibe kukayika kuti nkhaniyi ndi yofala ku United States, pomwe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention inanena kuti kuposa ku United States kuchokera kuzowonjezera zamankhwala zokhudzana ndi opioid pakati pa 1999 ndi 2016.

Kuphatikiza apo, anthu omwe amwalira mopitirira muyeso olumikizidwa ndi mankhwala opioid anali okwera kasanu mu 2016 kuposa 1999, pomwe anthu opitilira 90 amafa tsiku lililonse chifukwa cha opioid mu 2016.

Chiyembekezo cha Jamali ndikuti athane ndi chizolowezi chomwe chimafotokozedwera munyuzipepala komanso m'maganizo a anthu ambiri aku America.

Izi zitha kuchitikira aliyense. Mukakhala mukuledzera, palibe chilichonse chomwe aliyense angachite mpaka mutapeza thandizo. Vuto ndiloti, ndizovuta kupeza thandizo, ”akutero a Jamali.

"Tidzataya m'badwo wamatendawa pokhapokha titabwezeretsa ndalama pokhapokha titasiya kunyoza izi monga kulephera kwamakhalidwe kapena milandu ya anthu," akutero.

Kuchotsedwa ntchito ndikupeza thandizo

Patatha milungu ingapo Jamali atadzuka ali ndi bafa kuntchito, adafunsidwa ndi ogwira ntchito kuchipatala za kuchuluka kwa mankhwala omwe amayang'anitsitsa.

"Adandifunsa kuti ndipereke baji yanga ndipo adandiuza kuti ndiyimitsidwa mpaka atamaliza kafukufuku wawo," Jamali akukumbukira.

Usiku womwewo, anaulula kwa mwamuna wake zomwe zinali kuchitika.

“Iyi inali nthawi yotsika kwambiri m'moyo wanga. Tidali kale ndi mavuto am'banja, ndipo ndidaganiza kuti andithamangitsa, atenga ana, kenako ndikapanda ntchito komanso banja, ndikataya chilichonse, "akutero. "Koma ndinangokulunga manja anga ndikumuwonetsa mayendedwe mmanja mwanga."

Pomwe mwamuna wake anali wodabwitsidwa - Jamali samamwa mowa kwambiri ndipo sankagwiritsanso ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo m'mbuyomu - adalonjeza kuti amuthandiza pakukonzanso.

Tsiku lotsatira, adalowa pulogalamu yachipatala ku San Francisco Bay Area.

Tsiku langa loyamba kukonzanso, sindinadziwe zomwe ndingayembekezere. Ndikuwoneka kuti ndavala bwino ndavala mkanda wa ngale, ndipo ndimakhala pafupi ndi munthu uyu yemwe akuti, 'Kodi wabwera chiyani kuno? Mowa? ’Ndinati,‘ Ayi. Ndibaya mankhwala osokoneza bongo. ’Anadabwa,” Jamali akutero.

Kwa miyezi pafupifupi isanu, adakhala tsiku lonse akuchira ndipo adapita kunyumba usiku. Pambuyo pake, adakhala miyezi ingapo akupita kumisonkhano ndi omwe amamuthandiza ndikumadzithandiza, monga kusinkhasinkha.

“Ndinali ndi mwayi waukulu kuti ndinali ndi ntchito komanso inshuwaransi. Ndinali ndi njira zonse zochira zomwe zidachitika kwa chaka chimodzi, ”akutero.

Pakumachira kwake, Jamali adazindikira manyazi omwe amapezeka pakukonda.

“Matendawa mwina siamene amandichitikira ine, koma kuchira ndi udindo wanga kwa 100%. Ndinaphunzira kuti ndikachira tsiku lililonse, nditha kukhala ndi moyo wodabwitsa. M'malo mwake, moyo wabwino kwambiri kuposa kale, chifukwa m'moyo wanga wakale, ndimayenera kugwetsa ululu osamva ululuwo, "akutero Jamali.

Pafupifupi zaka zisanu ndi chimodzi atachira, Jamali adadwala khansa ya m'mawere. Atamuchita maopareshoni kasanu ndi kamodzi, adadwala kachilomboka. Mwa zonsezi, adatha kumwa mankhwala opweteka kwa masiku angapo monga adanenera.

“Ndidapereka kwa mwamuna wanga, ndipo sindimadziwa komwe anali mnyumba. Ndidakonzanso misonkhano yanga yothandizanso panthawiyi, ”akutero.

Nthawi yomweyo, amayi ake adatsala pang'ono kumwalira ndi sitiroko.

“Ndinatha kupirira zonsezi osadalira chinthu. Ndizosamveka momwe zimamvekera, ndikuthokoza zomwe ndakumana nazo ndikuledzera, chifukwa pochira, ndidapeza zida, "akutero Jamali.

Njira yatsopano yopita patsogolo

Zinatengera Medical Board of California zaka ziwiri kuti iwunikenso mlandu wa Jamali. Pomwe amamuyika pachiyeso, anali atachira kwa zaka ziwiri.

Kwa zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri, Jamali adayesedwa mkodzo kamodzi pamlungu. Komabe, patatha chaka chimodzi atayimitsidwa, kuchipatala kwawo adamulola kuti abwerere kuntchito.

Jamali adabwerera kuntchito pang'onopang'ono. Kwa miyezi itatu yoyambirira, wina amatsagana naye pantchito nthawi zonse ndikuyang'anira ntchito yake. Dokotala woyang'anira kuchira kwake adalamulanso opioid blocker naltrexone.

Chaka chimodzi atamaliza mayeso ake mu 2015, adasiya ntchito yake yoletsa opaleshoni kuti ayambe ntchito yatsopano yopanga zokongoletsa, zomwe zimaphatikizapo kuchita njira monga Botox, fillers, ndi laser khungu lokonzanso.

“Tsopano ndili ndi zaka 50, ndipo ndikusangalala kwambiri ndi mutu wotsatira. Chifukwa chakuchira, ndili wolimba mtima kuti ndipange zisankho zomwe ndizabwino pamoyo wanga, "akutero.

Jamali akuyembekezeranso kubweretsa zabwino kwa ena polimbikitsa kuzindikira za kusintha kwa opioid ndikusintha.

Ngakhale pali zomwe zikuchitika pothana ndi vuto la opioid, Jamali akuti zambiri zikuyenera kuchitidwa.

“Manyazi ndi omwe amalepheretsa anthu kupeza thandizo lomwe amafunikira. Pogawana nkhani yanga, sindingathe kuwongolera momwe anthu amandiwonera, koma nditha kuthandiza wina amene angafune, "akutero.

Chiyembekezo chake ndikuti athetse chizolowezi chomwe chimafotokozedwera munyuzipepala ndi m'maganizo mwa anthu ambiri aku America.

Nkhani yanga, ikangofika, sinasiyana ndi munthu wopanda pokhala yemwe akuwombera pakona ya msewu, ”a Jamali akutero. “Ubongo wanu ukabedwa ndi ma opioid, ngakhale mutakhala kuti simukuwoneka ngati wogwiritsa ntchito, inu ali munthu mumsewu. Inu ali heroin wokonda.

Jamali amakhalanso ndi nthawi yolankhula ndi madotolo omwe amapezeka momwemonso.

"Ngati izi zidayamba chifukwa chovulala mafupa kwa wina wonga ine wazaka 40 wopanda mbiri yazovuta zamankhwala osokoneza bongo kapena mowa, zitha kuchitika kwa aliyense," a Jamali akutero. "Ndipo monga tikudziwira mdziko lino, ndizo."