Kukumana ndi Khansa Yam'mapapo M'zaka Zanga Za 20, Ndi Kupulumuka

Zamkati

• Kukumana ndi chithandizo
• Mawonekedwe atsopano ndikuyendetsa kuthandiza ena

Frida Orozco ndiwopulumuka khansa yam'mapapo komanso a Lung Force Hero ya Msonkhano wa American Lung. For Women's Lung Health Week, amagawana ulendo wake kudzera pakuzindikira mosayembekezereka, kuchira, ndi kupitirira apo.

Ali ndi zaka 28, chinthu chomaliza m'malingaliro a Frida Orozco chinali khansa yam'mapapo. Ngakhale anali ndi chifuwa kwa miyezi ingapo, amaganiza kuti ndi vuto chabe la chibayo.

"Ndife otanganidwa kwambiri m'masiku ano komanso m'masiku ano mpaka sitimayima kuti timvetsere matupi athu," akutero Frida. “Panalibe mbiri ya khansa yamapapo m'banja langa. Palibe khansa konse, ngakhale, motero sizinadutse malingaliro anga. "

Pamene chifuwa chake chimakulirakulira ndipo adayamba kutentha thupi, Frida adayamba kuda nkhawa. "Mwezi watha ndisanawunike, ndimakhala ndi chifuwa nthawi zonse, ndimayamba kuchita chizungulire nthawi zina, komanso ndidayamba kupweteka kumanzere kwa nthiti ndi phewa langa," akutero.

Pambuyo pake adadwala kwambiri mpaka adatsala pang'ono kugona ndipo adasowa ntchito masiku angapo. Ndipamene Frida adaganiza zopita kumalo osamalira mwachangu, pomwe X-ray yapachifuwa idapeza chotupa m'mapapu mwake ndipo CT scan idatsimikizira unyinji.

Patangopita masiku ochepa, khansa ya m'mapapo idatsimikizika.

"Ndidali ndi mwayi kuti tidazipeza titazipeza, chifukwa adotolo adandiuza kuti yakhala ikukula mthupi mwanga kwanthawi yayitali - osachepera zaka zisanu," akutero Frida.

Khansa yamapapo ndi yomwe imayambitsa kufa kwa khansa pakati pa abambo ndi amai, kuwerengera 1 mwa 4 yakufa khansa ku United States. Koma ndizochepa mwa achinyamata - magawo awiri mwa atatu mwa anthu omwe ali ndi khansa yamapapo ali ndi zaka zopitilira 65, ndipo 2% yokha ndi ochepera zaka 45.

Chotupa cha Frida chinali chotupa cha khansa, mtundu wofala kwambiri wa khansa yamapapu (pafupifupi 1 mpaka 2 peresenti ya khansa yamapapu ndi khansa). Chotupa chamtunduwu chimakula pang'onopang'ono kuposa mitundu ina yamatenda. Itapezeka, inali masentimita 5 okha ndi masentimita 5 kukula kwake.

Chifukwa cha kukula kwake, adotolo ake adadabwitsanso kuti sanapeze zisonyezo zina. "Adandifunsa ngati ndinali kutuluka thukuta, ndipo ndinkakhala kwambiri usiku, koma ndimaganiza kuti ndimakhala ndi kulemera kwa mapaundi 40 kapena kudwala malungo. Sindinaganizirepo chilichonse kupyola pamenepo, "akutero Frida.

Kukumana ndi chithandizo

Pasanathe mwezi umodzi atatulukira khansa, Frida anali patebulopo. Dokotala wake adachotsa mmunsi mwa mapapo ake akumanzere ndipo misa yonse idachotsedwa bwino. Sanafunikire kupyola chemotherapy.Lero, wakhala wopanda khansa kwa chaka chimodzi ndi theka.

"Ndizodabwitsa, chifukwa ndimaganiza kuti ndimwalira ndikamva khansa, makamaka khansa ya m'mapapo. Sindinadziwe kalikonse za izi. Zinali zoyipa kwambiri, ”akukumbukira Frida.

Asanamuchite opaleshoni, mapapo a Frida anali kugwira ntchito pa 50 peresenti yokha ya mphamvu yake. Masiku ano, ndi 75 peresenti. "Sindikumva kusiyana kulikonse, pokhapokha nditachita zolimbitsa thupi zambiri," akutero, ngakhale nthawi zina amamva kuwawa pang'ono m'nthiti mwake, zomwe zimafunikira kuthyoledwa kuti dokotalayo azitha kufika pamalowo. "Ndikapuma kwambiri, nthawi zina ndimamva kuwawa pang'ono," akufotokoza.

Komabe, Frida akuti ndiwothokoza kuti kuchira kwake kudayenda bwino. "Ndidayamba kuganiza kuti zoyipa zomwe zingachitike ndikadachira bwino," akutero.

Mawonekedwe atsopano ndikuyendetsa kuthandiza ena

Tsopano ali ndi zaka 30, Frida akuti khansa yamapapo yamupatsa mawonekedwe atsopano. “Zonse zimasintha. Ndikuwona kutuluka kwa dzuwa ndikuyamikira banja langa kwambiri. Ndimayang'ana moyo wanga usanachitike khansa ndikuganiza momwe ndimagwirira ntchito molimbika ndipo sindinaleke kulingalira za zinthu zofunika kwambiri, "akutero.

Kufalitsa za khansa ya m'mapapo ndi chinthu chatsopano chomwe amatenga ngati Lung Force Hero.

"Ndizosangalatsa kuti ndikulimbikitsa ena pogawana nawo nkhani yanga ndikupeza ndalama pochita nawo kuyenda," akutero. "Koposa zonse, [ngati Lung Force Hero] Ndikuyembekeza kuwonetsa anthu kuti sali okhawo akakumana ndi matendawa. M'malo mwake, khansa yam'mapapo ndiimodzi mwamagulu omwe amapha azimayi. ”

Frida amafunanso kuthandiza anthu ngati akatswiri azachipatala tsiku lina. Atamupeza ndi khansa ya m'mapapo, amaphunzira biology ku koleji yakumidzi.

"Poyambirira ndimaganizira zamankhwala olimbitsa thupi chifukwa sindimaganiza kuti ndingakwanitse kugula sukulu ya udokotala. Koma ndinali ndi mlangizi yemwe adandifunsa: ndikadakhala ndi ndalama zonse padziko lapansi, ndikadafuna chiyani? ” akukumbukira. "Ndipo ndipamene ndidazindikira, ndikufuna kukhala dokotala."

Atadwala, Frida adakayikira ngati maloto ake akwaniritsidwa. "Koma nditapulumuka ndi khansa yam'mapapo, ndidayamba kufunitsitsa kuti ndimalize sukulu ndikuyang'anitsitsa cholinga," akutero.

Frida akuyembekeza kumaliza digiri yoyamba chaka chamawa, kenako ndikuyamba maphunziro azachipatala. Amakhulupirira kuti kupulumuka khansa kumulola kuti abweretse mawonekedwe ake - ndi chifundo - kwa odwala ake, komanso kupereka chidziwitso kwa akatswiri ena azachipatala omwe angagwire nawo ntchito.

"Sindikudziwa kuti ndikufuna kuchita chiyani, koma ndifufuza zopita ku kafukufuku wa khansa kapena khansa," akutero.

Kupatula apo, ndadziwonera ndekha - si madokotala ambiri omwe anganene izi. ”