Kwiminyaka emithandathu edlulileyo ngexesha lokutyelela kumbelethisi wam webele emva kokuhlinzwa kwam, isiqingatha sabuza, isiqingatha sathi, "Awukho mzimba, akunjalo?" Wamemeza wathi, "Akukho zifuba, akukho mizimba." Ndacinga ngento emfutshane, wabuza ke, "Ndiyintoni na ukuhlolwa kwonyaka? Ngaba ndifumana i-MRI? "Waphendula wathi," Hayi; undibona ukuhlolwa rhoqo emva kweenyanga ezintandathu kwiinyanga ezimbini zokuqala, kunye kanye ngonyaka emva koko.
Ukuba ndibona okanye ndiziva into ethile, ndiya kukudlulisela iimvavanyo ezongezelelweyo, ezinokubandakanya iMRI. "Andizange ndanelisekile; Ndakufuneka ndikwazi ngokuchanekileyo oku kuza kubakho ukuhlolwa. Ugqirha wam ugqirha; Wanikela i-rundown epheleleyo kwinto endiyilindele.
"Ndiza kwenza isheke somhlaba wonke apho amabele akho ayenokukuba khona, indawo yakho yecala, iindawo ezikufutshane kunye nezikhwama zakho," watsho. "Kuza kuthatha imizuzu embalwa kuphela." Wayekunene. Ndinezinto eziliqela zale mviwo, kwaye zithatha imizuzu embalwa engenakubuhlungu.
Emva koko ugqirha wachaza ukuba ukuba ibhinqa liphelele, okanye i-radical eguquguqukayo, okanye i-mastectomy ekhuselekileyo eyayifaka ukususwa kwazo zonke izicubu zesifuba, kunye nengxowa kunye ne-areola, akayi kufuna i-mammogram yonyaka echaphazelekayo, kodwa kuphela isifuba esisele. Ukuba kunjalo, wayenesisindo sokususa iisifuba zesifuba, kodwa eshiya intsontsho kunye ne-areola ehambelanayo, wayeya kufuneka aqhubeke nokufumana i-mammogram yonyaka enomhlaza, kunye nesifuba esingathintekiyo.
Ukushiya ingono kunye ne-awaola elandela i-mastectomy amaqabunga anele ngokwaneleyo izicubu zesifuba ukuze kuqinisekiswe i-mammograms yonyaka.
Ekubeni ndikhethile ukuba ndingayi kubuyiselwa kwakhona, ndiyakwazi ukuba naziphi na izilwanyana okanye izibonda eziza kubonakala lula okanye zivale kum, kodwa kuthekani ngabafazi abasakhayo; bahlolwe njani ukuphindaphinda okanye isibini esibalulekileyo kwisifuba esifanayo esinomdlavuza?
Ugqirha wam wabelane ukuba i-mammogram yonyaka ayifumanekanga kwi-breast ityakhiwe ngokufaka izilwanyana, izicubu okanye ukudibanisa ezimbini. Isisu sesisu sisusiwe, kwaye i-mammogram ayikwazi ukujonga izicubu ezisisiseko emva kokufakelwa. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba uvavanyo lwebele lweklinikhi luchaza ukuba unokukhathazeka, i-mammogram ingenziwa ngeembono ezongezelelweyo.
Ukuba ne-mammogram ayidla ngokuyimfuneko emva kokuhlaziywa kwezicubu usebenzisa isisu somfazi kwisinye isinye somzimba wakhe, ngokuqhelekileyo kwisisu sakhe okanye ngasemva, ukuphinda abuyele. Ezinye iimeko ezinokuthi zibonisa ukuba kufuneka imimogram iquka: abasetyhini abasengozini enkulu yokuphindaphinda, abafazi abanamafuba amakhulu kakhulu okanye amabele anzima ukuyihlola, kunye nawuphi na umfazi onesisu esingavamile.
Ndikhumbule emva komhlaza wam webele wokuqala, iminyaka eyi-10 ngaphambili. Ndine-lumpectomy kunye nonyango lwangaphandle lwamayeza angama-36. Inkunzi yam yokuqala yokuqala yamabele amabini ezintandathu emva kokuhlinzwa, nokugqitywa kwonyango lwamayeza. Ngexesha le-mammography, kwakungekho nto engathandekiyo kwibele eyayinomdlavuza ngaphezu kokuhlinzwa kwe-lumpectomy.
Iingxaki endizifumene nazo ezinyangeni emva kwam lumpectomy yami, zivela kwiinguqu zamathambo ambele ngenxa yonyango lwamayeza.
Utshintsho lunokubonisa kwi-mammogram, okwenza kube nzima ukufunda. Amaninzi amaninzi, ngaphezu kweminyaka eyi-10 phakathi kwamagciwane amibini aphezulu, athatha izinto eza kufuneka zihlolwe ngokusebenzisa iimvavanyo ezongezelelweyo, kubandakanywa: i-ultrasound, i-needle-aspiration, kunye ne-biopsy. Zonke iimvavanyo zazingekho emdlalweni wesifo somdlavuza, kodwa zabangela ukuba uxhalabe kwaye kungabonakali.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuba utyando lwakhe lwesifo somhlaza wesifuba, nokuba ingaba ibhinqa idinga i-mammogram yonyaka, kusadingeka ilandelwe ngugqirha wakhe, i-radiation kunye / okanye i-oncologist yezokwelapha rhoqo.
UJean Campbell ungumdlavuza wesibeleko se-2x kunye nomongameli owayesungula iNational Cancer Society iNew York City Patient Navigator Programme kwizibhedlele zikarhulumente nezikarhulumente ezi-14. Ungumlawuli olawulayo wentlangano engenzi nzuzo enikeza ulwazi kunye nolwazi kunye nenkxaso kubasetyhini namadoda osandul 'uvavanyo lwesifo somhlaza wesifuba.