U-Cecilia Williams uhlushwa i-aspergillosis ewuhlobo lwe-aspergilloma kanye ne-Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CPA). Kulokhu okuthunyelwe, u-Cecilia ukhuluma ngokuthi ukuvivinya umzimba okulula kodwa okujwayelekile kumsize kanjani ukuthuthukisa impilo nempilo yakhe.

Ngilande umhlahlandlela wokuzivocavoca (kuyatholakala lapha) ngoSepthemba nonyaka. Amazinga omoya-mpilo wami ayemabi kakhulu, futhi ngangifuna ukwenza uhlobo oluthile lokuvuselela amaphaphu ekhaya. Ngamangala ukuthi ukuzivocavoca ohlelweni kwakufanele kwenziwe nsuku zonke, njengoba izinhlelo zangaphambilini zamaphaphu esibhedlela zaziphindwe kathathu kuphela ngesonto. Nokho, lolu hlelo belulula kakhulu.

Ngenza isimiso sokuzelula imizuzu embalwa ngaphambi kokuzivocavoca, futhi manje ngethule izisindo ezingu-2.5kg, kodwa ngizozenza ngaphandle kwezisindo lapho ngiqala. Ngiqale enanini eliphansi kakhulu lokuphindaphinda izivivinyo ezihlezi kanye nokuma futhi kancane kancane ngikhuphukele kumasethi anconyiwe. Ngithatha isikhathi sami sokuzivocavoca njengoba ngiphelelwa umoya, futhi isikhathi esisithathayo sincike ohlotsheni losuku enginalo. Ngephula isinyathelo semizuzu engama-30 sibe sibili; into yokuqala ekuseni futhi enye ngemva kwesidlo sasemini. Uma ngiyoshaywa umoya ngaphandle, ngivele ngenze ezinye izivivinyo futhi anginaso isinyathelo. Ngenza umzamo oqotho wokugxilisa ingqondo ekuphefumuleni kwami ​​njengoba kuboniswe eshadini. Ngisebenzisa amasu okuphefumula anconywe nguPhil (National Aspergillosis Center Specialist Physiotherapist, ividiyo kuyatholakala lapha), obekuyindlela yami yokubuyisela ukuphefumula kwami ​​kwesijwayelekile.

Ngesikhathi ngiqala lolu hlelo, amazinga ami e-oxygen saturation ayemahle. Ngangiphelelwa umoya isikhathi eside, futhi ngangihlushwa usuku lonke ngokuminyana okubi kwamakhala kanye nokuvuza kwangemva kokukhala - ngangilokhu ngibhakuzisa ngamakristalu e-menthol. Ukufaka izivivinyo nezindlela zokuphefumula ohlelweni lwami lwansuku zonke (into yokuqala ekuseni ekamelweni lami namafasitela avuliwe) kube nomthelela omkhulu. Ukuminyana kwami ​​kuzophela kalula ngaphandle kokushunqa. Ngingakwazi ukudonsa umoya futhi ngibambe umoya isikhathi eside. Ngiye ngabona isikhathi esisithathayo ukuze ngilulame eziqephuni zamazinga aphansi komoyampilo kanye nokungaphefumuli nakho kuye kwaba ngcono. Ngenza zonke izivivinyo etafuleni; ibhalansi ibalulekile, futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi nokuzilolonga, ngiyathuthuka – nakuba ngingakaqali ukuzenza ngivale amehlo – angikabi lapho! Ngethemba ukuthi ukubhala i-akhawunti yami yezinzuzo ngisho nezinhlelo ezilula zokuzivocavoca ezinazo kunikeza abanye ukuzethemba nesikhuthazo sokwenza uhlelo lokuzivocavoca ekhaya.

Uma ufuna ukwazi okwengeziwe ngokuzivocavoca nge-aspergillosis, uchwepheshe wethu wePhysiotherapist u-Phil Langdon unenkulumo etholakala nge- Isiteshi se-YouTube lapha.