THE DUDA MAFIA'S MERCENARY

CHAPTER 35. MUST BE FIRM

Nayla, Aira and Seyna just finished praying, they hope this morning the chemotherapy process goes smoothly, then while waiting for the arrival of the third doctor was breakfast together.

Damar's bodyguards had prepared their food needs as instructed by Dewo as Arkan's current representative.

As long as Arkan is not in place, Dewo is responsible for keeping Nayla safe and preparing for what the three girls need.

Not long after they're done, though, a nurse came to tell him if chemotherapy would be done soon because the doctor had asked the nurse to take Seyna to a special room that the hospital used to carry out chemotherapy.

Seyna was anxious, though she had tried her hardest to toughen up, but her tears were currently seen floating on the eye patch as Sister carried her away.

Nayla did not immediately follow, she shed her feelings by crying inside Seyna's nursery. The only child she loves, she struggles with a disease that is nearing the end of the stage.

Aira approached Nayla, then she hugged the employer who was like her own family.

"Prophe Nay, we pray everything goes well and this is the best way for Seyna to heal.

As a layman, we may only be able to feel pity, when we see a chemo patient still struggling to live: hair loss, limp lying on the bed, complaining of pain, to cry without sound. We'll be with Nay, giving Seyna the power. He's your brother and he's my brother."

Hearing Aira's words, Nayla tightened her embrace, and the two cried again. They vented their feelings of sadness in the room so as not to be seen by Seyna.

Once calm, the two followed Seyna, they would wait for the chemo process to be completed outside the room.

The duration of chemotherapy treatment depends on the type of chemotherapy the patient receives. This can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. Some people need continuous infusions, which can last several days.

At the time of waiting, Nayla and Aira chatted with the families of cancer patients as well who were waiting for the 4th chemo process to be completed.

Nayla asked them how the patient was after the chemo process was completed and what actually happened to the patient's body to always groan in pain.

It turns out they say that chemo drugs are very powerful to kill cancer cells that grow very quickly. However, healthy cells were apparently also killed due to this drug. As a result, there are many side effects felt by patients.

Sadly, some of the effects of chemo can also stop once chemotherapy is complete, but some of the other effects will never go away. How severe these side effects are also depends on the health of the body, age, and the type of drug given.

While undergoing the process of chemotherapy, regular blood checking is a must do. This is because the drugs used are enough to harm the spinal cord, where red blood cells are produced.

Therefore, the risk of anemia is also susceptible to experienced by chemo patients, due to insufficient availability of their blood cells to transport oxygen to body tissues.

As for the characteristics of anemia that is commonly shown, among others, pale skin, fatigue, head feels light, difficult to think, feel cold and feel weak.

Chemo can also lower levels of white blood cells that play an important role in the immune system to prevent and fight infection. Although not clear symptoms, patients usually become more susceptible to the disease.

In the case of blood clotting, chemo is also influential. Signs can be seen from bleeding in the nose that does not stop quickly, the presence of blood when vomiting, and menstrual blood is more than normal.

No less important, some types of chemo drugs are also at risk of weakening the heart muscles or disrupting the work rhythm of the heart. As a result, the heart's ability to pump blood throughout the body is not effective. In fact, there are other types of chemo drugs that increase the risk of heart attack.

According to them, one of the reasons why some chemotherapy patients also often become more emotional and impaired memory is due to the occurrence of chemo fog. Chemo drugs also affect the central nervous system, which regulates emotions, thought patterns, and coordination.

This mild cognitive impairment may go away after several treatments. However, not a few cases that show chemo brain occur until many years later.

Some chemo drugs also make patients feel pain and pain, weakness, to numbness. The muscles will feel weak, sore, or even vibrate. Not only that, motor skills and reflexes can also be reduced, following impaired balance and coordination.

The most common side effect of chemotherapy is a compromised sense system. The mouth will feel dry and sore, ranging from the tongue, lips, gums, to the esophagus, to difficult to chew and swallow.

In some cases, the mouth can also be injured making it more prone to bleeding and infection in the area. In addition, a metallic taste or a tongue filled with white or yellow spots may also occur, making food taste unpleasant.

This combination causes patients to lose the desire to eat and causes them to tend to lose weight, and feel weak.

To avoid the risk of worse, at least keep the body well hydrated.

Hearing that Nayla cried again, she could not imagine if Seyna would later feel like the patient's family told her.

"Oh yes sir, ma'am, is she married" Aira asked the patient's family.

"Had son, it was her husband who was talking to the nurse."

"Oh, I'm sorry ma'am, we want to ask the truth a bit deep, does the patient still menstruate regularly?" ask Aira.

"No kid, her body was always hot, so the doctor said menopause was bound to come sooner."

"My sister is still a girl Mom, meaning if she gets well and she gets married, it's likely difficult to have children, Mom?"

"Yes, maybe that's how my son is. But all that only the creator can determine. I have a wish, if He wills, he can. So we should keep praying, that's all we can do right now."

"In addition, the effect of chemo also harms the excretory system (kidney and bladder), he said

as an excretory organ, the kidneys work to remove harsh chemo drugs from the body. However, this process also harms this vital organ itself" said the mother.

Then he said again, "Some other effects are decreased frequency of urination, swelling in the hands, feet, and ankles and headaches. Bladder irritation also occurs with symptoms such as heat and burning sensations during urination, while the frequency of urination actually increases."

"To help suppress greater harm, the doctor will always advise the patient to drink more. This is to help push chemo drugs out of the body, so that the body's system can still work properly. For the record, over the course of several days in the chemo process, the urine produced may also be red or orange, the result of such drugs."

"Oh yes son, another skeletal system of the body will also weaken. Reduced bone mass is common in elderly people. However, even young chemo sufferers are not separated from this impact. This condition is caused by several types of drugs that lower calcium levels in the body and bones."

"Oh my God Ma'am, am I strong Ma'am, seeing my sister being tormented like that?"

"Must be strong, boy! Because they need support."

"So, your child has hair loss too?" ask Aira.

"Yes, chemotherapy causes hair loss on the body, ranging from the scalp, eyebrows, to the feet. This condition can even occur in just a few weeks after the chemo process. In addition, disorders of the nails of the hands and feet (more easily broken) and irritated skin are also often inevitable."

Nayla then imagines when Seyna has no more hair. Her sister's crown of beauty will be gone, how tragic.

"Come the Deck spirit! Living life as a cancer patient is certainly not easy and the healing process that must be passed is not fun.

For this reason, we should be more empathetic to those closest to us who are struggling with cancer and reassuring them that they too remain worthy of life."

"Thank you Mom for the information. Mother was right, I had to be strong to strengthen my sister, because I was all she had."

Nayla does not want to look weak again in front of Seyna, whatever God wills, maybe that is the best for her sister.

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