15 Fakta Ringkas Mengenai Rheumatoid Arthritis..huhuhu

Sy tergerak nak post tentang penyakit ini as i'm suspected to have this kind of penyakit..jom check.........

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, atau biasa dikenali dengan ‘rheumatism’ merupakan suatu penyakit yang mana sistem pertahanan badan menyerang bahagian sendi menyebabkan keradangan pada membran sinovial. Ini menyebabkan rasa sakit, bengkak dan kekejangan pada sendi.

Fakta 1: Penyakit ini dihidapi oleh kebanyakan penduduk di dunia tanpa mengira faktor geografi dan bangsa. Di Amerika Syarikat sahaja, kira-kira tiga daripada lima ratus penduduknya menghidap penyakit ini.

Fakta 2: Biasanya penyakit ini banyak dideritai wanita berbanding lelaki dengan nisbah 3:1 walaupun mereka tidak mengalami gejala yang lebih serius berbanding lelaki. Biasanya, penyakit ini kerap dikesan pada wanita yang hamil.

Fakta 3: Penyakit ini tidak terhad pada had umur tertentu. Namun, gejala penyakit ini biasanya dikesan pada individu yang berusia antara 30 ke 60 tahun.

Fakta 4: Rheumatoid arthritis biasanya menyerang sendi secara simetri.

Fakta 5: Kerosakan sendi boleh berlaku meskipun hanya tanda-tanda kecil dikesan pada peringkat awal.

Fakta 6: Kondisi penyakit rheumatoid arthritis yang kronik boleh membawa kepada kerosakan dan kemusnahan sendi yang kekal.

Fakta 7: Punca penyakit ini masih tidak diketahui. Namun, saintis percaya faktor-faktor seperti hormon, genetik, jantina, jangkitan virus, tekanan mental dan tindak balas pertahanan badan boleh menyumbang kepada penyakit ini.

Fakta 8: Faktor genetik memainkan peranan dalam perkembangan penyakit ini pada pesakit yang berisiko. Namun, penghidap biasanya tidak memiliki ahli keluarga yang menghidapinya.

Fakta 9: Pesakit biasanya tidak mengendahkan tanda-tanda awal kerana menyangka kesakitan yang mereka alami hanyalah sakit sendi biasa. Mereka hanya mula mendapatkan rawatan setelah penyakit ini menjadi lebih serius.

Fakta 10: Penyakit-penyakit seperti osteoarthritis, gout, fibromyalgia (penyakit otot yang dijelmakan dalam bentuk kekejangan, keletihan dan kesakitan pada otot), systemic lupus erythematosus (sejenis radang pada tisu badan) atau radang sendi yang berpunca daripada jangkitan seringkali disalah anggap sebagai rheumatoid arthritis. Hal ini biasanya berpunca daripada kesukaran pesakit dalam menjelaskan kesakitan yang mereka alami kepada doktor.

Fakta 11: Purata masa yang diambil bagi mengesahkan penyakit ini adalah sembilan bulan selepas faktor-faktor awal mula dikesan.

Fakta 12: Penyakit ini dapat dipastikan sekiranya empat daripada tujuh faktor berikut ditemukan dalam pesakit:
a) kekejangan yang berlarutan selama lebih sejam pada waktu pagi.
b) radang pada lebih tiga sendi.
c) radang pada sendi tangan.
d) pergerakan bilateral.
e) faktor rheumatoid yang positif dalam ujian darah.
f) rheumatoid nodules.
g) imej dan bukti x-ray.

Fakta 13: ‘Faktor rheumatoid’ (rheumatoid factor – RF) ditemukan dalam darah 80% pesakit menjalani ujian darah bagi mengesan penyakit ini.

Fakta 14: Bagi penghidap penyakit ini, ia merupakan suatu penyakit progresif yang memerlukan penjagaan, pengawalan dan rawatan yang wajar. Sebahagian daripada mereka menghidapnya dengan gejala sederhana dan berkembang dalam masa yang perlahan dan ada juga pesakit yang menderita kesakitan yang serius yang memerlukan rawatan rapi.

Fakta 15: Tiada rawatan khusus untuk penyakit ini. Biasanya, doktor akan memberikan ubat penahan sakit seperti aspirin dan ubat anti-radang tanpa steroid (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug – NSAID). Selain itu, pesakit juga diminta memperbanyakkan rehat, menjalani terapi fizikal dan senaman khusus. Penggunaan haba yang terkawal juga diaplikasikan dalam rawatan penyakit ini. Pada peringkat yang serius pula, doktor mungkin akan mempertimbangkan prosedur apheresis; atau penyingkiran antibodi daripada badan. Pembedahan penggantian sendi yang terjejas juga mungkin dilakukan sebagai pilihan terakhir.

Pengesanan pada peringkat awal mungkin dapat memberikan kesan yang lebih baik dan mengelakkan gejala yang lebih serius. Walaupun demikian, pencegahan adalah lebih baik daripada pengubatan. Justeru, sahabat-sahabat sekalian disaran agar menjalani aktiviti hidup yang sihat seperti mengamalkan pemakanan yang seimbang, melakukan senaman dengan kerap dan menjaga kesihatan mental. Janganlah nanti sudah terantuk baru tergadah. Hargai dan syukurilah nikmat kesihatan yang Allah SWT berikan kepada kita. Gunakan waktu yang sihat ini untuk mencari lebih banyak ilmu, memperbanyak amalan dan ibadat kepadaNya...

sometimes SHIT happens...

Sometimes, things won’t go your way. Yes, shit does happen….and for some unfortunate folks, shit happens pretty often too. And it’s perfectly fine for it to happen. Because sometimes, no matter how well-planned you are, things just won’t work out. Call it bad luck but that is just the way it is.

True, you can always have plan B, plan C, D, X, Y, Z. But all those backup plans are there to minimize the damages done when shit happens. For example, your boss screwed up and decided to retrench 20 people in the company and you’re 1 of them. Is it within your control? Hmm, not really. But can you have a backup plan before it happens? Definitely! One of your backup plans could be having an emergency fund to help support your expenses when you’re jobless, or you can have a backup plan to sell your car in order to raise some fund.

However, despite all the backup plans, it doesn’t remove the fact that shit has happened. What’s next then? Be honest about it. Don’t give any excuses and don’t attempt to hide it. If someone asks you what has happened, just admit that shit happened even though not everyone will buy into that “shit happens” excuse. But that’s their choice. For you, being honest is the best you could do.

Well, there’s actually 1 more thing that you should know. That is… our society does not like people who screwed up, or people who have been in a “shit happens” situation. That is why entrepreneurs who have failed in their businesses find it hard to land a job after their businesses closed down. However, our society despises cheaters even more than people who experienced “shit happens” situations. So, in the end, the decision is still yours – be honest about the entire situation, or try to cheat your way through it.

P/S :Sometimes I cannot stand people. I cannot stand the way they are, cannot stand why they go around being the way they are without knowing how annoying they are.

Everything Happens For A Reason...

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there ... to serve some sort of purpose; to teach a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

Sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection, you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would not have realized your strength, potential, will power or heart. Nothing happens by chance or means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, life would be like a smoothly paved, flat road to nowhere ... safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.

People whom you meet and who affect your life, and the successes and downfalls you experienced, help to create who you are and who you become. The bad experiences are the most valuable because it is often from them that we learn the most. They are probably the most poignant and important ones. Hurt, betrayal, loss, sadness ... these are the great builders of character. Only those who have hurt and lost or have been sad and disappointed know how to truly comfort and forgive another in the same circumstances. Consider yourself blessed!

If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to.

If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love, and open your heart and eyes to little things. Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it, everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. You may not have the chance to share, talk, listen, dream, and love, teach, or enjoy that moment again.

Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you. You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.

Most importantly, if you love someone tell them, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store. And learn a lesson in life each day you live.