Poor Workers Affected by Breast Cancer

Older medically untreated, breast cancer who suffered NARTI (47) is getting worse. Even the cancer that attacked his organs are now entering stage 4. According to doctors, the indication visible from some parts of the body such as legs and arms NARTI already difficult to move.

NARTI is a salt processing plant worker who lives in Pond Street Asri Dahlia I No. 16, Surabaya. She has breast cancer last year. Because of the economic crush, wife of Kamidi it does not afford to go so he must accept the reality of getting the cancer disease raged.

Also due to cancer, organ threatened her breasts would be removed because it was rotting, maggots are sometimes found lodged in the wound. To eliminate the stench, NARTI gave the wound with powdered coffee and tobacco.

According to expert palliative care and pain free Soetomo Hospital Surabaya, Dr. Agus Ali Fauzi, who suffered an open wound has been enlarged and broken NARTI. NARTI also been experiencing parase spine or paralysis.

"If it's broken wounds that cause infection and spread, it berarati already stage 4. Moreover, he also parase spine, hands at his feet as difficult to move," said Agus, who was accompanied Soetomo Hospital Palliative Care Team Surabaya on Wednesday (2/5/2012).

Agus who also had visited the residence of NARTI, confirmed that women with cancer will not be admitted to the hospital. Because it was feared, the more depressed patients, and it can worsen the condition of the patient.

'' Tim palitif cancer will provide a holistic care homecare. Starting from the handling of physical, psychological, social, cultural, to the spiritual,'' he added.

Meanwhile, for the treatment, carried out by cleaning the wound and give the drug to relieve pain. Furthermore, treatment is also given to reduce pain and improve quality of life of patients. Until some time next Agus said, NARTI will be given until the condition improves nutritional intake.

'' If the condition is improving or at least could not move, did not rule NARTI will be given palliative chemotherapy or surgery,'' he added.

Lumps closed patch
According Kamidi, NARTI breast cancer actually began with a small lump in the breast about 3 years ago. The lump was then covered with a patch NARTI. Gradually, the little bumps became sores and getting bigger. '' Despite the pain, NARTI keep working and ignore the pain,'' he said.

When is a wound and began to cause foul smell, NARTI still working, he closed the wound with cotton that was isolated. To eliminate odors, sprinkle NARTI wound with tobacco and coffee. "If asked, just told you in ulcers. To baseball odors, tobacco given each coffee," explained that married Kamidi NARTI since 7 years ago.

NARTI decided to stop working in August 2011, when a lump in the breast NARTI a bowl of cracked and bleeding and pus. Kamidi that only works as a pedicab driver can not do much other than just care for and clean the wound NARTI which is increasingly widening.

Kamidi had brought to hospitals NARTI Soetomo with Jamkesmas card stock. However, according to Kamidi, there he was just preoccupied with obtaining a letter that he only spends energy and thoughts. While NARTI still not able to service a maximum treatment. '' There I can just tired, so I better care at home,'' he said.