There are several social and mental problems that colon cancer patients can experience. (Pixabay)
Siti explained, there were several psychological impacts due to the operation for making a stoma, namely:
1. Shock (Shocked)
When you finish the operation and see a different body condition, the patient can be very surprised. ‘This can’t be happening to me’ might be one of the patient’s thoughts.
2. Anger (Anger)
After being shocked, the patient may feel confused and angry. ‘Why me?’ can be a question asked by the patient.
3. Self-blame (self-blame)
The postoperative state can make the patient blame himself. They may think: ‘What have I done to make me suffer like this?’
4. Sadness and Depression (Sadness and Depression)
After blaming yourself, the next phase that patients can experience is sadness to depression. In this phase, the patient may feel hopeless.
5. Fear and Uncertain (Fear and Uncertainty)
The next phase is fear and questioning many things because of uncertainty. Thoughts that may arise in patients, such as: “Will my husband still love me?”, “Will the children take care of me?”, and others.
Spiritual Support Can Help
Some cancer patients view that the disease is acquired as a punishment. Related to this, Siti revealed that the disease was not a punishment. Then spiritual support is needed to help the patient.
“A more intense spiritual discussion is needed, so that (his thoughts) can be neutralized, that his illness is not a punishment,” said Siti.
Spiritual support, continued Siti, is not only related to religion.
“Spiritual is not only religious, but the spirit. For example, patients don’t want to take medicine and drink food. So we encourage their spirit to be able to take medicine and eat well,” he added.
(Liputan6.com / Abdillah)
