Nursing principles for patients with melanoma

Melanoma is a very serious disease. Patients should not only actively treat it, but also take good care of it. Although melanoma is relatively rare, its mortality rate is relatively high. Therefore, knowing more about the disease will be of great help in the treatment of the disease. So, what care measures should melanoma patients take? Let the experts explain it to you below.

1. Since the scalp is very sensitive after hair loss, you should not use irritating soaps and shampoos during chemotherapy, cut your hair short, do not dye or perm your hair, and do not use a hair dryer with a high temperature. Hair loss is only a temporary phenomenon. After the treatment, the hair will grow back and may grow thicker and denser than before chemotherapy.

2. Don't eat food that is too hot, because high-temperature food accelerates intestinal peristalsis and aggravates diarrhea. Eat less sweets and fiber-rich foods to avoid excessive gas production and abdominal pain and bloating. Drink more water, usually boiled water or light tea, and avoid coffee, strong tea, and alcohol. At the same time, eat more potassium-rich foods, such as potatoes, oranges, peaches, apricots, etc.

3. The patient should cooperate to avoid changing the needle position and causing drug leakage. During intravenous chemotherapy and after needle removal, local hot compress is prohibited to prevent drug extravasation and local tissue necrosis. For elderly patients with poor vascular elasticity, the needle hole should close more slowly after intravenous puncture, and the compression time should be longer after the needle is removed to reduce the chance of drug extravasation. Once it is found that the drug has leaked out of the blood vessel, or pain or burning sensation occurs, medical staff should be asked to handle it immediately: stop injecting the drug immediately, apply ice packs to the local area or seal it to prevent drug diffusion.

The above is about the care of melanoma, and I hope it can provide some help to everyone. Melanoma is a disease that mainly originates on the surface of the skin and is very obvious. It not only affects the patient's life and health, but also affects the patient's appearance. In daily life, learn more about the disease, especially its symptoms, so as to facilitate early detection and early treatment. Once the "signs" of melanoma are found, be sure to go to a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. Finally, I wish you all good health.