Who says slip disc cant be cured without surgery
This is from a mail sent to me from a patient Dinesh Basankar, narrating his experience at Total Physio Care.
'Cure is sure if faith is pure'. A quotation greets you in "
Total Physio Care". I had major
Spinal disc
herniation. Slip disc, which had already reached a stage where both
of my legs were totally numb, almost paralytic, below waist. I consulted couple
of orthopedic surgeons. The surgeons were pretty sure that only thing which
could save me is to undergo an immediate surgery. And save me in true sense,
because as one surgeon said, "if you don’t go for surgery immediately then
you will lose your legs, and the next stage would be losing control over organs
below waist. You are sitting on ticking time-bomb. More you delay your decision
to go for surgery worse would it be, rather unrepairable would it
be!"
I had already started treatment
from Dr. Jha but after consulting surgeons I had sleepless nights. Everyone was
ensuring that I would get alright after surgery but no one was promising me
that I would be 100% back to normal. To me normal meant able to run marathons.
No one was ensuring that bulge will go back to its normal place and I could run
as usual. I had to choose between surgery, so called a certain treatment, and alternate
medicine, not known to many. I kept thinking of the quote many times. And today
I am glad that I chose not to go for any surgery. I had a faith in a wonder
called, Dr. Jha.
During my daily routine of
jogging on synthetic track, I got injured in my back. I was certain that it was
not the cause of the problem but a trigger. I managed the back pain for two
weeks with various self-known methods but it got aggravated, suddenly, on March
11th. That morning I started getting unbearable pains from hip through back of
thighs to calves and toes. Very soon I lost sensation and then strength in both
of legs. Since I had undergone treatment from Dr. Jha three years ago for a
minor back pain as a natural choice I visited him this time. With his treatment
my pain started reducing. I had no choice but to have bed-rest since my
condition was not allowing to move. While lying on bed for whole day and night thought of consulting to orthopedic doctor started crossing my mind. As anybody would guess I was asked to get an MRI. My MRI was very very threatening. In this MRI taken in March one can see bulge in the disc hitting nerves. As per reports "large sized, road based posterocentral and right paracentral disc extrusion (inferior migration) is noted at L4-L5 level causing moderate spinal canal stenosis and compression of the thecal sac…."
MRI on March 20
MRI on June 16
I was getting treatment from
Dr. Jha every morning, six days a week. Within two-three weeks my left leg stated
getting sensation back. The right leg was still taking some time to recover. I
was still having bed rest but was able to move around at home with difficulty.
In next one month I was able to walk very slowly on my own. The treatment was
taking longer time than I expected. Many times worst thoughts crossed my mind
but Dr. Jha was always showing me hopes and giving me strengths to fight. My
wife was taking care of me like a small child, and giving me mental and
physical support. She was giving me massage two-three times a day with ointment
and as per process suggested by doctor. In four months I was able to walk
slowly, start driving car for short distances and going to office regularly.
Dr. Jha suggested me to reduce visits from daily to alternate days, and after a
month or so, he reduced it once a week. I was getting better day by day.
Curiosity started growing to know if bulge in the disc was recovered and I
wanted to verify it by getting another MRI done. Dr. Jha was suggesting me to
hold on for some time or not spend money on this since he was sure about the
cure.
June 16. I was getting into MRI
instrument with mix of emotions. On one hand I was believing Dr. Jha and his
treatment of Alternate Medicine, and on other hand I was still wondering how
much of the bulge would have recovered, how long it might take to totally
recover it and how soon I could run! After the test when I was getting off the
table radiologist came to me, in amusement, asking where I was undergoing
treatment. He showed me MRI which in his own words was "magic". I was
so happy and emotional to see MRI - there was no sign of any bulging!
I used words like magic or
wonder while referring to Dr. Jha. But by no means have I wanted to undermine
the science behind his treatment. What brought me to this stage is his immense
knowledge in this field, his dedication to make others happy and his positive
attitude to make yourself believe in you. Along with that, my wife's support
kept me going. She was the one who took great care of me and was encouraging me
exercise regularly, accompany me for walk every day and push me into swimming
pool every weekend!
It's a great day for me as I
could run for a kilometer this morning. One step closer towards my next
marathon!
Dr. Jha, is saviour for my
life. He is not only recovering me and many more people but also showing us
path to live a happy and healthy life. I am indebted to him and his service to
society.
