Since June of 2006, I had been having pain in the lower back which continued unabated for almost three months. As per Suchitdada’s guidance, I was undergoing physiotherapy and was religiously performing the prescribed exercises but I felt no relief from the pain. The fact that my job required me to travel a significant distance every day was of no help and in fact added to my misery. Subsequently Suchidada asked to get an MRI scan done and my worst fears came true. I had a slipped disc. The disc between the 4th and the 5th lumbar vertebra had protruded out and was causing the pain. Orthopedic specialist Dr. Vaccha suggested that I undergo a surgery. However, I had decided that until my Suchitdada advises thus, I would not be undergoing the surgery. Slowly the pain progressed from the back region to my legs and that was when Suchitdada asked me to get myself operated. I was relieved to hear it from Dada.
It was decided that the surgery would be performed in Dr. Jayesh Shah’s hospital. Before stepping out of the house to get admitted to the hospital for surgery, my husband and I performed the Chidananda Upasana. I slept well that night and the next day, while going to the Operation Theatre, I did not experience any anxiety at all.
- Akshata Achrekar, February 2008
