This post was originally published on 28th February 2015, marking the completion of 25 years, but has been reproduced today – 28th February 2020 – as the feeling of gratitude is the same, if not more, at 30 years, as it was at 25.
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28 February 1990 to 28 February 2015,
25 YEARS WITH HOMOEOPATHY:
It has been quarter of a century of my official association with homoeopathy and homoeopaths.
In 1967 Dr M. L. Dhawale started treating my mummy for poly articular RA. She became better, and has been on homoeopathy ever SINCE. That good vibes about homoeopathy (from my childhood) allowed me to be positive about it, and I wanted to kind of “payback” the science (which made such a big positive difference to my mother’s health.). That OPPORTUNITY, nature brought about by getting me an honorary orthopaedic surgeon/ teacher post at the homoeopathic medical college hospital at Irla on 28 Feb. 1990. A HUGE THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.
What started in 1967 as a point of contact in a huge tapestry of destiny, turned out to be concept – altering, horizon -widening era for me, later in life.
When I had promised, the then principal of “a fruitful association” on day 1, – I could not imagine -it would bring up so many learnings and positive experiences in my life as a doctor and teacher.
Homoeopathy, the science and my homoeopath friends and colleagues provided me the direct experiences /homoeopathic support /learnings to make me realise the different aspects of humans in disease and in health.
Treating hundreds and thousands of patients with my modern medicine knowledge in light of homoeopathic understanding of the disease and usage of homoeopathic therapeutics put me on a path of discovery.
I discovered the facets of human psychodynamics, the deeper roots of pathological disease in mind, the human potential to heal from disease. Observing how seemingly surgical-indicated cases started healing WELL, non-surgically – – put me on an evolutionary track of understanding disease from a larger, deeper perspective.
So in a sense, I owe a huge part of my transformation … from an orthopaedic “surgeon “fixing fractures to a “clinician” treating & understanding musculoskeletal disorders – – to homoeopathy & homoeopaths. The Organon teaching of “utilising all known sciences/ knowledge” and being “an unprejudiced observer” helped me treat patients at a better level, than I knew, and I was able to integrate the two sciences. In fact I was lucky to have the best of both the worlds.
Perseverance, hard work (by all, my homoeopath colleagues – juniors and seniors and me), coordinating our sciences and trying some new thoughts, bolder initiatives in therapeutics, auxiliary modes… started and continued to give us gratifying results. We had our own share of failures, but that, kind of put us on an alert mode, all the time and kept us grounded to reality. We realised which cases will be better treated with what approach and which will give us poorer results.
But the maximum pleasure came from two things 1) the “jalwa” cases showing stupendous positive results in seemingly very bad pathological cases. 2) The “routine” orthopaedic pains which showed good palliation /relief and cure with economically the cheapest option (that is homoeopathy) + common sense advice.
I had always had the itch to teach. Students at the college gave me the opportunity to teach them. The pleasure of seeing a young, bubbly, enthusiastic mind, curious to learn and fathom the vast subject of human disease, is something indescribable, – – and subsequently THAT growing up, in front of you to become a compassionate, knowledgeable healer is a kick which is a great treasure for me. I really have to convey my gratitude to the scores of students that I taught, for the happiness they provided me as a teacher. They were responsible for me staying in touch with the new generation’s thought process. They allowed the zest and enthusiasm of youth to continuously keep me updated and young.
Some of these students, house-physicians, assistants gave me further level of pleasure by becoming betas/ betis and becoming part of family. Their growth from very young and immature ” dhamaal “people to practicing doctors, maa/ baap of kids and remaining “dhamaal “people was another happiness to add in my life.
I CANNOT FORGET the patients at homoeopathy hospital, they gave me an opportunity to me, to” pay back” to society by doing free service to thousands of them spread over two decades. They allowed me the use of my integrated approach. I am indebted to them for their unflinching faith and respect in my work and skill. I was able to provide a very cheap but good alternative treatment option for the musculoskeletal complaints in the OPD and wards, purely because of the unquestioning faith of patients in me.
So, in short, it has been a great journey of 25 years for my association with homoeopathy. That sense of fulfilment, achievement and job satisfaction, through these decades … I would transform to a BIG SENSE OF GRATITUDE to all concerned.
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