These are a list of patient comments to California Sports
Dr. Eppley, Thank you very much for saving my right shoulder. I am thankful God
picked you to have such a grand skill and sent me to you.
Dear Dr,Eppley
and Gaye DeRusso
I just wanted
to take a moment out and let you know how I am doing after the total knee surgery. It's been five months now and I am
doing just great. I consider the surgery and after care from the both of you a tremendous success. I've been back to work
for some time now. My range of motion is back to normal,no pain or swelling either.I really started to see that I was unaware
a the knee (a good thing) after about four months. you were right Gaye it was going to take some time.
Well that's it for now and again thank you from the bottom of my hart for ending this three year
saga that surrounded this knee problem;
It's such a relief to say well done
to the both of you. The end finally.
Happy
Holidays to the both of you and all the office staff and Dawn for referring me to in the first place.
Here I am doing handstands in my yoga class. I never thought this would be possible and at first
I was really apprehensive about trying it because I wasn't sure of the strength of my right shoulder. But, as you
can see, thanks to a fantastic job by Dr. Eppley, I am having no trouble at all.
I was thrown off my horse a little over
2 years ago and severly injured my right shoulder and head. I never doubted that I would ride again, but I did
doubt I'd be doing handstands! Through the incredible talent of Dr. Eppley and the terrific follow-up of his caring
staff, I have made a better than full recovery. Oh, by the way, I'm no spring chicken either ...at 57!!
Dr. Eppley,
Once again, I thank you and all your staff for such top notch care. What a great positive
change you have made in me. Can't forget to mention how i haven't enjoyed more, being back on the green and swinging
away! I appreciate it all...
Dr. Zwahlen, After I left your office today, I felt terrible when I realized
I did not get a chance to properly, THANK YOU, for all your efforts to relieve my knee pain. My surgery was at the end
of a long day of surgeries for you and I was a bit concerned that you might be tired...but just seeing your high energy
level ( you are definitely in your element in the operating room) gave me a lot of reassurance. Also, I was awake and
able to watch the entire surgery on the monitor and was most impressed with your surgical skills- your speed and accuracy
with the arthroscope, performing the meniscectomy and microfracture procedures, all while explaining everything to me
- certainly demonstrated your exceptional skill and experience! So thanks again for all your efforts!!
Dr. Zwahlen- I am so grateful you eliminated my "frozen shoulder". It is so marvelous
to be "me" again. When I am swimming using the crawl stroke I think how very lucky I am. The same goes
for when I'm carrying Pelicans around and lifting them up onto a balance to check for weight gain.. As you anticipated,
manipulation under anestheisa (April 2008) led to full recovery and full use of my right shoulder. I discontined physical
therapy at the end of july and had already resumed all normal activities by that time. I continued to stretch and strengthen
and feel absolutely great with my normal right shoulder.
Live
accident free...but, if an accident does happen, see....Dr. Eppley
I received a very nice letter from a Physician
to convey his appreciation and sincere gratitude for the excellent care he recieved. He specifically mentioned you.
In his words, "After 30 years on the medical staff of Alta Bates I recently had my first experience as an inpatient,
I had a total shoulder replacement by the masterful Dr.Robert Eppley and had a perfect Operating Room experience."
He also added that his outcome has been great.
Thank you, Dr. Eppley, for your contribution to providieng such quality
care. You certainly exemplify the goals of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in providing the hightest caliber of service
to our patients.
Warren J. Kirk President & CEO.
I want to thank you and your wonderful staff for
taking care of me throughout the ongoing process fo my shoulder surgery. Thank you for your patience, your goal of perfection
in each case that you deal with and your kindness.
The knee held up well in snowboarding from a snowcat in British
Columbia even though we had to climb to get to fresh powder. More recently, the knee held up well in a power climb on the
Great Wall. I hope to climb Mt. Rainier later this summer. I hope you had a good spring and have a fun summer ahead.
Repair of Clavicle Fracture- Thank you so much for doing my surgery. This was the first bone in
my body that I have broken and also the first surgery i have had. It was a terrifying experience for me and i thank
you for taking care of me.
I know that these past few days were a convention and i can't thank you enough for taking
the time to fix my arm. i know you are extremely busy and that my case was probably not what you expected to have on your
list. Anyways, thank you, than you , for everything you did for me.
ACL Knee Surgery- Thanks for everything, you helped make my hike to the
top of the Schilthorn (Swiss Alps) today possible! The view was amazing, thanks for getting me there.
Capsulorrhaphy Shoulder Surgery- Thanks for getting me thru all 4 years of gymnastics, especially this
last one.
Total Knee Replacement- I have complete faith in you as a health care provider.
Bankart Repair - Your the best. knees, shoulders, wish all my surgeries could of gone so smoothly.
Rotator Cuff Repair- You and your staff have gone above and beyond what I had hoped. I will never
forget what you have done for me. You and your staff actually listen and show general concern, besides giving great care,
something that is missing in most medical offices now a days.
Open reduction Internal fixation of clavicle for old clavicle fracture
Dear Dr,Eppley and Gaye DeRusso
I just wanted to take a moment out and let you know how I am doing after the total knee surgery. It's
been five months now and I am doing just great. I consider the surgery and after care from the both of you a tremendous success.
I've been back to work for some time now. My range of motion is back to normal,no pain or swelling either.I really started
to see that I was unaware a the knee (a good thing) after about four months. you were right Gaye it was going to take some
time.
Well that's it for now and again thank you from the bottom of my hart
for ending this three year saga that surrounded this knee problem;
It's such
a relief to say well done to the both of you. The end finally.
Happy Holidays to the both of you and all the office staff and Dawn for referring me to in the
first place.
Here I am doing handstands in my yoga class. I never
thought this would be possible and at first I was really apprehensive about trying it because I wasn't sure of the strength
of my right shoulder. But, as you can see, thanks to a fantastic job by Dr. Eppley, I am having no trouble at all.
I was thrown off my horse a little over 2 years ago and severly injured my right shoulder and head. I never doubted
that I would ride again, but I did doubt I'd be doing handstands! Through the incredible talent of Dr. Eppley
and the terrific follow-up of his caring staff, I have made a better than full recovery. Oh, by the way, I'm no
spring chicken either ...at 57!!
Dr. Eppley,
Once again, I thank you and all your staff for such top
notch care. What a great positive change you have made in me. Can't forget to mention how i haven't enjoyed
more, being back on the green and swinging away! I appreciate it all...
Dr. Zwahlen, After I left your
office today, I felt terrible when I realized I did not get a chance to properly, THANK YOU, for all your efforts to relieve
my knee pain. My surgery was at the end of a long day of surgeries for you and I was a bit concerned that you might
be tired...but just seeing your high energy level ( you are definitely in your element in the operating room) gave me a lot
of reassurance. Also, I was awake and able to watch the entire surgery on the monitor and was most impressed with your
surgical skills- your speed and accuracy with the arthroscope, performing the meniscectomy and microfracture procedures,
all while explaining everything to me - certainly demonstrated your exceptional skill and experience! So thanks again
for all your efforts!!
Dr. Zwahlen- I am so grateful you eliminated my "frozen shoulder".
It is so marvelous to be "me" again. When I am swimming using the crawl stroke I think how very lucky I am.
The same goes for when I'm carrying Pelicans around and lifting them up onto a balance to check for weight gain.. As you
anticipated, manipulation under anestheisa (April 2008) led to full recovery and full use of my right shoulder. I discontined
physical therapy at the end of july and had already resumed all normal activities by that time. I continued to stretch
and strengthen and feel absolutely great with my normal right shoulder.
Live accident free...but, if an accident does happen, see....Dr. Eppley
I received a very nice letter
from a Physician to convey his appreciation and sincere gratitude for the excellent care he recieved. He specifically
mentioned you. In his words, "After 30 years on the medical staff of Alta Bates I recently had my first experience
as an inpatient, I had a total shoulder replacement by the masterful Dr.Robert Eppley and had a perfect Operating Room
experience." He also added that his outcome has been great.
Thank you, Dr. Eppley, for your contribution to
providieng such quality care. You certainly exemplify the goals of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in providing the
hightest caliber of service to our patients.
Warren J. Kirk President & CEO.
I want to thank you
and your wonderful staff for taking care of me throughout the ongoing process fo my shoulder surgery. Thank you for your patience,
your goal of perfection in each case that you deal with and your kindness.
The knee held up well in snowboarding
from a snowcat in British Columbia even though we had to climb to get to fresh powder. More recently, the knee held up well
in a power climb on the Great Wall. I hope to climb Mt. Rainier later this summer. I hope you had a good spring and
have a fun summer ahead.
Repair of Clavicle Fracture- Thank you so much for doing my surgery.
This was the first bone in my body that I have broken and also the first surgery i have had. It was a terrifying
experience for me and i thank you for taking care of me.
I know that these past few days were a convention and i can't
thank you enough for taking the time to fix my arm. i know you are extremely busy and that my case was probably not what you
expected to have on your list. Anyways, thank you, than you , for everything you did for me.
ACL Knee Surgery- Thanks for everything, you helped
make my hike to the top of the Schilthorn (Swiss Alps) today possible! The view was amazing, thanks for getting
me there.
Capsulorrhaphy Shoulder Surgery- Thanks for getting me thru all 4 years of gymnastics,
especially this last one.
Total Knee Replacement- I have complete faith in you as a health care
provider.
Bankart Repair - Your the best. knees, shoulders, wish all my surgeries could of gone
so smoothly.
Rotator Cuff Repair- You and your staff have gone above and beyond what I had hoped.
I will never forget what you have done for me. You and your staff actually listen and show general concern, besides giving
great care, something that is missing in most medical offices now a days.
Open reduction Internal fixation of clavicle for old clavicle fracture
I know I've said this before but i'm eternally grateful to you and
Dr. Eppley for my 2005 procedure. My malformed clavicle was digging into my neck for over a year before I found you. I
had been through 3 doctors that told me I was stuck that way. pain and irritation every waking moment- it was ruining my life.
I understand now how awful it is for people with serious chronic pain. It's the fact that you can never escape it
that's so psychologically damaging-no release, ever. not to mention neck and trapezius always tense on one side=crooked
spine, screwed up joint mechanics. etc. I would have traded everything I owned for that surgery, but it only cost me
$1000 with insurance. what a bargain!
Shoulder- Rotator cuff repair
It has been over three years since you did my shoulder repair. Since that
time I have referred at least 5 people to you because I was so impressed with the whole process that I went through
with your practice. I recently saw an article in the Alta Bates newsletter about you and finally wanted to write you and tell
you what a positive experience I had. I felt the care and time that you and Gaye and all your staff took in explaining what
would happen really kept the experience in perspective. The concern throughout the follow up visits and weathering my
barrage of questions was invaluable. I will continue to refer people to you with the highest recommendation. Thank you
so much and have a wonderful year.
Partial Meniscectomy 20 years after ACl reconstruction
Just a thank you for all the expertise and great care and guidance.
Surgery isn't the most fun thing to do , but in the grand scheme of things, I am very fortunate to have had, what
I call the "A-team". Thank you for all the time, energy and patience you've extended over the past few months.
I feel so grateful and blessed to have happened upon your team and want to especially mention, Dawn - my first point of contact,
Dee- the glue that holds it all together, Randy- for your laughter, lightness and thorough attention in finding me a surgery
date, Gaye- for your steady tone, eye contact, truck-load of information that eased my fears and answered my questions and
made the process managable, Dr. Eppley- I imagine its hard to stay humble when you are working so hard and doing such a great
job.Your ease of spirit, generosity of time, care in attention and respect of my unique knee has left me with a gratitude
and relief beyond measure. Dina- without a doubt, I'd still be on crutches if it were not for your support whether to
tell me to slow down, or speed up. Your attitude, humor and compassion has give me such reassurance at every point of this
process.
Minor debridement of partial PCL tear, chondroplasty lateral tibia and medial femur, excision medial
plica
Life is funny sometimes. When something
adverse happens like a physical injury, it usually spells out a long dismal recovery road.
However, thanks to your office of highly organized, friendly, and efficient staff
members-ALL OF YOU- my knee injuries are pleasantly behind me. I am in a quandry as to how to best express my gratitude in
the experience I had each time the Robert Eppley office helped me diagnose and repair my knee.
To let you know I appreciate all of your courtesy and expertise is the least I can offer. I'm very proud
to be amongst the Northern Californians here where such primo medical care exists.
You all represent this industry in the finest fashion. We should all be thankful of the high level of living
we're able to have even when it seems we are just "working".
Its made a huge difference to me, thank you very much.
Rotator Cuff Repair
We deeply appreciate your generosity and caring professionalism.
Thank you and your wonderfully attentive staff for everything. We wish you the best.
Shoulder Replacement
Dr. Eppley thank you for my shoulder. I didn't feel a thing, everything went so smoothly. I am eternally grateful
for my new shoulder and best of all I am now pain free.
Bankart Repair
You made a couple
of reconstructions on my son's shoulders. I trust you will be proud of your excellent work, They won a silver medal
in the olympics.
ACL