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Here is what people are saying about Greenleaf Orthopaedic Associates:
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The miracle is that I am walking today. I had five surgeries performed on my right hip, three of which were total hip replacements. The last two hip surgeries were performed by doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. It appeared that my hip would not be able to withstand another surgery if I were ever to break it again. I was told that I would be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of my life. Three years later, I had a little accident with a friend's dog, in which I broke my wrist. Since my surgeons were in Minnesota, I went to a surgeon (Dr. John Mayer) who was new in the area at the time. After explaining about my wrist, he immediately wanted x-rays of my wrist, and my hip. The hip was broken again. Little did I know that breaking my wrist was the best thing that could have happened to me. I faced another surgery, with a 50 % chance of amputation if my body rejected the new bone that was to be put in.
This doctor was able to reconstruct my femur bone with cadaver bones, put in a cementless socket made of steel, and also inserted a twelve inch, cementless pin made of steel.
Today I can walk, hold down a job, and exercise.
Had it not been for my friend's dog, I would never have met this doctor, whom God has given such talent. I am a walking miracle, and all the glory goes to Jesus.
Paula (Aurora)
I had my check up at the clinic in Burnsville, MN. yesterday. X-rays showed that I am doing fine. Dr. Kim was surprised by the way that I walk for my age. I owe it all to you (Dr. Mayer), and Debbie in rehab, she is the greatest. My only regret is that I am not in Illinois anymore. I had to write to you to let you know how much this means to me. May God bless you.
Beryl (Minnesota)
I have been going to write this letter for a long time, sorry it was not written sooner. I just had my 77th birthday. I had both of my hips replaced in 1990 (by Dr. Mayer), and had a great recovery. To this day, my hips do not ache. My legs are still perfectly even, and I have no walking difficulty. It is now fifteen years since that surgery. I also want you to know that the knee replacement surgery in 1998 was also a success. It gives me no problems whatsoever. I am grateful for your expertise, and through all of the years, your warmth, and special way of making a patient comfortable. Thank you for being an ongoing, trustworthy doctor.
Mary (Grayslake)
"My Doctor is Dr. Thomas Baier, in my opinion, the man who has totally remade me. He has joined a broken collarbone, replaced both of my hips and knees. Dr. Baier is a man of integrity, compassion and kindness. He listens to his patients with real concern, always having time for them. No question is ever dumb. Selena is Dr. Baier's P.A. I always found her to be very helpful and quick to encourage me in my rehabilitation. I would say that my experience would not have been as good if it were not for Dr. Baier and the Greenleaf staff. These Doctors and staff really care for people. I am 59 years old and am very active. I hope to have many more active years thanks to Dr. Baier."
Janet M.( a patient with osteoarthritis)
"In the spring of 2000, at the age of 70, I fell off a roof and broke my leg. It was a compound fracture of the fibula and tibia. The leg was a mess with about three inches of bone showing. Good fortune brought Dr. Caronis to tend my trauma. With great skill and care, Dr. Caronis reassembled the leg and in the following months guided and encouraged me through the healing process. Thanks to the skill and knowledge of Dr. Caronis, when the healing process was completed I was able to resume my daily two mile walk without a hint of a limp. I would like to express my appreciation to Dr. Caronis and the entire staff at Greenleaf Orthopaedics for the wonderful care that I received."
Niel Denbo
"I had surgery to replace both of my knees, about a year apart. Both were very successful. I am now able to walk 3-4 miles a day with no pain. Dr. Quinn was great! He explained every step before and after the surgeries. The therapy prescribed and follow up care were fantastic. Dr. Quinn and his associates have my recommendation."
Fred D. Tomei
"I have had great experiences with the docotors and nurses at Greenleaf Ortho. I have had two surgeries done by Dr. Roger Collins, both being ACL replacements. I have to say that I haven't been more pleased with how things worked out for me. Before my incidents I was a very involved athlete and was looking to take that to a higher level. Thanks to Greenleaf Ortho I have accomplished that. I am a athlete at Ball State University, competing in Mens Volleyball and that is with 2 ACL surgeries and there is no way I could achieved any of this without what Dr. Collins and Greenleaf Ortho have done for me. I would like to thank them for what they have done and thank Dr. Collins for his great work on helping me still play athletics today."
Ian Peckler
I just can't give Greenleaf Orthopaedics enough thanks and praise! Speaking from a tremendous amount of experience, I highly recommend them to everyone. I was with my mom during 25 surgeries and 15 years of emotional difficulties. I lost count years ago of how many doctors, doctors offices and hospitals we had experiences with. Greenleaf Orthopeadic has the most knowledgeable, educated, extremely competent doctors I've ever met! In addition, the doctors my family and I have had the fortunate priviledge of getting care from have been very compassionate, personable and down-to-earth. The same is to be said for the staff.
Re: Dr. Caronis - after years of pain and 3 mis-diagnosis, one of your doctors (can't remember which one - and actually HE, too deserves praise!) properly diagnosed my son, Matt Tobie. That doctor referred us to Dr. Caronis. I love Dr. Caronis's bedside manner...very down to earth, not condenscending as many specializing doctors are. Dr. Caronis took a lot of time with us, explaining his diagnosis and recommended treatment, making sure that all our questions and concerns were answered before we left. The surgery and recovery went exactly as Dr. Caronis said it was - and was a complete success!
Re: Dr. Collins...again, after many years of pain and mis-diagnosis, I made an appointment with Dr. Collins. He gave me the most thorough orthopedic exam I've ever had! I was extremely impressed with that. Not only was he able to diagnose the arthritis in my left shoulder, but also ordered an EMG to determine what was causing pain and numbness in my right hand.
The doctor he referred me to for the testing was also fantastic! The testing was performed in your Libertyville office. Again, a thorough exam, many questions. This doctor also had a great bed-side manner and was wonderful about keeping me calm during the procedure. Instead of making me wait until after all the testing, he explained through out what he was doing and his findings! Additionally, through some of his questions he discovered that I have a sleep disorder! Both doctors made me feel like we were the only patients we had. Never did we feel we were being rushed - or taking up too much of their time. I also have very high praise for the office staff! They're extremely friendly, helpful, polite, and always have a warm, welcoming smile when I arrive. They're great about answering questions! Also great at returning calls promptly! In addition, throughout the process leading up to, during and after Matt's surgery they were very patient, kind, great at giving directions, explanations and suggestions. Never made me feel that any of my questions were 'stupid', or that I was inconveniencing them. Again, I thank them from the bottom of my heart...not only for their expertise, but also for the kind of people they are.
Pam Pavlik
Grayslake, IL
As a competitive powerlifter I have enjoyed a lifestyle that includes lifting weights, and all that goes into preparing for a big competition. Since my very first meet back in 1989 I have been fortunate and healthy enough to win two World Powerlifting Championships, two National Powerlifting Championships, a North American Powerlifting Championship and several State Powerlifting Championships. Along the way I have set powerlifting records at the state, national and world levels.
While training for the 2003 National Championships I was deadlifting and on my last warm-up (605 lbs) my form was off a little and the combination of the stress of the weights being pulled off the ground compounded with the misalignment of my form caused a rupture/detachment of the bicep and bicep tendon of my right arm.
Not knowing the extent of the injury I had a myriad of thoughts swimming around in my head from missing an opportunity to lift for a third National title, to what if this is a career ending injury. When the MRI came back indicating that there was in fact a detachment of tendon and muscle from the bone I realized that I might never be able to lift heavy, and thus ending my lifting career. As if that wasn't scary enough I did some research and found out that there is a small chance of nerve damage that can occur from both this type of injury and the surgery to reattach the muscle.
I then began the process of researching my injury in detail, finding doctors with experience with this type of surgery and finally, interviewing surgeons that had experience re-attaching biceps. What I found out was that there is relatively short window of time to do this surgery in that the detached tendon will lose its blood supply and a process will occur where the body begins to digest, for lack of a better term, the loose tendon.
After more research than I care to even write about, I narrowed the field down to four possible surgeons. I ended up selecting Dr. Collins as my surgeon without hesitation. I picked him for an array of reasons. He had experience with this type of injury, when he examined what was left of my bicep his focus was amazing, he asked me an incredible amount of questions about my lifting, my injury, what I wanted from the surgery, what my life and lifting goals were, etc. The other things that sold me is how excited he was about the challenge of this operation. Whereas the other surgeons were concerned about this operation when dealing with an over developed muscle that had been detached, Dr. Collins was already thinking about not only how to re-attach the bicep/tendon but how to do this to allow me not only normal function of the muscle, but to be able to withstand my weight lifting demands and eventually after rehab on the arm, be able to compete again.
The end result is that about two weeks after the initial injury, Dr. Collins performed surgery to reattach my tendon/bicep. Now over a year after the surgery and rehab, I have full extension, contraction, pronation and supination of my arm and I have all my feeling in my arm and hand. Best of all, I have already deadlifted over 600 pounds in a little over a thirteen month period. I wasn't so much concerned about the cosmetics of the bicep nor scaring from the surgery, but when my arm was all healed and I had finished my rehab, my right/reattached bicep was symmetrical with my left and it looked like it did pre-injury. Additionally, the scar is smaller than the scar on my knee when I fell on the playground as a kid. So much for the manly scars battle. Ha, ha.
The bottom line is that I trusted the quality of my life to Dr. Collins. At what was for me, my darkest hour, I found in Dr. Collins someone that gave me a second chance to continue to live the life I want to live in the fashion I want to live it. I will never be able to express to him my gratitude and sincere thanks for this gift he has given me.
When I was asked if I was interested in putting my story down on paper I felt that this was my opportunity to again say “thank you” to Dr. Collins, as well as potentially help someone that is going through what I went through.
Ever Onward,
Eric C. Maroscher
2-Time WPC World Powerlifting Champion
2-Time APF National Powerlifting Champion
WPC North American Powerlifting Champion
www.maroscher.com
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