I love Dr. Kaplan! Why? I will never forget the afternoon I got sent to Baptist Hospital after initially checking into JOI for tests on my leg to make sure I did not have a blood clot. That afternoon turned into evening at the Hospital. It was hours of waiting in a room and my friend, Katie, and I were getting restless and loopy. And who walks in to our surprise? Dr. Kaplan! He just came over to the hospital to check on me! Mind you it was after normal working hours and in the evening! I’ve been conditioned to think that you go to the doctor, he tells you what’s wrong and you go on your way and you see him again at the next visit. What the hey?!? How awesome was that? I was so touched and impressed with Dr. Kaplan after that visit that I vowed to impress him and heal as quick as I could. Dr. Kaplan gives his work that extra special something. I learned it that evening and on many occasions after that. Sometimes during a not-so-fun time at rehab, I would just wish for some advice. And in would walk Dr. Kaplan out of the blue during my rehab appointment and stop by for a quick chat!
I had torn multiple ligaments in my knee and Dr. Kaplan was able to reconstruct them arthroscopically. In the beginning during our initial visits, I would joke with him and my physical therapist, Robbie, that my goal was to run the Gate River Run the next year. Not once did they discourage me or put me down. In fact they did the opposite. They only encouraged and advised me how to proceed and what to aim for in my daily and weekly progress. I’m sure Dr. Kaplan has seen many kinds of injuries and helped all walks of life. Of all people, he would know what to expect in a patient’s progress. I am impressed that he did not put that burden on me. He let me progress how I wanted to heal. Sure there were what to expect talks. But never talks of what I couldn’t do. There were always words of caution but never words of negativity.
I will never forget Dr. Kaplan for what he has done for my knee! His smile, his boundless energy and the joy he brings to his work and his patients! I’m proud to call him my doctor and my friend!
ACL/PCL Reconstruction
I love Dr. Kaplan! Why? I will never forget the afternoon I got sent to Baptist Hospital after initially checking into JOI for tests on my leg to make sure I did not have a blood clot. That afternoon turned into evening at the Hospital. It was hours of waiting in a room and my friend, Katie, and I were getting restless and loopy. And who walks in to our surprise? Dr. Kaplan! He just came over to the hospital to check on me! Mind you it was after normal working hours and in the evening! I’ve been conditioned to think that you go to the doctor, he tells you what’s wrong and you go on your way and you see him again at the next visit. What the hey?!? How awesome was that? I was so touched and impressed with Dr. Kaplan after that visit that I vowed to impress him and heal as quick as I could. Dr. Kaplan gives his work that extra special something. I learned it that evening and on many occasions after that. Sometimes during a not-so-fun time at rehab, I would just wish for some advice. And in would walk Dr. Kaplan out of the blue during my rehab appointment and stop by for a quick chat!I had torn multiple ligaments in my knee and Dr. Kaplan was able to reconstruct them arthroscopically. In the beginning during our initial visits, I would joke with him and my physical therapist, Robbie, that my goal was to run the Gate River Run the next year. Not once did they discourage me or put me down. In fact they did the opposite. They only encouraged and advised me how to proceed and what to aim for in my daily and weekly progress. I’m sure Dr. Kaplan has seen many kinds of injuries and helped all walks of life. Of all people, he would know what to expect in a patient’s progress. I am impressed that he did not put that burden on me. He let me progress how I wanted to heal. Sure there were what to expect talks. But never talks of what I couldn’t do. There were always words of caution but never words of negativity.
I will never forget Dr. Kaplan for what he has done for my knee! His smile, his boundless energy and the joy he brings to his work and his patients! I’m proud to call him my doctor and my friend!