"The best decision I have made this year was to have Dr. Zehr give me a total knee replacement and to have him do it at Seaside Surgery Center. He is technically expert at this procedure, which is “not your grandma's knee replacement.”
"He assured me that I'd have the same outcome that I'd had last summer on my other knee but said that the outpatient experience at Seaside would be much nicer than what I'd had at the hospital last summer.
"He was so right! The staff pampered me---reducing my anxiety and stress. Before I knew it, I was asleep and when I awoke, I had zero pain. The anesthesiologist had blocked my leg so I felt nothing for over 36 hours. At that point, the pain medication kept me very comfortable.
"It was just wonderful to come home at 2 pm---home to my own bed, my own bathroom, my own food on my own schedule, my own TV and my own sweet spaniels to comfort me! I am convinced that my recovery was enhanced and shortened by my happy state of mind as an outpatient.
"I cannot say enough about the quality of care the nursing staff showed me on my surgery day. Hospital nurses don't have time to offer that level of care and concern to all their patients, but the Seaside nurses were on top of all my needs and wants.
"I am a happy bionic woman! Thanks Dr. Zehr and Seaside Surgery Center staff!"
-Jill Ducatman, Cameo, and Kipper
