Patient Testimonials

Dr. Deal was very respectful in explaining my procedure in terms that I could understand. He showed empathy, kindness, and the ability to make me feel very comfortable. He made me feel as though we were friends, and I was able to put my trust in him. After surgery, I was pain-free! I highly recommend Dr. Deal!!

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

After 30 plus years at 3M punching on a keyboard, my hands reacted. First, I could not open a pickle jar. Then, I had problems with manual dexterity with buttoning buttons but the killer was that slowly creeping pain in the fingers that wakes you up in the middle of the night and you are up until morning. Dr. Karlstad diagnosed carpal tunnel and did surgery on both wrists. 2 weeks later I have small cuts on my wrists that the doc says will fade into the creases in my wrists. I sleep through the night without pain. I can button a button and with my increasing grip, and pickle jars are quaking with fear.

Highly recommend Dr. Karlstad and TCO staff. Very professional and skilled.

I don’t know where to begin to thank Dr. O’Neill and his staff for helping me over the past few years. Joint by joint they helped me improve my mobility! Having to have both my hips and both knees replaced was no easy journey, but they were there with me every step of the way! They answered many questions for me, and always made me feel important. I am forever grateful! They are the BEST.

After many years playing the harp, piano, and violin, my fingers have developed aches and pains, along with trigger fingers. I went first to one doctor and had a bad experience, so I asked Dr. Seybold who he would recommend and he told me about Dr. Moeller. I feel like I won the lottery for doctors! She was wonderful. So patient, kind, and extremely knowledgeable. I will never use another hand doctor after experiencing an office visit and procedure with her. I highly recommend her; you will be impressed!

Dr. Norgard replaced both of my knees over the years and I couldn’t be more satisfied with the care I received from Dr. Norgard, Andrew Cozadd, and the staff at Mercy Hospital. I would recommend Dr. Norgard and TCO without hesitation.

On May 23rd 2019, I had my left hip replaced by Dr. Arntson through the EXCEL joint replacement program.  He has an excellent bed side manner and is truly a compassionate man. I was apprehensive at first but after meeting him and his team, I knew I was in good hands. Dr. Arntson and his team are true professionals. Through my journey, pre and post-op, the whole team was awesome. I highly recommend him, TCO, and his staff for your surgical needs.

I had been suffering with severe pain and numbness in my shoulder and right arm from a pinched nerve in my neck. It was so bad I couldn’t even push or pull a door open. I wasn’t able to get the care I needed from another provider so I called Twin Cities Orthopedic on a Wednesday. They got me in to see Dr. Banks the following Monday. After looking at scans of my neck he recommended spinal fusion surgery, which was performed that Thursday. When I woke up from surgery, the pain was completely gone and strength had returned to my hand. Now six weeks later, I am back to full activities, including playing tennis again, which I was afraid wouldn’t happen. I can’t say enough about the care I received from Twin Cities Orthopedics and Dr. Banks.

Had total hip replacement surgery February 2019. Surgery performed by Dr. Erik Wetter. Everything went as planned. Prior to surgery, I was in constant pain, some days worse than others, but it was always there. Walked with a limp, trips around the block were about as far as I could comfortably do. One week after surgery, was able to walk without any assistance (walker or cane). At four weeks post-surgery, started going for daily walks, building up to 3.5 miles at a time, with the pain decreasing and the time per mile decreasing and length of stride increasing. During the past month (3-4 months post-surgery), have been hiking in the mountains of Utah, canoeing and bike riding, all with NO hip pain or movement restrictions. Now I wonder why I waited so long to have this procedure done. It’s really nice to be able to do normal daily activities without any pain. Dr. Wetter did a wonderful job replacing my hip and he was also great to deal with prior to surgery and at my follow-up appointments. I would highly recommend him.

After suffering for years with osteoarthritis pain in both thumb joints, Dr. Gerlach guided me progressively from least invasive treatment to eventual surgeries. He administered steroid injections over several years until they were no longer effective. Dr. Gerlach did both of my thumb joint reconstructive surgeries with complete success. Although the recovery for each was 3 months, I am so thankful to now be totally pain free and back to normal use once again. I believe that Dr. Gerlach is both an astute diagnostician and a skilled surgeon. I have referred him several times, and he recently treated a friend’s trigger finger successfully.

Repair by Dr. Karlstad was done successfully and quickly at Lakeview Hospital. Wonderful outcome, thank you.