We lucked out even though this guy probably did not say more then a dozen words during the initial examination, about all that came out of his mouth was he'll have to operate. Alley did not even know she was going to have another plate installed until she was being prepped for surgery, to which her Doctor showed up 1 1/2 hours late. We asked him why her leg broke in such a simple fall and all he said was during her fall she transfer her weight at an angle Alley's knee was not designed for.
I've seen more human interaction during drive-by shootings. Don't get me wrong, he wasn't rude or arrogant. He just blew through the examination, and for the surgery there were no apologies for being late, just a let's go, and off they went.
Normally I would have let someone have a piece of my mind, but I figured that it would be best not to piss-off someone who would be holding a knife on my sweety-pie in a few minutes.
The staff at the ortho group kept saying he was the best, and just about every person at the hospital mentioned that this doctor was the one they would want operating on them.
We took the unsolicited praise with a grain of salt. Saturday morning I was able to sneak in a surf session with my buddy who works at Cedars Sinai. I mentioned how everyone praises Alley's Doctor, and my buddy asked me "if he's so good why is he working out of Torrance Memorial Hospital?". Personally I am just grateful we have insurance, and are covered.
From day one Alley has be responded really well to physical therapy, and is progressing at a rate that is surprising the both of us.
Her range of motion, and ability to progress with what seem to be a minimun level of pain bodes very well for a full and rapid recovery. Today Alison looked up Doctor Zinar.
I now don't give a shit that Doctor Zinar is not a chatty touchie feelie kind of guy. Doctor Zinar is the real deal and we are very lucky he was in the rotation the day Alley's HMO sent her to the Ortho Group.
Doctor Daniel Zinar's Bio:
http://harbor-ucla-ortho.org/faculty-daniel-zinar.htm