Provider's Comeback Stories

See how patients under Dr. J Vineyard's care have overcome injury, returned to what they love, and reclaimed their lives. These comeback stories highlight the impact of expert orthopaedic care, told directly by the people who experienced it.

  • Brenda

    I can wear boots again!

    Bone spur removed

    I’ve had a bone spur getting steadily worse on my right big toe. I couldn’t wear boots and also some shoes. If a dog stepped on that toe it hurt like H E double hockey sticks. I put it off because…

  • Rob

    Back At It!

    Talonavicular fusion

    After several years of off and on right ankle pain, I had had enough. My daughter had just graduated high school, and as a graduation gift we took her to Europe. I was barely getting around and…

  • James

    Finally Able to Walk Without Pain

    Replace right ankle and correct bone growth in the left ankle.

    From start to finish, my experience with Carrell Clinic, Dr. Vineyard, and his staff has been excellent. Since my left ankle was fused, Dr. Vineyard decided replacing the right ankle was the best…

  • Keith

    Beyond Grateful Dr. Vineyard's corrective surgery.

    Sub tailor fusion

    The Carrell Clinic was top notch from the beginning to the end. I had crushed my calcaneus and had surgery elsewhere. Waited over a year for it to heal, which it never did. I was ready to cut…

  • Debbie

    Playing good pickleball again

    Ankle replacement

    I have played tennis about 60 years.
    5 years ago I gave up tennis for pickleball
    Because I couldn’t move well enough to cover the court. I’ve enjoyed pickleball but was very limited…

  • Mike

    Surgery on both heels

    I fell from a ladder and broke both of my heels. Doctors in Longview, TX, did not want to operate due to the severity of the damage, so we started a search for the right doctor. The Carrell…