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Edmund Chute, M.D.
I had already read everyone else's comments about Dr. Chute's "serious side". I didn't want a clown operating on me, so this didn't bother me as much as it did others.

Clearly, we are very different personalities. Chute seems very rigid and likes to follow rules. I am more the defiant type of personality. Tell me NO and I'll just do it anyway! But I wouldn't want me as a surgeon!

When my night nurse, John, came in with that little 1 oz shot glass of water, I just looked at him and said, "Honey, that better be Tequila and I hope you brought salt!!" Made him laugh. Dr. Chute probably would not have laughed!

I really felt a disconnect with Chute's staff. My application went into a "black hole" which I was later told was Judy Schwartz's briefcase. It was there for weeks. She forgot to put my weight on the insurance form and then it was denied. Had to appeal. Christa in scheduling refuses to return phone messages if you leave them on MONDAYS. Grow up! Everyone else works Mondays and leaves phone messages.

Overall, I wouldn't give Chute's staff very high marks. They all seem to have their own agenda with no regard to the patient. Just my observation.

Moreover, DO NOT CHECK INTO ABBOTT UNLESS THEY CAN GUARANTY YOU A PRIVATE ROOM. I had the NIGHT FROM HELL with an old lady as "roommate". I was so frickin tired when I checked myself out early the next morning... I was ready to go put a pillow over her face. Seriously, how are you suppose to recover when you're sharing a room with someone who has a breathing alarm go off every few minutes, has blood test and the nurses turn on all the lights at 2 am, she snores and farts more than the Vikings Team combined, and then by the time I finally did get to sleep by 6:30 am only to be woken at 7 a.m. by the old lady going into arrest. Half the staff on the floor was in our room bumping into my bed, opening the curtain so I would see them ventilating her (makes me want to puke). I was so frickin tired and in pain I checked myself out of the hospital 4 hours early. I coudn't take 1 more minute of that place.

They make you sign all these "PRIVACY" forms, but then you get NO PRIVACY when you check in.

Ironically, I found out that the admistrative staff decided to take larger pay increases over giving patients more private rooms.

How special!! Shows they really care about their patients :(

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  • Travel - Been a lot of places, Favorite: Prague, Least Favorite: Cuba
  • Dogs - 4 and counting.. I'll be the crazy lady on the 5 pm news!!
  • Jet Skiing - Just bought one at the boat show!! Hope I can fit into a wet suit by spring!!
  • Hamsters - They don't have rabits on here... I have 2 bunnies, no hamsters.
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  • Comment by piperkc on 2/5/06 8:14 am
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You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield "Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT." ~ Nike advertising campaign "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~ Author Unknown "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a speedy recovery Angela in Corpus Christi 291lbs BMI 45.60 -234lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5
  • Comment by Karen Coppens on 1/23/06 6:28 pm
    You will soon be joining us on the losing side. Good luck with your surgery!
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One Year Update

Weight before surgery 237, now 139

BMI pre op 39.5, now 22.5

Blood sugar pre op 110, now 87

Blood pressure pre op 140/100, now 100/62

Cholestrol... 262, now 235 (still high)

Waist size pre op 44, now 31

Two Year update:

Weight up to 148, all blood test came back normal but I'm dehydrated

1 Comment(s)

Comment by barbaradjt on Jun 15, 2007 at 01:11am
I had placed late on menstrual cycle in the search box, and that is how I found your profile. I am a bit nervous because I am 14 days late, and I have thryoid cancer. I wonder how normal this is? I was reading you had the same problem with the missed cycle. Just wanted to congratulate you on that weightloss. You look so much healthier and happier:D Take care, ~barbara

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