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Hutchison Matthew, Los Angeles, CA (2025)

05/25/2025

With Toronto Maple Leafs – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

01/06/2025

This moment right here, right now. Sitting alone in an unfamiliar place with nothing but your thoughts to guide you, this is what peace looks like. Latte in hand while enjoying this amazing weather, contemplating the year that is coming to an end while looking forward to the year ahead is exactly where I need to be. I truly wanted something different to bring in the new year. So vacation mode is in full effect.

12/16/2022

please I would want to learn about the recent strategy. Can we talk ?

04/24/2022

This is the look you get when you come

to me and give me your opinion of how I should take care of your spine. Someone actually said today, "I have worked in medical sales for a long time and so I have a pretty good idea what surgery I need." Of course I humored them and let them explain. I couldn't help myself and actually laughed out loud.

Not only had she been given the wrong diagnosis by another doctor but it also led her down the google rabbit hole that all doctors hate. My answer to her was simple. "If you already know all the answers then you don't need me." Come to find out, the other doctor never examined her. He Just looked at her MRI. Not only does she not need back surgery, her issues aren't coming from her back at all. Funny thing is that she didn't want to believe me. I see this all too often. A word of advice to you all. If you come to see me, I don't mind you telling me your thoughts and what you have researched, but don't tell me you know more than me. You came to me for my advice, not the other way around.

04/24/2022

Now, what I am about to say is probably going to rub some people the wrong way but frankly, I don't care. I am sitting here thinking about a patient I saw today and wanted to run something by y'all.

She was explaining to me that she doesn't make much money and despite having a job with healthcare benefits, the deductions for health insurance from her paycheck takes her wages to below minimum wage. Therefore, she can't afford the copays for PT. That makes me so mad.

Yesterday, in the time it would take my patient to get 1 PT session to treat her back, a handful of rich people spent millions of dollars to go up in a rocket to the edge of space then float back to the ground.

Everyone was cheering on Jeff Bezos and saying what a great man William Shatner is because Captain Kirk finally got to go to space. What the hell is wrong with our society today? How is anyone ok with this scenario? You are worth billions and the people that work the hardest for you can't afford to utilize the healthcare you provide because you make them pay for it with the pennies you pay them. Makes me sick to my stomach. I am no Billionaire and yet my staff has their health insurance covered by me 100%. I think this is a huge problem with big business and the insurance industry alike. I hope you(the 1%)

continue to sleep well knowing the people who work for you struggle to survive and stay healthy to make you more money. You are not a hero to anyone. We need to do better. We need to be better.

04/24/2022

You don't know me. So what gives you the right to judge me? As usual, and I were having a conversation about life. We were discussing cancel culture, discrimination, and being black in America. I was telling him a conversation I had with a friend of mine who happens to be a Jewish homosexual man. In this conversation I was explaining how we experience discrimination very differently. The level of discrimination I face decreases as people learn more about my station in life but never truly goes away. In contrast, the amount of discrimination he faces increases as people learn more about his life. We both belong to “minority” communities. However, I explained at any point in time, he can hide his discriminatory triggers.

Where in my case, it always remains front and center. Does that mean my life experience is any more difficult than his? Perhaps at times but not always.

We are both trying to live this human experience the best way we know how and don't need discrimination to make it any harder than it already is. We spend so much time making assumptions based on what we see. However, we as a society also spend way too much time voicing our opinions. I think sometimes we just need to get figuratively punched in the mouth. Maybe then we will close it and actually listen.

04/24/2022

I was just sitting here thinking about something. Follow me on this. Yesterday I saw close to 30 patients in my office. I must have answered 100 emails. I returned multiple patient calls and got home after 8. Every single interaction except for 1 or 2 that I had was someone asking me for help or needing a favor. In that 24 hour period, not a single person reached out to simply ask me how am I doing or do I need anything. As a physician, the majority of my life is spent managing the needs of others. In the eyes of the public, we are not allowed to be moody or have a bad day. We are not expected to have feelings unless the feelings are focused on you and your needs. No one really takes the time or cares to find out if we are ok. Some of you may say, "well that's the job you chose". You are absolutely right.

However, we are still human. I did a little experiment.

I spent a couple of months waiting to see who would

reach out to say “hello” or “how are you” without me

prompting or reaching out first. After a few weeks, I got a few texts from a couple of friends, "are you ok? I haven't heard from you." However, the majority of people who I normally check in with regularly have remained silent. It has taught me how self-centered we as a society can be. We get butt-hurt when others don't take the initiative. Understand that communication is a 2-way street. I point this out to say this. Those of us in healthcare are here for all of you anytime whenever you need us without question or hesitation. It can be a thankless venture. Is it too much to ask that maybe you show some gratitude and check in on us from time to time? And by the way, I am great. Couldn't be better. Thank you for asking. It's . Enjoy!

04/24/2022

It's Monday afternoon. You know...there is nothing more sobering than to think about your own mortality. I just had a meeting with my financial advisor and we were discussing life, finances, and what I have planned for those who depend on me including The Hunt Foundation in case something happens to me. It got me thinking about how I live my life. Do I live for now or am I overly concerned about the future? He said something to me that hit home. He said that while it is important to make sure you are financially secure, it is equally important to invest in your personal happiness. Missing out on certain things in life in order to die with a bank account full of money isn't really living. There is absolutely a way to be smart and do both. I work...A LOT. Growing up the way I did has always made me worry about what happens to those who need me if I lose it all. Will everyone be ok? My mother said something to me as a kid that has always stuck with me. No matter how little money you make, every paycheck do something for yourself. Whether it's buying a piece of candy or treating yourself to a nice meal. When living from paycheck to paycheck, you can lose yourself in just trying to survive. If you always try to do something for yourself, no matter how small, you will get a glimpse of living and not just surviving. So while it is important to save, it is equally important to be happy and live a little.

Remember, being happy and living a little doesn't always require money. I've had some of the best times of my life when I didn't have 2 pennies to rub together. Take some time today and think about what makes you happy and then set aside some time and go do it. It's just that simple. Take care of you. You are the most important. If you don't take care of you, you can't be there for anyone else. Life is about balance. Live life today while preparing for tomorrow. Have a great week y'all.

04/23/2022

It's Wednesday morning. Sitting outside sipping a cup of tea. Waiting for that call that says the next patient is ready. I take this moment of pause in between surgeries to truly just appreciate how beautiful a day today is. Despite all the hustle and bustle of hospital life happening around me, I am grateful that I am able to take this moment to just be.

With so much pain and suffering all around me today, I am grateful to be able to sit in this moment. I am grateful that I can be on the giving side of this surgeon-patient relationship. Today, I get to make a difference in 3 people's lives and hopefully change it for the better. What an amazing opportunity and a great gift that I have been given and blessed to share. I get to live my purpose. Life truly doesn't get any better than this.

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