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omgosh YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is Dr. Babeneaux and Sylvia I'm referring too! Finally someone who knows! I'm in Frankston, Lake Palestine, about 25 miles from Tyler! I would love to talk more with you! I have found out today that..... No one affliated with Trinity Mother Frances (my choice) accepts Medicaid for Gastric surgery, in fact, not one specialized bariatric surgeon IN ALL OF Texas accepts Medicaid. (Medicaid told me this today) Except for Dr. Babineau, who is ETMC. I found out today that Sylvia can indeed recommend the surgery on her own to Medicaid. The red tape atmosphere of it all has really gotten my excited dampered First I can have the surgery, then no one takes medicaid, etc.
It looks like, if I want the surgery, and need Medicaid to pay for it, I have to use Babineaux. I was very enthusiastic about this until earlier today when I read some really scary reviews about him Here: Reviews of Dr. Babineaux and here: More reviews My best friend tried Babineaux and didn't care for his lack of bedside manner, so she chose someone else. I don't care if he has bedside manner as long as he is safe. Can you tell me of your wifes experience, and were you perhaps using Medicaid? Thanks so much for writing! Karen
Karen,
Hi! 
1. Dr. Babineaux did my ex-wife's RNY almost six years ago.
2. You refer to your endo is a "her". By chance is she Dr. Sylvia at TMF?
3. What part of E. TX are you in? I'm in Trinidad on the west end of Henderson County.
Good afternoon
Guess I forgot to hit submit this morning
On plane waiting to take off, should get home around 7ish
Have a great weekend.
Saundra
VBG - 12/02/96 (High weight 283)
Revision to RNY - 06/11/09 (Start weight 219)
Goal for weight to always start with 11*
At Goal - maintaining between 115 - 119
Vivian I'm not sure about the past with your niece but he does take it. He is the only one in Tyler that does. 
I called him this morning and also found this on his website. I did find out that my Endo can refer me. Thanks for the help, Karen
I think you need to call Dr. Babineau's office. My niece was going through him in fact had lots of things already done for him for surgery and as of Jan. 2013 he no longer was accepting Amerigroup Medicaid unless he has changed and is now accepting it again. I helped her call the bariatric surgeons and Dr. Wright in San Antonio was just about the only one who was accepting it and he did the sleeve on her last summer. I hope your right but I doubt it....Dr. Babineau's office did fax Dr. Wrights office some of the things she had already done so that wasn't going to have to be repeated. Good luck to you and I hope your right but I doubt that he'd accept Medicaid after dropping coverage on it.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
thank you so MUCH for replying Vivian! Here is how it stands now. Trinity Mother Frances Hospital (Dr. Beall, etc) takes NO Medicaid. However, Dr. Hugh Babineau, East Texas Medical Center in Tyler does. Dr. Hugh Babineau My Doctor is going to refer me to Babineau and i can have it in Tyler. The only question I really have is can an Encodcrinologist refer for Bariatric on their own, or does it have to be a Primary Care Dr.
Yes, I'm glad it's friday too. So ready for a couple days off. No plans really. Would like to get my hair cut this weekend.. DH did say he would like to go see a movie tomorrow evening. Other than that, just rest & relaxing... Hope everyone has a great weekend..
Brenda
Good Friday Everyone,
I am SO grateful today that friday is finally here. I've had a more than stressful week and I am SO grateful that I made it through ALL the stress. We all have so very much everyday of our lives to be grateful for. Today I am so grateful for my WLS, maintenance of my lost weight ( without a huge re-gain ), family, friends, God and answered prayers, my church family, Obesity Help and all the forums are just a few of the things I'm also grateful for today. I am grateful for waking up today to a beautiful day full of 2nd chances. Thank God everyday is a day to make better choices in life and in food choices for us all. Grateful for all the things I can do that I now sometimes take for granted that were only dreams before my WLS. It would be so easy after going on 9 yrs. to forget about the things I struggled to do 9 yrs. ago that I now are just normal to me.....but I will never forget ever what my life was before my WLS. Grateful for the chance to post here on OH and to encourage others in their journey. PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for and have a super blessed weekend.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
Listen closely: the only time it's too late to change yourself is when you're dead. Until then, you're simply making excuses or lying to yourself.
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
Karen.....I didn't but my niece did have surgery last August with Amerigroup Medicaide. She used Dr. Wright in San Antonio. He is just about the ONLY ONE she found in Texas that accepted that type of Medicade. You might want to call your insurance co. and address them with the question about the doctor referral. Her PCP did refer her to Dr. Wright. If you need any information on him let me know and I will get it for you. You will find that there are not many ( In fact he's the only one if I remember correctly ) that still accepts Medicade. Good luck to you.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
