MY FRIEND NEEDS YOUR HELP, PLEASE!!!!

My friend from work is approved for lap band and now can't find a phsyciatrist who will take medicaid and is qualified to do her testing.  She desperately needs and wants this surgery.  She will travel to wherever she needs to, to get her evaluation done.  If you know of someone who will take medicaid please let me know and I will pass on the info to her.  She lives in Corunna. Thanks, Frankie

hi i had surgery in may of 2001 and dr.obetd did my surgery. a dr, williams did my psychiatric evaluation. that is who dr,obeids staff had you go to. call them and ask them if he will do your psyche evaluation or see if they can dind you a doc who can help ya. hope this helps ya.

PENNY....THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY.  SHE IS GOING THROUGH HURLEY AND THEY TOLD HER DR. WILLIAMS ALSO.  WHEN SHE CALLED TO SET UP AN APPT.  THEY TOLD HER THEY NO LONGER TAKE MEDICAID.  I KNOW THERE HAS TO BE DRS. OUT THERE WHO WILL TAKE IT FOR THE PHYSC. EVAL.   THANKS, FRANKIE

Frankie -  I'm pretty sure that Dr. Williams DOES take Medicaid.  I know his regular office gal is off on maternity leave right now, so she might need to dig a bit deeper.  Or maybe they don't do Medicaid through his Hurley office --- but he's also got a private practice, so maybe he can do it through that office.   His office number is: 810-630-1152 Dr. Williams is awesome for psych evals.  He does your appointment and you know if you're approved or not before you leave the office.  Then he faxes the results to Hurley before the end of the day.  Even if she has to pay for the appointment out of pocket, it's worth it for the speed factor alone. Pam