"Vaccine Friendly" Pediatricians in Tyler TX or East Texas Area

[mcolunga]

Does anyone know of a vaccine friendly pediatrician in the Tyler, TX area or East Texas area? We delayed vaccinating our son and daughter and now need to get a physical for them to prove they are healthy for them to start daycare/preschool (since I went back to work). We need to find a pediatrician that is ok with our choices regarding what vaccines we choose to give or not give them. Thanks in advance!!

P.S. Our daycare center requires us to get a notarized copy of our right to choose not to vaccinate by choice of conscious. That is easy. The tough part is finding a pediatrician that will see them since we choose not to vaccinate.

[Mosaic]

Welcome to MDC!! I think you'll get more help in the Finding Your Tribe forum, so I'll move this thread there for more local input.

[mcolunga]

An update on this...

My midwife gave me the name/info on a pediatrician who is supposed to be ok with not vaccinating. Her info is:
Dr. Kathleen Moore
Appletree Pediatrics
903.592.1890

I haven't been in with our kids to see her yet. But, from what my midwife says, several of her clients use her because she is ok with them not vaccinating.

Also, in case this is a better fit for some people... Rene McCarty at the Lifetime Health Center is in Family Practice. She has been our doctor for the last 2 1/2 years because she was ok with me not vaccinating and she has a flat office visit fee of $50. We didn't have insurance until recently and so it was very affordable to go see her when one of the kids got sick. Her info is:
4290 Kinsey, Ste 200
Tyler, TX 75703
903-534-0773
website: http://www.lifetimehealthcenter.com/index.htm

Now that we have insurance, it won't cost us anything if we go to a doctor in network. Unfortunately Rene McCarty doesn't take insurance and so I will have to go to a different doctor or chose to pay the $50. I might pay the $50 though. She is really good!!!

Hope this helps someone out there

[carrierwright]

Also in Nacogdoches Dr Aaron Polk is a family dr who doesn't do vaxing (even if you want it, he sends you somewhere else)!

[silverspook]

So I know this post is old but I finally found a family dr that is ok with us not vaccinating in Tyler! We have not been to our first appointment yet, but his nurse said on the phone that he didn't have a problem with it, and we'll just sign the "we understand the risks" forms and go on. Yay!

Dr. Brent Wadle DO

http://www.tmfhs.org/TMFOpenbody.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=738&action=detail&ref=893

UPDATE: We took the boys to their first appt with Dr Wadle this morning and we love him! His nurse and staff are fabulous too. No issues with no vaxes, no circ, extended bfeeding or cloth diapers! Great doc!

Edited by silverspook - 6/9/11 at 10:09am

[Cheap Sunglasses]

Thank you for posting this!  We just moved back to Tyler for the Summer (internship for husband) and might be here full time in January.  Now, who knows where to find the raw milk?!

[silverspook]

Originally Posted by Cheap Sunglasses 

Thank you for posting this!  We just moved back to Tyler for the Summer (internship for husband) and might be here full time in January.  Now, who knows where to find the raw milk?!

There are a couple of farms around here that sell raw milk, and they also have it at The Granary.

[KaliShanti]

Do yo know if either of these takes CHIPS?

[silverspook]

Originally Posted by KaliShanti 

Do yo know if either of these takes CHIPS?

Dr. Wadle accepts CHIPS. 

ETA: Just saw your location. I'm from Lindale! We live in Tyler now though.

[KaliShanti]

cool! :) I didn't see him in the CHIP handbook though so I went with someone lse. :(

[silverspook]

He wasn't in ours either, but they allowed me to have him as our PCP when I called and requested him. At first they assigned us two different doctors for my two kids, but then they corrected it when I called and griped.