Sorry, I don't have an answer for you, but I'm also interested in finding a support group in the St. Louis area.  I'm relocating from Northern Michigan and am 3+ years out from RNY.  I hope to live in a southwest suburb (have an offer on a house now). 

Let's hope someone answers both of us!

My sister used him, had complications, called his office said she hadn't been able to hold anything down for over 24 hrs (even sips of water) and was in extreme pain.. Was told you probably ate something that didn't agree with you if it's not better in a couple of days call us back. Needless to say she never made that call because  she was dead by then. this was 56 days after surgery and 6 days after her 50th birthday. She left behind 5 children (2 grown and 3 newly adopted small children)

Be very careful if you use this dr. (there was another of his patients who died from the same cir****tances.)

One week post part two f DS ahd VSG 11/2010.  OMG the PPAAIINNN!!!  I stayed in the hospital till saturday, got post op pneumonia.  My or took 4+ hts.  I wa full of adhesions from pre hysterectomy I had in 2001.  I can tell the abd cavity is more "released" good and bad the increased movemnt is painful due to the DS but is slowly diminishing.  Morphine hourly in the hosp and liquid percocet at home, knocks me out and stillhaving wake up.  Everything tastes like metal / gravelven water. Tol minimal protein, some vits but getting fluids in. Explosive gas and BMs in hosp and now at home.  That hurts as well.  Still having back shoulder pain from the pneumonia so now yeast infection from the ABX.  Bld pressure down to 99/55, had low platelets in the hospital, hi BUM and Crat today is first post op visits .  Buyers remorse kinda.  This is how my head works, Did I really have a DS??? I know  am in pain. have 8 scares on my belly, cannnot eat, poop or stand upright.  But did the MD really do OR??  I am a train wreck??   Maja in St Louis, MO

There is surgery and then there is Maja Surgery with side effects included.  I again had extra 2 hrs added to my OR, had platelet issues and post OP pneumonia  Not that other surgeons  could not have handled those problems but with the EXTENSIVE pre op testing I had I cannot see how anything was missed and that these " surprises" which were handled in expert hands. would have been ignored or had me sent packing to another hospital.  Just my opinion on travel surgery. Dr Scott you rock with OR just need your staff to sw patient post op before dc to make that transition smoother and calmer.  The Drama is severe.

There is a Kansas City Bariatric Support group that meets on Mondays. 

http://www.meetup.com/Kansas-City-Bariatric-Surgery-Support-Group/

We are also attempting to get a WLSFA group started here in Kansas City.