I just went to my health tracker and it looks like my BMI was 59 on 6/10/10, when I first started tracking.  Now down to 36.9  and he operated on me w/o any problems.

The 4 week liquid diet...was that the HMR program?  I had given that a try in spring of 2010 and failed.  :(   My BMI is close to 60, so I am very concerned he's going to tell me to get it down before surgery...but that's the reason I'm having the surgery. 

I live in St Louis but was born and raised in Joplin.  I started my search with Dr. Hargroder in Joplin.  He is a former transplant surgeon and now does the Mini Gastric bypass.  He is VERY smart, compassionate and open to giving his cell phone out to his clients.  He does not take insurance, at least he did not in 2006 when I was researching him.  I still wish I could have had him as a surgeon.  However, I had many reasons to have surgery in St Louis instead, so that was what I did, cancer, medicare etc.  I would highly recommend talking to his staff and looking his website up.  David Hargroder, was on McClelland before the tornado.  His office was destroyed --I do not know where he is now.

I liked him.  He is very busy and thorough.  Doesn't spend alot of time with you chatting, but does his job and gets out.  I make sure I have questions written out so I do not forget any that I want answered by him.  The surgery consult is longest appt. I had with him.  Good luck  Cecelia

I am having my surgery consult on November 21st and wondered what you all thought of Dr. Scott.

Also, anyone in Florissant?