R.S.
I have a friend who was in the same situation with a LF group of OBs. Maybe the same, huh? They're actually right, OBs don't have a great VBAC success rate. Midwives have much higher 80+%. I went to Kathy Puls who practices out of Evanston to have VBAC. My opinion is that she is more open to intervention than some midwives, but takes a more natural approach to birth than an OB. Google her, she has a website. I was monitored but not bed bound at Evanston. I walked A LOT and took several showers.
Check out ICAN, a c-section awareness group. Also, there's a holistic birthing meetup that would be helpful. There's a message board on mothering.com that is supportive.
You'll have to fight for a VBAC even though it's probably a very safe option. I was alarmed when I found out that I had a higher chance of having an autistic child (1:150) than rupturing my uterus (1:100). Kinda puts things in perspective.