Question:
Pears....Apples.....difference??

I am a pear-shaped woman...I have read in the NIH reports that this surgery is for "apple shaped" people...I sent all my paperwork to my surgeon (he is in another state) and just got approval for surgery from my insuance co. (wahoo!)..just worried..I will not meet my surgeon til day before surgery and worried about being pear instead of apple....does this matter???? Am I just looking for anything that may go wrong???? Thanks!!!    — Amy S. (posted on August 8, 2002)

August 8, 2002
I found this cool link and once you enter your waist and hip sizes (in inches), it calculates for you and tells you which shape you are. http://www.healthatoz.com/Atoz/Fitness/tools/appleorpear/appleorpear.jsp My surgeon never mentioned to me that the body "shape" is even considered when you're planning on having the surgery. I thought I was an apple but it says I'm a pear. I would say don't worry. As long as you are in good health on the day of surgery, you should have no problems.
   — Jennifer A.

August 8, 2002
WHAT? Does that mean your knees are worth less than my lungs & heart? Apples lose organs, pears lose knees. I can't see any advantage to keeping any weight on. I tend to think that was not written by someone who's packing around an extra hundred or two pounds, huh?
   — vitalady

August 9, 2002
Thank you all so much for your advice...Bob, I feel I need to let you know, you must have read the wrong profile because I have never had an eating disorder...just wanted to clear that up...thanks again!
   — Amy S.

August 9, 2002
I am a pear shape and was told by my doctor that the weight on my hips and thighs would be hard to lose. But the weight has come off them very nicly. I've lost 10 inches off the top of my thighs (my worst spot).So don't worry the weight will come off a pear.
   — lablady_29

August 10, 2002
Not trying to be difficult, just curious, whyhave you never met your surgeon? And why would anyone allow someone to be there surgeon without meeting with them several times....This just seems very absurd to me. One might want to question what type of surgeon he/she is if he doesn't even have time for his patients pre-op, what kind of care could he give post-op is he isn't even around before? Please don't take offense, just curious, no disrespect?
   — heathercross