Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: Jellyb on October 28, 2016, 08:31:23 AM
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Hi
I've seen a couple of ladies on here refer to the fact that "their apron has dropped".
Sorry to be a bit thick, but what does that mean?
Thanks.
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Stomach overhang ;)
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I'm not sure if this is what you mean. When I had 2 large babies close together, the skin and muscles of my abdomen dropped permanently and was referred to as apron. Fortunately, I was able to have restorative surgery. I suspect that with age the abdomen muscles are weaker and there is a tendency to put fat on around the abdomen, which put more strain on the muscles, thus the stomach droops like an apron, though hopefully not as dramatically as I experienced.
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Medically speaking the 'apron' is the area below the breasts, i.e. tummy - which can be taut when we are younger but moves southwards as oestrogen levels drop off and muscles become lax. I noticed mine went south about 2 years ago so from above I look fat :-\ …….. but I'm not!
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OK, thanks for clarifying. :)
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Clear as mud? ::)
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It's not a medical term surely?! It sounds like a funny nickname and always cracks me up when I read about it as I imagine women in their pinnies suddenly round their ankles ;D
OK I've just looked it up and it sounds disgusting! It's a term for the front skin from obese people and not most of us:
"abdominal apron A layer of fat covered by skin on the anterior abdominal wall of obese and formerly obese patients, which, when it hangs over folds of skin, can form a site for fungal growth." :o :o
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/abdominal+apron
Yuk!
Hurdity x
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::) - it's a medical term for …… etc., etc., etc. (ex-Med Sec. ……. ).
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In that case CLKD you don't have one to drop as you're not obese!!!!!
Hurdity x
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The op I had in 1986, could be done for people who had lost a lot of weight and had the apron of skin. I suppose I had lost a lot of weight too! 10lb baby carried in front on a slim frame! Apparently didn't look pregnant from behind. I had it done on the NHS, for which I shall always be grateful. To give you an idea of the problem I was asked when my baby was due, when my son was 5 months old. I didn't have a problem being referred for the op, but was told they didn't like doing it for people who had lost a lot of weight as they may put the weight back on. I had to ensure I couldn't become pregnant again. Stellajane is probably right that it is difficult to get the op done under those circumstances. I wonder if I would have been able to have this op now without funding it myself, despite the discomfort, need for physical support and obvious emotional impact.
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Nowt to do with being obese ::) - in my case it's the drop of oestrogen = laxity of muscles which include those in the tummy region. Which makes me appear bigger >:( when I look downwards …… as well as slightly floppier than previously. A bit like a jelly ……..
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Apparently although some ladies have lost weight with the help of various NHS support systems, the NHS won't remove the large amounts of muscle/fat that are left !!!! ……… so demoralising.
I look fine when I'm in bed with the blankets over me ;D ;)
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I was fine until around my mid 40's. Seemed to happen overnight. I was distraught. Not huge, but unsightly. I spoke with a fellow work colleague & she, like me, had C sections. I had two C sections, an ectopic pregnancy & hysterectomy all done in approximately same area of abdomen. So guess my muscles were screwed. Weight loss hasn't made a bit of difference. I'm a bit overweight, but certainly not obese.