paget
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Post by paget on Apr 24, 2016 0:54:27 GMT
I'm 5'4.5
I was measured about s year ago. My mom has shrunk. I hadn't seen her in quite awhile and I noticed we were the size height- she used to be taller than me. She did not appreciate me pointing that out but it was so surprising to me!
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Post by wallyagain on Apr 24, 2016 1:04:49 GMT
My mom had osteoporosis and had lost 6 inches in height by the time she died at 87. I'm 5'2" or I used to be. Haven't been measured for a while. DH is 6'2".
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Post by cath4k on Apr 24, 2016 1:22:31 GMT
5'11" but it can vary depending on the height of the nurse measuring me. I had one particularly petite nurse measure me at 5'9". I knew it was wrong but didn't bother to argue. Shortly after I was seeing another doctor and the tall nurse asked me my height. I told her I am supposed to be 5'11" but am not sure. She looked me square in the eye and said, "You're 5'11" because I am 5'11"." Haha. Are you sure you weren't measured wrong? I would think you would notice losing 3 inches! I sure would!
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Post by femalebusiness on Apr 24, 2016 1:23:50 GMT
I was 5'4" in high school. Now I am 5'1". The only reason that I know that is my kid told me I was shrinking, so I measured. I haven't measured again since I got my new hip. I'll have to do that.
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Post by KelleeM on Apr 24, 2016 1:40:37 GMT
I'm 5' 2.5". I get measured at least twice a year when I go to see my oncologist. My mom lost about 3 inches when she was in her 70s.
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Post by kels99 on Apr 24, 2016 1:54:41 GMT
I have been 5'2.5" since high school, if I'm standing very straight. I was very pleasantly surprised to be measured at 5'4" a few years ago (early 40's!) at a physical. Wasn't an off measurement either. I have no idea what happened. Strangely, one of my 2nd cousins who is a few years younger than me just posted on fb that she had grown in her 40's too. Our grandmother's were sisters and we both take after that side of the family. Maybe it's hereditary.
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Post by anniefb on Apr 24, 2016 1:55:47 GMT
1.60m or 5"3" but I haven't been measured for ages. That's just what my passport used to say
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Apr 24, 2016 2:00:06 GMT
5'6" and change... I think and 3/4". I was just measured a couple of weeks ago; it's one of the stats they collect at my physical. But I don't get the point of adding the 3/4" because it's not like that's an option on my driver's license or anything.
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J u l e e
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Post by J u l e e on Apr 24, 2016 2:06:16 GMT
I'm 159cm tall (5'2½" in the old scale). It sounds much taller in metric! I measured myself recently when we were measuring the kids. I always pictured you as tall - your head looks like it's on a tall body in your photo. That might be the oddest things I've ever typed here.
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Post by nepean on Apr 24, 2016 2:26:37 GMT
I was curious, so just measured my height I thought I was 5'7" and just now I measured 5'6.5". So not a huge difference. DH is a whooping 6'8". I used to think I was "tallish", then I met him, and well, I am short! LOL
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Post by MichyM on Apr 24, 2016 2:28:28 GMT
I've been 5'4" since I was about 17. In the last 3 years, at every physical, I measure 5'3 1/2". Getting older stinks sometimes.
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Post by jayfab on Apr 24, 2016 2:34:22 GMT
I'm 159cm tall (5'2½" in the old scale). It sounds much taller in metric! I measured myself recently when we were measuring the kids. I always pictured you as tall - your head looks like it's on a tall body in your photo. That might be the oddest things I've ever typed here. Funny, I thought the same thing but felt weird saying it. Thanks for validating my thoughts.
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Post by mom2rjcr on Apr 24, 2016 2:36:03 GMT
5' 1" on most days, LOL.
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Post by FurryP on Apr 24, 2016 2:48:44 GMT
Oh no! I better get measured! I may have been lying all these years. I can't even remember when I was measured last! But I have always been a couple of inches taller than my sister, and I still am. So either we've both shrunk, or we are both still the same.
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Post by Zee on Apr 24, 2016 2:54:38 GMT
I have been 5' 2.5" since I was 12. I'm 44 now.
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M in Carolina
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Post by M in Carolina on Apr 24, 2016 2:55:22 GMT
I'm 5'7", but I haven't been measured in a while.
I used to be a wee bit taller, but that was before my horseback riding accidents, etc. (My horse, Travis, was way in the back of the huge pastures at the farm where I kept my horse. I decided to ride him bareback up to the barn because it was so hot, and I was tired from walking. So I jump up on his back aided by this huge stump, and I only get a few feet before this other horse comes barrelling out of the woods behind Travis like he's seen Satan himself, freaking out all the other horses. The next thing I know, Travis just slid out from underneath me, and I land on the stump like I was going to sit on it. Jammed my back and broke my tailbone. Travis was so upset and came right back. I got back up on him because I wasn't in any shape to walk back. I couldn't sit comfortably for months. (horseback riding wasn't that uncomfortable because you use your legs to hold yourself up, and the shape of the horse's back makes it easy to ride without having to sit right down on your tailbone--at least English style.)
I do slouch a lot--it's more comfortable to not stretch the muscles in my abdomen because of how much pain I'm in because of my chronic pancreatitis, IBS, and inflammation when my digestive system objects to what I eat. (usually vegetables--I hate not being able to eat healthy) My lower back also feels better when I don't stretch my spine to my full height.
When I get measured, I stretch my spine up and change my posture. English horseback riding gives you great posture because you have to put your shoulders back and chest out to sit in the saddle correctly.
The discs between your vertebrae can be compressed from injuries and disease. If you measured yourself lying down, you'd be taller than if you stood up because the weight of your body compresses the vertebrae and discs more.
I have been measured at 5'6" when a nurse just jammed the top of the measuring stick down on my head, and I ducked to keep from getting a bruise. I got irritated and made her remeasure me--I reached up and pulled the metal piece back up.
I also hate when they insist that you wear your shoes (why is it always when you're wearing heavy boots, etc?) and don't give you anywhere to put your purse or give you time to put your stuff down.
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M in Carolina
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Post by M in Carolina on Apr 24, 2016 2:56:42 GMT
I always pictured you as tall - your head looks like it's on a tall body in your photo. That might be the oddest things I've ever typed here. Funny, I thought the same thing but felt weird saying it. Thanks for validating my thoughts. I've always thought Julee was tall, too. Her legs look really long. Does your hair count in your height?
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 24, 2016 3:17:05 GMT
I'm 159cm tall (5'2½" in the old scale). It sounds much taller in metric! I measured myself recently when we were measuring the kids. I always pictured you as tall - your head looks like it's on a tall body in your photo. That might be the oddest things I've ever typed here. That is funny and.... odd! I wish it were true.
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Post by countrychick on Apr 24, 2016 4:39:29 GMT
Well officially I am 5 feet and 5 inches but when I look at a weight chart I pretend I am taller!!!
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Post by JoP on Apr 24, 2016 6:20:33 GMT
I'm 5' 7.5" - I was 5'8" but have early stage osteoporosis - so beginning to shrink in my early 50's
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Post by Sue on Apr 24, 2016 6:33:42 GMT
I used to be 5' 6" but now, at age 69, I'd down to about 5' 4 1/2". I think those inches I lost in height went into my feet because now I wear 2 sizes larger than I did for most of my adult life.
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Post by gar on Apr 24, 2016 6:39:54 GMT
I'm 159cm tall (5'2½" in the old scale). It sounds much taller in metric! I measured myself recently when we were measuring the kids. No idea why but I definitely pictured you around 5' 7" or so. I'm still what I always thought I was, 5' 5 3/4"
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Post by camcas on Apr 24, 2016 9:21:12 GMT
177 cms
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Post by Patter on Apr 24, 2016 10:09:06 GMT
I have been 5 foot even since I was 18 (will be 51 in June). But, I haven't been measured in a while. Oh dear, I hope I am not shrinking yet. My grandmother was my height and shrunk to about 4'8" or so.
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Post by J u l e e on Apr 24, 2016 12:15:19 GMT
Funny, I thought the same thing but felt weird saying it. Thanks for validating my thoughts. I've always thought Julee was tall, too. Her legs look really long. Does your hair count in your height? I have freakishly long limbs. I am 5'9". At least I used to be. I'm afraid to check now!
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Post by TankTop on Apr 24, 2016 12:22:35 GMT
5'7" much to my dd's disappointment. She was hoping for 6'.
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Post by 2peafaithful on Apr 24, 2016 13:32:52 GMT
I am 5'6. I am grateful for every inch. I think my thighs would look better with 2 more inches but I have learned over the years to be grateful for the height I have.
3 inches is a huge difference. I know my mom and I were always the same height and we aren't anymore. She is 70. I don't know how much shorter she is I just know she is. She is on a medicine for bone loss too.
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Post by Suziee2 on Apr 24, 2016 13:37:55 GMT
I just posted this on the s/o thread, then saw this post so thought I'd post it here too.
Getting my bone density scan years ago, I was told I shrunk from 5' 4-3/4" to 5' 3". But then a few years later, a different doctors' office measured me and I was up to 5' 4-1/2". Makes no sense to me.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2016 13:56:37 GMT
I used to be 5'11" but am now around 5'10" - 5'10.5". I have back problems and expect to keep shrinking over time.
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Post by leannec on Apr 24, 2016 13:58:17 GMT
I have no idea now ... I know that I was 5'2" for most of my life but now, at age 49, I'm probably closer to 5'1" ... Getting old sucks
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