Has anyone ever found out that they're taller than they are?

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I have always thought I was 5'7. I had a drs appointment where they took height and weight and I'm 5'8.5! Has anyone else ever has this happen to them? I feel so tall all of a sudden 😂

A nurse once told me I was 5'8" because she converted the cm measurement. The cm measurement put me at 5 feet 8 inches and 15/16 or whatever the smallest unit is!

I go by 5'9" these days.

NO! Opposite!

I was in Boots on the weighing machine and I seemed to have shrunk by two inches. However, when at the doctors I was again 5ft 4 ins. Of course I then realised I had not been standing up straight in Boots, I was sort of crouched ready to grab my bag if someone tried to steal it!!!

Poor posture is a very common reason for people to 'lose' height as they age - especially now we all have smart phones and laptops. My fathers family had a history of 'Dowagers Hump' and he was a stickler for making us children all walk 'properly'. He was also desperate to be 6ft tall but only measured 5ft 11.5 unless he really stood tall so that's what he did It's worked as he's nearly 80 and is still as upright as a soldier despite never being in the military.

Yes, always thought I was 5’6. Nope, I’m actually 5’6 and a half.

After starting Pilates, I was measured at the doctors and found I’d gained an inch in height. That was nearly 20 years ago so I could well have lost it again now.

You’re taller in the morning than in the evening too (there was a ride at a theme park that my daughter was tall enough for in the morning but didn’t quite make it in the afternoon)

Always knew I was small. Broke my back in 4 places, plus old age menopause shrinkage aswell, means I've lost 3 inches in the last year. Nearly classified as a midget. Really pissed off.

Haha! I've had this my whole life! I'm just under 5'11" but have had countless (shorter) men tell me I must be 6' because they are 5'11" and I'm taller than them 🙄some men just can't cope with a taller woman!

I’ve always been 5”2, until about 3 years ago when I started measuring at 5”3 every time I needed to be measured. I think I must have had a late growth spurt 😄

It’s funny because people who have known me a long time always make short jokes (which doesn’t bother me at all), but people who are newer to my life are often surprised when they find out I’m “only” 5”3 because apparently I look taller. So strange.

The nurse who did my smear used a longer speculum as I'm taller than she thought. I'm 5 foot 3. I must look really small lol.

Why do you want to be smaller?

Similar here, I discovered recently I was 5'2 I'd always said I was 5'3 and a half.... I'm sure I was that when I was measured as a 16 year old 😭

I wish it happened to me😂 I'd be rocking that extra inch

I had a growth spurt in my early twenties. I had a year abroad, eating well and exercising a lot, and when I came home most of the clothes I had left behind did not quite fit me.

It took me ages to discover that I had actually grown half a shoe size and 2cm in height!

But she's taller, not shorter.

Aren't we taller in the morning or something? Not that much though, I suppose.
I'd guess either an incorrect measure at the doctor's or wearing shoes.

So do all tall women have longer vaginas? Is everything always in proportion?

Ha, yes, I get this too! Lots of men insisting I’m “really tall” and “must be taller than 5’8”, because I’m taller than them.

Nope, I’m definitely 5’8 and they’re shortarses.

😂 You must have thought what, that doesn’t make sense at all.

I know the 1st speculum didn't touch my cervix ! I've had a vaginal birth so maybe I'm stretched ?
Also midwives say the size of the feet correlate with the pelvis

😂 Longer vaginas, l think every vagina is different, being tall or shorter in height, doesn’t make a difference.

I was told that it was the cartilage tissue in between each vertebra that becomes compressed, not the bones themselves.

Unless someone younger is at high risk of osteoporosis or they are already well over 50, then it is very unlikely to be bone density problem. They are keeping a close eye on mine, as I had a premature menopause, hence me knowing a little bit about it.

So, why the longer speculum?

I grew an inch taller after having a hysterectomy. I was quite pleased.

Yes. I was always 5 ft 3, then during my first pregnancy they said I was 5 ft 5 and every time I’ve been measured since they’ve read it as 5 ft 5. Before this happened my DH thought he was shrinking because he said I seemed taller!

My Dad has always been 6' 4" - he was measured recently at the GP and was told he was 5' 11". He's 82 and I know that some people do lose some height over the years, but unless you've had your feet chopped off, no-one loses 5 inches!

I think the nurse must have been drunk - I measured him at just over 6' 3"