Height

[PerkyOchrePeer]

I've always been 5 foot 6. Today I was measured at a medical centre and they told me I was 5 foot 4. The last time I was measured was 5 years ago and I was still 5 foot 6. I am going to double check my height

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It is what it is. I’ve always been 5ft 10, recently measured at 5ft 9 so I guess I’ve shrunk
I never wanted to be tall but you get what you’re given!

Probably just a boring mistake. Im 5'2. Always have been at every measurement. At my last midwife appointment they measured me and recorded my height as 5'6. I made them double check at another appointment as i knew this to be wrong and low and behold i am still 5'2 but their measuring device is out.

Surely a medical centre would measure your height in cm and not in feet and inches?

Unless they measured you using a stadiometer it's quite possible that the height they recorded is wrong. Some years ago my height was measured in hospital using what was effectievly a paper tape measure stuck to the wall and they told me I was 6cm shorter than I knew I was. I pointed out to them that the paper measure (which stahred at 25cm) had been stuck too high on the wall.

Anyway - who cares?

This Youtube channel is good on measuring heights -

No. Wearing 2 and a half inch heels does not make you 2 and a half inches taller

I'm sure once they've gathered all the relevant evidence they'll know which direction they need to go.

Are you sniffing glue?

What a ridiculous thing to say! And bloody offensive.

Thanks for that, all us short people are bereft with sorrow.

If you knew you were slouching why didn't you stand up straight?

I am very small and have shrunk because breaking my back in 4 places. Plus we all shrink and most lose 2-3 inches in old age, which happens earlier than you think, not just at say aged 80!

Don't get too involved, this poster has started a few 'odd' threads lately

Don’t be too heartbroken yet - the OP says the NHS system is faulty; I must be 5’5 instead of 5’3 then! Feel so much better about myself now.

Were you moving at close to the speed of light relative to the person carrying out the observation? That would explain any apparent shrinkage.

So you can't add two and a half to five and a half and arrive at the correct answer...

Ok so it's 5 ft 8 which I can pretend I am when I wear the shoes

I am 60 and 5 foot 3 and my dr measured me at 5 foot, he was concerned about my bones so sent me for a dexa scan. I am of course still 5 foot 3, but i didn't argue with him as I wanted the scan done.

You can pretend if it makes you happy, but you're not 5ft8 and never will be and it's good to embrace the height you actually are

you also will be taller in the mornings.
keeping hydrated and keeping a strong posture (weight training!) are said to reduce shrinkage.

I know I'm not 5 ft 8. But with heels you can find out what it feels like to be that height. When I was 21 I had a pair of 3 inch heels. I was 5 ft 6 and with those heels it pushed me up yo 5 ft 9. I hated it because I felt too tall and had to bend down more when I went to the kitchen to make tea as I was too far away from the work top so I never wore such high shoes again

Not really sure what to say about that apart from just embrace the height you are and move on from it