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J P Stein 04-05-2012 08:48 AM

I'm crushed.....
 
Went to have a bone density test this morning.
Got my height measured by the nice lady.....she says 5'10"......I sez WHAT?
I was 5'113/4" for years......really pissed that I never made 6'0....but now....WTF?
Getting old & shrunken really sucks.....less of a man, a shadow of my former self, yada, yada...
Vertical is good, tho....not AS vertical, but still....:confused:

id10t 04-05-2012 09:02 AM

As long as you are the same height when laying down, things are good.... :)

recycled sixtie 04-05-2012 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J P Stein (Post 6668644)
Went to have a bone density test this morning.
Got my height measured by the nice lady.....she says 5'10"......I sez WHAT?
I was 5'113/4" for years......really pissed that I never made 6'0....but now....WTF?
Getting old & shrunken really sucks.....less of a man, a shadow of my former self, yada, yada...
Vertical is good, tho....not AS vertical, but still....:confused:

I know the feeling. For me it is not loss of height but bone density is in the medium range as measured last month. By the time I am 90(if I make that) I will duct tape a broom handle to my back to keep me upright. In the meantime I eat lots of yoghourt and drink lots of milk. Mind u I have lots of bone between the ears! Does that count?:)Signed not horizontal.

NY65912 04-05-2012 09:17 AM

JP, if I remember you like me have Crohn's right? Crohn's sucks out Vit D and calcium from our bodies. Make sure you take supplements. I was diagnosed with osteopena a few years ago with a bone density test. Oh yes, I have shrunk about a ½" in the last ten years.

Zeke 04-05-2012 09:17 AM

Studies on calcium intake are not conclusive for dairy products.

Rikao4 04-05-2012 09:23 AM

start using the metric system..
the # sound large..

Rika

red-beard 04-05-2012 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by id10t (Post 6668674)
As long as you are the same height when laying down, things are good.... :)

I'm taller that way...

Jim Richards 04-05-2012 09:34 AM

Get a few lengths of rope and a couple of cars. I'm sure it won't take much effort to get you to 6'. ;)

wdfifteen 04-05-2012 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by id10t (Post 6668674)
As long as you are the same height when laying down, things are good.... :)

Sadly, unless I take a Viagra that's no longer true. :D

Superman 04-05-2012 10:19 AM

Yup. I used to be 5'9". Today, I am exaggerating when I say I am 5'8".

J P Stein 04-05-2012 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Richards (Post 6668767)
Get a few lengths of rope and a couple of cars. I'm sure it won't take much effort to get you to 6'. ;)

Thanks, Tim, I needed that to cheer me down.

red-beard 04-05-2012 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wdfifteen (Post 6668871)
Sadly, unless I take a Viagra that's no longer true. :D

And that wasn't what I meant...

I'm gravitationally challenged...

Tobra 04-05-2012 12:34 PM

The loss of height is not from bone, it is from the intervertebral discs becoming dehydrated and shrinking.

For bone density concerns, you should be lifting weights. When bone is under stress, it gets stronger, pretty killer system actually.

LeeH 04-05-2012 12:40 PM

Friend of mine who turned 50 last year uses an inversion table just about daily. He does sit up/crunches on it while upside down and just hangs for a while. On his last check up they measured him at 1/4 taller than what he's been all his life. He asked them to double check and they said it was correct.

If you look around on the internet you'll find others who've experience the same thing.

Erakad 04-05-2012 12:46 PM

What can I say..."the older the bull, the harder the horn". No worries.


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