Is anybody else....

[anonymous]

...shrinking??? I went to clinic the other day and the measured my height for the first time in a long time and I had shrunken 1 1/2cm. I'm only 25!!! Just curious if this has happened to anyone else?

Dawn
25F w/CF

 

[anonymous]

No, not yet, but heard it can be a sign of osteoperosis. Have you had a bone scan done yet?
Another thing is....some of us CFers start to have our sholders slump forward and if that's the case then we could appear shorter too.

 

[JazzysMom]

I was 5' 3 1/2" for years. I took pride in that 1/2" difference. For years now I have been at 5' 3". I am not sure when that measurement started changing. I did have a bone scan done & it actually showed minimal bone loss. I think most of my "hunching" is from being tired & congested. Since I stopped working it has gotten worse. When I worked I always sat up straight otherwise I wouldnt survive the day. Old age.....aint it grand! LOL

 

[kybert]

dont be worried, im sure you havent shrunk. height can sometimes read different if taken at different times of the day. did you know we are taller in the morning than the evening? you might have slouched a bit or stood up really tall last time or this time you got measured. perhaps the person measuring it wasnt very accurate? maybe the tape measure is inaccurate. my height always changes between 181 and 183 cm depending on all those things i previously said.

 

[nobody]

Trapped air in our lungs also can cause us to hunch over, sapping our height. I too have seen a small decrease in height.
I work on my back muscles too, due to all the coughing tightening my front torso muscle. I think this actually helps me to
maintain my height.
-steve

 

[JennifersHope]

I am with Melissa on this one.. I was always so proud to be 5'3 inches.. My last height check I was only 5"2.5 inches.. I really liked that half inch...