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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / July 2004Proof that 3 inches IS important!
NOT x-rated! Get your mind out of the gutter! Now that I've got your attention...... After reading about the compression fractures and the procedure to "restore" normal height, I decided to see how tall I was these days. My 19 year old niece is visiting from up north. I haven't seen her since she was 12 and I was amazed at how tall she had grown. I guessed she was about 3 inches taller than me. Knowing I was 5'7" tall, I said, what are you now, 5'10"? When she insisted she was 5'7" tall, I just had to pull out the measuring tape. You cannot believe how shocked I was to learn that I've lost 3 inches! Ironically, the other day I was wondering who was messing with my cane and moved the pin on it -- it felt high. So now I know. 5'4" tall. Hmmm. Hopefully the doctor will say I'm a candidate for the Kyphoplasty procedure and it will restore my height. And end this pain.  SignatureCyberhugs, DianeW It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. --Antoine de Saint Exup?ry Ouch! I've lost 1.5 inches somewhere along the line, but that's only half of what you have lost! The really lousy part is that losing inches means you are that much more overweight LOL That was a diet motivator for me! I hope the procedure turns out to be a good one and that you are a candidate for it. The end of pain and regained height are things to look forward to! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare HA! The first thing I said was now I'm in a different weight chart! Son and hubby didn't get it! SignatureCyberhugs, DianeW It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. --Antoine de Saint Exup?ry > Ouch! I've lost 1.5 inches somewhere along the line, but that's only half of > what you have lost! The really lousy part is that losing inches means you > are that much more overweight LOL That was a diet motivator for me! > > I hope the procedure turns out to be a good one and that you are a candidate > for it. The end of pain and regained height are things to look forward to! >HA! The first thing I said was now I'm in a different weight chart! Son >and hubby didn't get it! I've lost an inch in height over the years. And it did make a big difference when working toward lowering my BMI so I could get approved for gastric bypass surgery. That one inch height loss meant I had to lose an extra fourteen pounds to reach their target BMI. -- Kiyoshi - The reverse side also has a reverse side. "I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances." Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, 1731-1802 > NOT x-rated! Get your mind out of the gutter! Now that I've got your > attention...... [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Hmmm. Hopefully the doctor will say I'm a candidate for the Kyphoplasty > procedure and it will restore my height. And end this pain. I can remember someone posting something similar about this some time ago. Everyone who responded had lost an inch at least, (me for one), and some even more than that. As you say, three inches can be quite important, especially where weight is concerned:) Janet Not knowing your age, Diane, could it be bone loss/osteoarthritis that has caused you to lose several inches? Nanny > NOT x-rated! Get your mind out of the gutter! Now that I've got your > attention...... [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Hmmm. Hopefully the doctor will say I'm a candidate for the Kyphoplasty > procedure and it will restore my height. And end this pain. Diane W wrote: > You cannot believe how shocked I was to learn that I've lost 3 inches! When I renewed my driver license in 1990, I was surprised when the chart at the camera showed I had lost 3 inches. Then 2 years ago I learned I has lost another 5 inches. That's a total of 8 inches between 1977 and 2002. ... Son of a gun: Offshoot of a shotgun wedding. |
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