i am getting shorter

[cuznjohn]

i had a doctors visit today and they measured my height. in my younger days i was close to 6ft.1 today i was 5'9 inches so i decided to look up why i shrunk. here is what i found,

http://www.uamshealth.com/?id=12264&sid=1

[Chupaca]

and here I thought I had a flat...:roflblack::roflblack:

[bruiser]

Yep. I was 5'8 when I joined the Air Force in 1969. I was 5' 61/2 on my retirement physical in 1989. The VA has me at 5'6. I would say what else shrunk but then I'd get HAMMERED.

[gparr]

I was 6'2" when I started getting my yearly physicals at age 40. My last visit at age 52 I was 6'1.5". The shrinking process has begun.

[kep-up]

Yeah, the body gets shorter, and the feet get longer! :shocked:

[ARtraveler]

Another sign of the fine cognac maturing. :roflblack::roflblack:

[retread]

Peaked at 6' 2 1/2" at 28, now it's around 6' even. Legs are shorter, spine compressed, figure in a few more years, I'll be around 5' 10".

john

[Copperman]

My whole adult life I've been 5'11". I am now 5'10", or so the doctor tells me. Not sure I believe him!

[JerryB]

Hi cuznjohn

Re: here is what i found

http://www.uamshealth.com/?id=12264&sid=1

1. So far the link has locked up my computer three times now. Not gonna try that again.

2. I'm 74 and my last two physicals ( annually ) I measured at 6 ft 1/2 inch. Always before I have been 6 ft even.

Looks like I'm growing; :yes:

Sorry about the rest of you guys. Maybe you guys should try my brand of bourbon,

Jerry Baumchen

[Bob Denman]

It's all of the water... :shocked:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nKfvJiS35I8

[Cavman]

It seems like every time I get a new pair of glasses I feel shorter because the ground looks closer than it was with the previous pair of glasses. :roflblack: