strange question, but has anyone else shrunk?
I used to be 5' 9" but now am only just 5' 7.5" Not funny!! and its bugging me
How old are you? Have you ever had a bone density scan? Is your doctor aware of it?I'm 25, never had one and not seen new rheumy yet, but sure am gonna mention it! scary stuff, always been tall ish and now i'm nearly short!that is quite a difference in your height. I know osteoprosis (have no idea how to spell that!!) can cause "shrinkage" but I wouldn't think you'd have that at your age...but I've heard some do.
I'm only 34 and have osteopenia which is the beginning stage of osteoprosis. It only shows up in my hips though...and the only reason they did the bone scan to begin with was because I'm presently going through early menopause which can be associated with bone loss.
How's you figure out the height change?
got measured at new GP's
just wondering if it something to do with all the back trouble and hip stuff recently, oh well, more for the list. I apologise now if i don't reply till the morning, not feeling too clever so off for an early night. Thanks lovie for all your help
I'm not sure I was much help at all. Tomorrow tell me what the GP said about it. Or did you even think to question them? That's the sort of stuff that doesn't cross my mind until I've gotten home and start to replay the days events and then I wonder "Why did I ask them that while I was there?"
Try not to be overly concerned about it right now. You've got far too much on your mind now as it is.
Sleep Sweet my friend. I hope you get the rest you so badly need.
i've got osteoporosis that was dx'ed in 2002 or 2003. so i was 25 or 26. in looking back over my records from childhood, i was showing osteopenia then. never took corticosteroids until 2002. so they termed my osteoporosis as secondary to RA and left it at that. apparently my rheumy was concerned enough to do a bone density scan but not concerned enough to treat it.