Measuring height wrong?

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So I'm at work as we speak (I work in a hospital). Measured my height on one of the professional measuring devices that are attached to the wall... I measured 170cm. I'm usually 168. I double checked the apparatus, and it was attached to the wall accurately. I then re-measured my height, 170 on the dot. So, I'm just wondering if I've been measuring myself wrong this whole time.... Although, I find it hard to believe. Measuring your height isn't a complicated task.. Maybe it's a morning height? I've been awake for 8 hours. Does that count as a morning height? I've never compared morning and afternoon heights.

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Quote from: TIBIKE200 on January 26, 2016, 03:21:48 PMWhen you got the 168cm height in which hours of the day was it? Try to measure yourself tommorow as well in the same hour

Don't know when I measured... Yeah, will measure 8 hours after I wake up on a different day.


This sounds so sad (because it's just a number), but I'm so pumped if I'm 170cm haha.

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Quote from: Daylight on January 26, 2016, 03:46:02 PMafter7-8hrs is exactly when you should measure your height. Its not morning height, so you are fine.

Cool. Well, I'll double check on other measuring apparatuses around the hospital to be sure that the particular device I used isn't creating the decrepancy.

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Quote from: Deads on January 26, 2016, 03:54:38 PMCool. Well, I'll double check on other measuring apparatuses around the hospital to be sure that the particular device I used isn't creating the decrepancy.

Okay, so 12 hours after being awake I measured myself on 2 separate measuring devices.. The original device (the one that measured me at 170 earlier) measured me at 169.2cm and the second one measured me at 169.2cm.

So, would 12 hours after awaking be classed as an evening height?

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Quote from: Alu on January 26, 2016, 08:15:26 PMIf you weren't really laying down and being a lazy bum then yeah...and to that regard congrats you're basically 5'7. Or more cynically 5'6.75

I sit for most of my shifts. I get up and down semi regularly.. Would I be cheating myself in terms of how much height I think I have?

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Quote from: Alu on January 26, 2016, 09:03:18 PMNot really. Considering the additional height most people have in the morning is all spine, sitting in itself can compress the spine and make you lose that extra height. Also, for me honestly I don't worry about 1 CM difference. I find an inch difference between two people to be hard to spot since people have different postures here and there; so a CM isn't much. Unless you really want to hit that 170 CM value (which in truth I want to)

Quote from: Alu on January 26, 2016, 09:03:18 PMNot really. Considering the additional height most people have in the morning is all spine, sitting in itself can compress the spine and make you lose that extra height. Also, for me honestly I don't worry about 1 CM difference. I find an inch difference between two people to be hard to spot since people have different postures here and there; so a CM isn't much. Unless you really want to hit that 170 CM value (which in truth I want to)

I completely agree.. It's just about me being attached to a number. The idea of getting to 5"9 in one surgery without having to lengthen some ridiculous amount like 8cm was my dream and I was only 1-2cm off of that dream.. Now I can officially hit the 5"9 status with just 6cm. Which for me, on my femurs looks completely normal.

Mockups in order; Original > 5cm > 6cm > 7cm

http://i.imgur.com/0ZiGAG1.jpg

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So today I measured myself about an hour after I woke up. I measured 171cm.... So, morning height is 171cm, 8 hours into the day I drop to 170, at 12 hours I drop to a little over 169cm... Definitely not 168cm haha.

Measured my gf's height immediatly after mine.... 177cm's!! So she's actually 6cm taller than me and this whole time I was thinking we were both shorter than we actually are.. so 5-6cm on femurs will definitely get me to 5"9 and that's all I give a s**t about.. Amazing how much we can get attached to a number haha.

I'm going to say I'm 169cm to be completely realistic.

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Quote from: YellowSpike on January 27, 2016, 02:15:45 PMNope. I refuse to wear lifts, however subtle/small they might be. Lifts make you feel that much worse about your height in my personal experience. Lifts are a good part of what drove me to LL in the first place.

And yeah ,I know there will always be someone taller in the room. My personal goal is someday to be at least 5'9" at night. To me that is the shortest a guy can be and still somewhat blend in. And if I have to accept bad proportions for a faster recovery and also for less money, then so be it. Tibias just take way too long (even though I'm well aware they are the better solution for the long term and for proportions). Dr. G is someone I trust, and he's really scaring me off from tibias (even if others have done them and ended up ok).

The mans mind is made!

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Quote from: YellowSpike on January 27, 2016, 03:55:05 PMI don't know guys. Tibias just really scare me. I can't help it, they just do. I was trying to muster the courage to do them, but Dr. G really spooked me (although yes, he strongly favors femurs and has super high recovery standards).

The idea of breaking four bones instead of just two, not having a solid foundation for partial weightbearing (which if you do femurs, you still have your ankles intact), stairs...they just really scare me. Call me a pu$$y if you will, but I'm not. I did femurs, and they were painful. They weren't fun. But I knew I'd recover in a fairly short amount of time.

And I can't do externals. Externals just are not an option for me.

I prefer to avoid Tibs now too.

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Quote from: theuprising on January 27, 2016, 05:16:31 PMWhoa stop with the hatefacts Alu, yea there may be slightly more serious issues in the medical world like people dying of preventable diseases but damn it this man needs a second cosmetic limb lengthening procedure! Priorities 

Bahahahaha


If I were you, just do the 2cm on your femur. It's quicker, cheaper, easier, it's with Guichet, and 2cm is all you truely want... Go for it. Get it done as soon as you can.