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Just Plain Bill

Why I Dislike my Doctor’s Nurse

Maybe the term dislike is a little harsh. In fact, I really like my doctor’s nurse very much, so why would I even consider a pejorative term?

The comment above has to do with the times my doctor’s nurse measures my weight and my height as a part of my doctor visits – specifically when she notes that my height is becoming somewhat less over time. In other words – I’m shrinking!

Most people would label my response to my shrinking as an overreaction - and it most likely is. It may not make much sense to them that someone would be so bothered by experiencing the natural tendency to get smaller as vertebrae compress, along with other body parts tending to sag as a result of gravity.

I can remember like it was yesterday when I finally reached 5’ 6” at age 16, the year I played third string JV quarterback and a year or so before I graduated from high school. As I was growing to this height, I was able to reach the pedals in my car a little better – but still was never fully comfortable as I learned quite young that I was “tall sitting down.” (The topic of a blog earlier this year.)

So, my doctor’s nurse is just telling me like it is when she measures my height. Unfortunately, my weight has not been going in the same direction as my height, but that is the subject of a future blog.

Deal with it, Bill, deal with it!