# Mr. Shoe is in the hospital **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 12, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279 "2012-08-12T16:58:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 40
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/782 "2012-11-01T04:32:41Z")
…and yet, we still don’t want you to be the last post on a view, **flatlined**. 😃 Very _very_ glad to see some major improvement over the past week or so, **purplehorseshoe**. Put a right smile on my face, it does. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/783 "2012-11-01T04:52:53Z")
YES! Yes. yes. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/784 "2012-11-01T14:21:57Z")
YAY!!! ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/785 "2012-11-01T15:14:38Z")
🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FeAudrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7feea3/32.png) [@FeAudrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeAudrey)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/786 "2012-11-01T15:40:42Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > …I’m bringing him a Coke Slushie to celebrate. Excellent choice. You’ll have been told that gloppy stuff is safer than liquid stuff to start with. ---
**Author:** ![redtail23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/787 "2012-11-01T16:07:32Z")
Yeah, if they’ve still got him restricted to “soft stuff” instead of “liquids”, they should be able to give you some thickener to turn the liquids into something more gloppy. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/788 "2012-11-01T17:25:38Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > YES! > > Yes. > yes. > -D/a Sounds like _someone_ is **REALLY** excited over your news ;). ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/789 "2012-11-01T19:53:34Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > **purplehorseshoe** - What did they give him to swallow? Something yummy, I hope. > > StG Applesauce. > [@Shayna](#): > > I spent hours working on a cool ascii image to show my excitement, and then my laptop froze… ☹ I will say, his first foray back into The Land of Solid Food was … underwhelming. \ Why are hospitals, which are full of sick people who need the best nourishment possible to boost their immune systems and overall outlook on life, the bastions of such horribly craptacular food? I joked about us being back in college eating dorm food in the cafeteria and he informed me in no uncertain terms that this was worse than that. \ We can bring him stuff, though, it’s just a matter of piquing his interest in something particular. Also, his stomach has gotten tiny (can’t hold more than a few bites, it seems) and his taste buds have gone all kinds of weird. He told me Wishbone Italian dressing tasted “spicy” with a total WTF look on his face. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/790 "2012-11-01T20:05:59Z")
Too late to ETA: I ran into his infectious disease doc this morning on my way out, and she has **pulled him off every single one of his IV antibiotics.** (He’s still getting some via the respirator, as an inhaled Rx.) Now THAT’S some serious progress! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/791 "2012-11-01T20:08:57Z")
Yay! Whoopee! [Conga-rats!](http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/attachments/svt-shelby-gt500-150/7943d1329354329-new-gt500-owner-conga-rats.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/792 "2012-11-01T20:35:51Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Too late to ETA: I ran into his infectious disease doc this morning on my way out, and she has **pulled him off every single one of his IV antibiotics.** (He’s still getting some via the respirator, as an inhaled Rx.) Now THAT’S some serious progress! Another round of Woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/793 "2012-11-01T20:40:05Z")
That’s fantastic! I just did a little chair dance for you guys at my desk, and I didn’t even check to see if anyone was looking. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/794 "2012-11-01T20:40:36Z")
Wonderful news!!! I’m so happy for you both! ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/795 "2012-11-01T20:42:04Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Too late to ETA: I ran into his infectious disease doc this morning on my way out, and she has **pulled him off every single one of his IV antibiotics.** (He’s still getting some via the respirator, as an inhaled Rx.) Now THAT’S some serious progress! OMG this is SO AWESOME! ```auto ´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ ´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶ ´´´´´´¶¶¶¶¶´´´´´´´¶¶´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶ ´´´´´¶´´´´´¶´´´´¶¶´´´´´¶¶´´´´¶¶´´´´´´¶¶ ´´´´´¶´´´´´¶´´´¶¶´´´´´´¶¶´´´´¶¶´´´´´´´¶¶ ´´´´´¶´´´´¶´´´¶¶´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶ ´´´´´´¶´´´¶´´¶¶´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶ ´´´´¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶ ´´´¶´´´´´´´´´´´´¶´´´¶¶´´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶´´´´´¶¶ ´´¶¶´´´´´´´´´´´´¶´´´´¶¶´´´´´´´´´´¶¶´´´´´´¶¶ ´¶¶´´´¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶´´´´´¶¶´´´´´´´¶¶´´´´´´´¶¶ ´¶´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´¶´´´´´´¶¶¶¶¶¶¶´´´´´´´´¶¶ ´¶¶´´´´´´´´´´´´´´¶´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶ ´´¶´´´¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶ ´´¶¶´´´´´´´´´´´¶´´¶¶´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶ ´´´¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶´´´´´¶¶´´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶ ´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ ``` (This time I stole it and only tweaked a little - haha) ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/796 "2012-11-02T01:14:18Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Too late to ETA: I ran into his infectious disease doc this morning on my way out, and she has **pulled him off every single one of his IV antibiotics.** (He’s still getting some via the respirator, as an inhaled Rx.) Now THAT’S some serious progress! It’s kinda funny: the IV-bag holding rack thingy\* looks so empty and forlorn now … 🙂 - Does it have a special name? Because I remember thinking: "Damn, that would make a terrific hummingbird-feeder holder … " ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/797 "2012-11-02T02:05:15Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > It’s kinda funny: the IV-bag holding rack thingy\* looks so empty and forlorn now … 🙂 > > - Does it have a special name? Because I remember thinking: "Damn, that would make a terrific hummingbird-feeder holder … " It’s just called an IV pole, even the ones not really a pole, but attached to the bed. We aren’t always creative. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/798 "2012-11-02T02:06:54Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I will say, his first foray back into The Land of Solid Food was … underwhelming. \ Why are hospitals, which are full of sick people who need the best nourishment possible to boost their immune systems and overall outlook on life, the bastions of such horribly craptacular food? I joked about us being back in college eating dorm food in the cafeteria and he informed me in no uncertain terms that this was worse than that. \,. Hospital food is an oxymoron, like jumbo shrimp and military intelligence ;). I used to volunteer at the peds unit at a hospital and worked with one girl who had to be coaxed to eating anything. One of my favorite nurses said to be as an aside “I don’t blame her. Even _I_ wouldn’t eat that stuff!” (said nurse was as “traditionally built” as I am, so no stranger to food of all sorts).That was sparked by the time it genuinely looked like someone had the runs while squatting over the poor kid’s plate. And when they took me to my room after my gallbladder surgery, they brought me a solid meal. Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, and some other godawful stuff. Nauseating to look at - I made them bring me something else. And the menu choices were pretty much 100% fiber free, as well. Seriously. I had had abdominal surgery and was on narcotics. I needed ROUGHAGE. I made my husband bring me Raisin Bran and Colace. /rant. Applesauce, at least, is something they’d have had to try _hard_ to screw up, even if it’s unexciting. Oh - and woohoo on that and on the no-more-antibiotics!!! ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/799 "2012-11-02T02:12:14Z")
Just wanted to say Yay, Mr. Shoe! ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/800 "2012-11-02T02:26:07Z")
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO for the **'SHOES!!!** This is seriously the best news I’ve read all day; congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/801 "2012-11-02T03:07:47Z")
Congratulations!! And as a completely anecdotal aside, the food-tasting-weird thing may subside now that he’s off the IV antibiotics. My father-in-law went through a horrendous bout with a systemic infection - that didn’t kill him, but the dramatic weight loss almost did. He said he _wanted_ to eat, but his favorite foods tasted incredibly weird and wrong to him. We were at our wits end about what to do when his course of IV antibiotics finally ended and his tastebuds almost magically went back to normal. One of his doctors told us (afterwards, of course) that the heavy-duty antibiotics can wreak havoc on a person’s sense of taste and smell. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279.md?page=41)