# 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:** 50
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/982 "2012-12-01T23:12:14Z")
All this news is fantastic. Congratulations to you both for your patience and hard work. ---
**Author:** ![slumtrimpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/983 "2012-12-02T01:00:14Z")
At this rate he’ll be home by Christmas! Keeping fingers crossed. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/984 "2012-12-03T17:17:09Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > … His PEG stent is supposed to come out today. Word on the street is that’ll hurt too. I told him to \*\*\*tell \*\*\*them that hydrocodone doesn’t do jack and to go with something else (honestly, he says plain Advil does more) so we’ll see how that goes. Anyway, last tube thingy gone! Soon! I hope! **poink** All gone! Said it hurt right when it was pulled, and then not at all after that. He pulled some muscles in his ribs over the weekend, though. ☹ Tomorrow there will be a meeting with his doctor, PTs, case manager etc. to discuss his upcoming care, discharge plans (!!!) outpatient treatments etc. Hopefully we’ll all have a clearer view of the future after that. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/985 "2012-12-03T17:46:02Z")
Good news! (except the muscle pull) Thanks for the update. Hope to hear good news after tomorrow’s meeting. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/986 "2012-12-03T18:13:40Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > Good news! (except the muscle pull) > > Thanks for the update. Hope to hear good news after tomorrow’s meeting. +1 !!! ---
**Author:** ![Hokkaido\_Brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d26b3c/32.png) [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/987 "2012-12-03T23:26:21Z")
This is getting very exciting! ---
**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:** [December 4, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/988 "2012-12-04T00:31:45Z")
:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)🙂 ---
**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:** [December 4, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/989 "2012-12-04T00:35:34Z")
Poink goes the PEG! Love it! Now, about those discharge plans… -D/a ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/990 "2012-12-04T02:03:44Z")
TOH may be home for Christmas (fingers crossed)… ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/991 "2012-12-04T15:56:27Z")
Woohoo! Sounds like things are looking up for Mr. Horseshoe! Three meals a day, showers, physical therapy, no more “institution clothes”… this place is sounding like a luxury resort in comparison to where he’s been! (Remember when being allowed to illicitly crunch on a single ice chip was a “treat”?) Is “Shmoopie Home for the Holidays” a realistic hope? If so, I am heartily adding my most positive thoughts to the existing pile. 🙂 Keep us updated! ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/992 "2012-12-04T16:12:11Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > TOH may be home for Christmas (fingers crossed)… This is my deepest hope! ---
**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:** [December 4, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/993 "2012-12-04T18:15:20Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > I think this is a good idea, big deal = new thread!!! Sorry, but not until he’s safely home. Once he’s set foot over that threshold (or, uh, been wheeled over it 😉 ) then we can talk. Until then, I won’t quite believe it. He got a visit from some therapy dogs last night - that was fun! They kept coming around right when he was busy (potty, shower, etc.) and were just about to leave for the night. His aunt begged them to stay, and when one of them, who had a beagle, found out that Shoe’s childhood dog was a beagle, they all decided to stick around. So instead of a visit from one dog, there was a parade of about a half-dozen! A huge black German shepherd, a sweet old golden retriever, the aforementioned beagle (who knows the “Bang! You’re dead!” trick :D) a sheltie and one or two others. It was a nice surprise! Off to find out what’s up. We were talking last night and he said himself that he’s not (physically) ready to go home yet. Mentally and emotionally, hell yes … but not physically. Not YET. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/994 "2012-12-04T18:45:22Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Sorry, but not until he’s safely home. Once he’s set foot over that threshold (or, uh, been wheeled over it 😉 ) then we can talk. Until then, I won’t quite believe it. > > He got a visit from some therapy dogs last night - that was fun! They kept coming around right when he was busy (potty, shower, etc.) and were just about to leave for the night. His aunt begged them to stay, and when one of them, who had a beagle, found out that Shoe’s childhood dog was a beagle, they all decided to stick around. So instead of a visit from one dog, there was a parade of about a half-dozen! A huge black German shepherd, a sweet old golden retriever, the aforementioned beagle (who knows the “Bang! You’re dead!” trick :D) a sheltie and one or two others. It was a nice surprise! > > Off to find out what’s up. We were talking last night and he said himself that he’s not (physically) ready to go home yet. Mentally and emotionally, hell yes … but not physically. > > Not YET. Yay for fur therapy!!! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/995 "2012-12-04T18:56:27Z")
I need fur therapy at work. DO you think I could certify one of my dogs as a therapy dog, and say I need her around for the sake of my mental health? StG ---
**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:** [December 4, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/996 "2012-12-04T20:05:43Z")
OK, so tentative \*\*final \*\*release date is January 23rd. That’s basically a total WAG based on his stay of less than a week so far. I kinda think it might be sooner and they’re covering their butts a bit. They did say that once he’s stronger and a bit more independent that we could get “day passes” to leave for a few hours to go to the park or whatever. He’ll be starting aquatic exercises in the next day or two, and I’m sure that’ll help, too. His bones are showing signs of osteoporosis from so much inactivity for so long, so they’re upping his calcium, vitamin B and vitamin D supplements. He’s willing to do what his PT wants, but he gets fatigued quickly. Alrighty, that’s it from me for now. Discuss. ---
**Author:** ![Hokkaido\_Brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d26b3c/32.png) [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/997 "2012-12-04T22:14:27Z")
What wonderful 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:** [December 4, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/998 "2012-12-04T23:00:34Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > **poink** All gone! Said it hurt right when it was pulled, and then not at all after that. … Forgot to mention: his doctor hung a sign on his wall: Congratulations, Other Shoe! You are now an official member of the **Double Belly Button Club**! Well, it amused _me_, at least. 😃 When he sat up last night to reach for something he said he felt a tiny fart come out of the (rapidly-closing) hole. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/999 "2012-12-04T23:40:54Z")
oh, boy, sounds like a really good place. and dogs!! so we will wait for the new thread until you are ready. it’s all good. 🙂 ---
**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:** [December 4, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1000 "2012-12-04T23:52:13Z")
Yay for therapy dogs! Seriously, unless you’re allergic or something, how could a visit from dogs not just be the best thing? 🙂 Glad to hear he has a target release date. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1001 "2012-12-05T01:20:53Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Forgot to mention: his doctor hung a sign on his wall: > > Congratulations, Other Shoe! > You are now an official member of the **Double Belly Button Club**! > > Well, it amused _me_, at least. 😃 > > When he sat up last night to reach for something he said he felt a tiny fart come out of the (rapidly-closing) hole. They cut mine out and shaped a faux one. Frankly, I’d rather they had left me with none. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279.md?page=51)