# 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:** 58
**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:** [January 11, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1142 "2013-01-11T01:33:25Z")
FWIW, my co-worker told me at lunch yesterday that he had pain in his thigh. This is awesome, because…well, since before he started chemo, he had absolutely no sensation in the thigh. Pain = feeling…hope that he’ll get more mobility back and will get off the walker. And he’s up to a two pound weight in some of his exercises. Counting the days until you have him home, Shoe! -D/a ---
**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:** [January 11, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1143 "2013-01-11T01:48:11Z")
Great news (I think)! It doesn’t seem fair that something that came on so quickly should take so long to heal, but it sure does sound like he’s progressing. We’ll all keep on rooting for him! ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1144 "2013-01-11T05:19:25Z")
I think so too ! _hugs_ for you both! ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1145 "2013-01-13T00:39:37Z")
I have no doubt. Your guy seems pretty determined. From what I’ve seen with my friends, the ones who are determined and stubborn recover much better than the ones who just let things happen. As I’m sure you remember, my sweetie had a quad bypass and was back to 80% at 5 months. A friend of mine who is 15 years younger than my sweetie had a triple bypass. He just let things happen, didn’t work at his recovery and had a wife who would do everything for him. Its been over a year and he’s only back to 50%. I’m trying to give you some encourgement here, not stealth bragging about Bill. I know that you are getting much busier now that TOS is in recovery, but please do check in and let us know. We do care. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1146 "2013-01-13T00:45:46Z")
Yay, I get to bump **flatlined** this time! (Nothing personal!) ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1147 "2013-01-13T03:29:20Z")
I haven’t read this thread. I Just wanted to say that whenever I’m scanning down the thread list and I come across this one, I always read it as: **My shoe is in the hospital**. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1148 "2013-01-13T03:54:51Z")
The more you push it in physical therapy the quicker and more complete the recovery. Pain is a sign of weakness leaving the body. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1149 "2013-01-14T16:01:47Z")
Aaaaaaaaaalmost there … aaaaaaalllllllmost … ---
**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:** [January 14, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1150 "2013-01-14T17:17:06Z")
Tomorrow is the big day! 😃 You changed the sheets, right? 😉 ---
**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:** [January 14, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1151 "2013-01-14T22:17:56Z")
Hardy-har har. Actually, since we only have a mattress (no box frame or whatnot) on the floor, he’ll be sleeping on the couch, until he either gets a lot stronger, or we scrape together the $ to buy a box spring thingy. It’s a comfy couch, though. 🙂 And it comes with cats. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1152 "2013-01-15T00:49:31Z")
That’s a plus! Kittehs help keep you warm! ---
**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:** [January 16, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1153 "2013-01-16T02:23:32Z")
So? Is there good news out there? Inquiring shoe fans wanna know! 🙂 -D/a ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1154 "2013-01-16T02:39:24Z")
Yeah, I was expecting all kinds of hoorah and stuff… ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1155 "2013-01-16T03:39:53Z")
Well? ---
**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:** [January 16, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1156 "2013-01-16T04:04:08Z")
Methinks she is busy tonight…😃 ---
**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:** [January 17, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1157 "2013-01-17T20:44:09Z")
Very busy. 🙂 Being pulled in too many directions at once, what with work crap blowing up right at the same time and all. But yes - this can be considered **the official end of this thread.** I’m not going to ask the mods to close it or anything (maybe someone else poking around the internet will have questions to add) but … well, he’s out of the hospital. And home. Home. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1158 "2013-01-17T21:09:09Z")
That is very good news. But keep us updated on his progress, eh? Even if it is in another thread. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1159 "2013-01-17T21:15:57Z")
Fabulous 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 17, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1160 "2013-01-17T21:46:13Z")
Now we just have to make sure that **flatlined** isn’t the last post. Sort of like O’Henry’s story _The Last Leaf._ StG ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279/1161 "2013-01-17T21:59:36Z")
Congratulations to both shoes! I know home will be very busy and stressful until he’s back to whole. (He will be.) Start a new thread to keep us informed, because we are invested in your well-being. You’ll have a safe place to vent. Even though you love him so much, you’ll get frustrated and so will he. Let us absorb some of that frustration. We are sponges! 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279.md?page=57) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-shoe-is-in-the-hospital/631279.md?page=59)