Long story, but tonight I am on my second day of NPO waiting for a mysterious fever to break. I've been in the hospital since 2am last Sunday morning when I though I had a bad stomach flu -- I'd been nauseous for a week before that. I even took a pregnancy test because it was that medium level nausea that never quite goes away. Negative.

So Sunday night I start throwing up over and over...bad stomach flu, maybe I can sleep it off. But I'm weeping from the pain and trying to get comfortable in the bathtub with a warm shower pouring over me. DH told me to decide whether he would call an ambulance or drive to the ER, but either way, I had five minutes to get dressed.

Fast forward a few hours and they've got me on pain meds and a diagnosis: acute pancreatitis and gall stones requiring immediate removal of my gall bladder. Pain level: 10, shifted to seven on the meds.

So long story, but I'm looking ahead and trying to figure out how best to heal my pancreas. Oh, and a partially collapsed left lung. I've been using the breathing thing often, and I'm doing the long walks around the floor, but when I get home and start eating food I prepare myself, what do I do?

Anyone been through it and have some tips?

Thanks!
Roxy, currently grieving of the total loss of fitness