Please suggest foods for this medical situation
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Anonymous
| I had my wisdom teeth out at 35 and it was a very tough recovery. I would definitely prepare for more than a day or two of only liquids. It took me more than a week to be able to eat any sort of solids. I hope yours is a much easier recovery! |
Anonymous
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Do you have someone who can stay with you on the day of the procedures? You will be a bit out of it. I had 2 out when I was in my 40s and I recall there being alot of support needed - run to the pharmacy to get the medications, pretty constant icing, multiple pain killers and antibiotics on different schedules which I don't think anyone can manage while still on pain killers. In addition to someone driving you home, I think you really do need support on the first day.
I ate Jello, pudding cups, ice cream, yogurt, scrambled eggs, canned chicken noodle soup the first 2 days. Are your teeth fully erupted? It actually was much easier recovery for me to pull out my fully errupted wisdom teeth at 45 than my teenage son who had impacted teeth. Good luck! |
Anonymous
I’m the 11:43 poster. My recovery was exactly the opposite of yours, but all four of my teeth were impacted - I think it does make a huge difference. (I also developed a hematoma and dry socket on one side where the surgeon said it was “particularly challenging”). |
Anonymous
| WHY are you getting them out? |
Anonymous
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I would buy a variety of yogurts and yogurt drinks, making sure to avoid any with seeds. That will give you something to eat as well as help with the antibiotics.
Do take the antibiotics. I was allergic to the kind the office normally gives, so they gave me nothing. I got an infection and could not eat solid foods for weeks. Looking back, I have no idea why they did not offer an alternative. I think I was an experiment for them. |
Anonymous
No. I'll just hang in the waiting room until I feel coherent enough to take an Uber home unless they'll let me walk home. I'm going to get all the medication ahead of time - I actually already have two of the three. I will have to manage. Yes, the teeth are all out and the surgeon seemed to indicate it would be easy and quick (for him). |
Anonymous
| Peanut butter banana smoothies, assuming of course you are not allergic. They're filling and no seeds. Cut with vanilla ice cream or yogurt. Eat with spoon, not a straw. |
Anonymous
How do you know when you can switch from liquids to solids? What criteria do you use to make that determination? |
Anonymous
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Check to make sure they will be giving you the antibiotics and pain medicine at the office.
Sometimes they send you with a prescription to a pharmacy. And you don’t want to be dealing with that after the procedure. |
Anonymous
| Cheese grits |
Anonymous
I already have the antibiotic, but not the pain killer. |
Anonymous
NP. Don’t do grits. The little grits get caught everywhere and you’re not allowed to swish out your mouth for a while. |
Anonymous
| Has your surgeon recommended eating pineapple and or drinking pineapple juice the day before surgery? Ours did and as it helps with inflammation. If you are not a tea drinker, you may wish to get some cheap plain black lipton tea bags to help with post op bleeding. Does your clinic know you won't have anyone with you day of procedure? |
Anonymous
NP. Interesting about pineapple juice. We just had a consult with an oral surgeon for DD’s upcoming wisdom teeth removal and I specifically asked about pineapple juice. He laughed and said it doesn’t do anything. He did say that he’s been getting a lot of questions about it recently. Now I wonder who is right. If you already had the surgery, did it help? |
Anonymous
| Pureed soups like cream of potato, butternut squash, cream of tomato, can be more satisfying than cold foods and cause no issues. |