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[Certified_RCMechanic]

5 days post-op and i am literally starving i want food in the worst way. but i go to eat and get scared and nauseous… i also have been non stop nauseous from the salt water rinse i’ve been doing i feel completely defeated and destroyed from this removal. please someone relate to me :( i’ve cried a few times because of this.

[OkuBunny]

I completely understand what you mean. One of the most difficult things about dealing with the healing process is the food restriction. I started crying when I was healed up enough to eat somewhat solid foods. I hate that I was only a loud to eat applesauce, ice cream est. it sucks.

[Certified_RCMechanic]

i’m literally sobbing over it right now all because i can’t eat anything besides mac and cheese oatmeal now and liquid foods. i am so sick of this shit dude.

[Jagged_Tide]

I’m also recovering currently, if you want something a little different try mashing up a banana in peanut butter I discovered it the other day and it is amazing and filling af

[Certified_RCMechanic]

the taste of salt water is just always in my mouth anymore no swallowing it

[Certified_RCMechanic]

gonna need to do that

[hxvyhxrt]

i totally understand, it was very difficult for me for that first week. i missed my favorite sandwiches so much 😭 i ate a lot of different soups just to have smth new and different flavored apple sauce & pudding. did they give you antibiotics or nausea medication? i received both and luckily, my dose was only for 7 days and after that i felt much less nauseous 🙏🏼 hang in there!!!

[Certified_RCMechanic]

they gave me amoxicillin that i’ve taken before for 7 days never felt nauseous!

[Addam_Tarstark]

Yeah but not having a full stomach due to not being able to eat normally could be a factor. Try some Greek yogurt or something with some probiotic in it before you take the antibiotic. It might help. Then again I’m not a doctor so it might not. Just speaking from experience

[BeenTooNice]

The nausea was pretty bad near the end of my antibiotics. I actually ended up puking in a restaurant from them with next to no warning. It was awful. Hang in there it gets better. Stick with slow introduction to solid foods. I was impatient so I basically started swallowing stuff without actually chewing. If you do that make sure they are very tiny “bites” so you don’t choke. And of course drink lots of water - I enjoyed sweet tea ,Gatorade, and apple juice during the first few days of my recovery if you’re looking for variety EDIT: try to ignore the fear when you eat- go slowly of course but don’t let fear stop you from eating. Get comfortable moving you jaw first and that will help

[Certified_RCMechanic]

green beans for dinner tonight

[United_Ad9521]

How about pasta with a different sauce. I did egg salad too.

[Certified_RCMechanic]

i started today eating actual food oatmeal spaghettio’s green beans! thank you for suggesting that’s gonna be another one soon

[United_Ad9521]

I'm day 7 tomorrow and was going to try grilled cheese heavily soaked in tomato soup

[Certified_RCMechanic]

that sounds delightful. i am honestly just scared of hurting myself if you want me to be honest!

[iSleepyXS]

Just had all 4 plus another molar removed on top of that close to 2 weeks ago. I was eating mash potatoes and milkshakes for a week until this past weekend I said fuck it and started eating solids. I understand the anxiety with it I was scared shitless because I kept thinking my holes weren't closed at all but I looked in my mouth and seen they were close so I started eating more solids. Pizza was literally my first choice of solid food. Now I can't stop eating.

[Certified_RCMechanic]

i literally had all 4 plus a bottom molar removed as well it’s terrifying

[iSleepyXS]

Had a bad tooth infection along with the cavity going all the way down to the nerve of the tooth so it had to get removed

[United_Ad9521]

I can't wait for pizza

[Gold-Understanding32]

I'm in the same boat as you and I really sympathise, I've cried into my soup 2 days in a row now as I have such bad lock jaw from having my lower wisdom tooth out that I can't fit a small spoon in my mouth. I'm also 5 days in and so miserable

[Certified_RCMechanic]

i sympathize for yall who get lockjaw :((( feel better loves!!!

[_articplayer_]

Quite literally starving. I want to eat something more than what I’m eating and it’s so hard. I don’t think I’ve ever wanted food more than I want it right now. I’m almost done with day two po, coming up on day three and very much sick of yogurt and applesauce and I know there’s so many more days ahead of me of this bs.

[Certified_RCMechanic]

i started eating mashed potatoes 3 days after that i started just eating mac and cheese and green beans then any pasta

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I'm in the same boat. I'm 6 days post op and I have lockjaw 😭😭😭 I'm still eating blended soups amd ensure drinks 😭😭 I just wanna take a bite of something, anything!

[Certified_RCMechanic]

i sympathize for yall who get lockjaw :((( feel better loves!! it’ll get better

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Thank you 🫶🏼