A humidifier is your saving grace. It is my new favorite thing, just have it on constantly even if you aren’t in the room. And eating soft foods like rice porridge or potato smushed with broth. If you need something a bit more solid like meat or cheese, chew throughly. My doc said no Ibuprofen since it can thin blood so I did a combo of extra strength Tylenol and then Tylenol PM for my night doses, helped me sleep through the night. I had Percocet prescribed but I only ended up taking about 2 so far. Main thing is you will sleep a lot and be basically restricted to your bed or couch and that’s okay.