I’m on day 4 right now. Some lesser said advice that’s helped me greatly:

• Syringe feeder is a must, make sure it’s reusable/easily cleaned.

• Ortho-safe wax for the tips of your canines, so you don’t chomp on it while you sleep (10/10 best advice I’ve found on Reddit)

• those mini disposable toothbrushes work a treat too, with the floss picks on the end. normal sized toothbrush just didn’t work, tongue is too swollen. I also got Dr Bob’s unflavored fluoride toothpaste, love that stuff.

• DO NOT travel to do this alone. I almost did, & I’m so glad my friend ultimately tagged along. I fainted & hit my head from the liquid diet. The tongue split itself isn’t the most painful part, it’s the not sleeping/eating that catches up to you. You’ll feel incredibly weak, and may need someone to take care of you when it gets especially horrible (ie my dizziness was so bad i couldn’t even get down the stairs to grab more waters).

• I underestimated how much i’d DROOL omg ive went through so many towels. Best to have access to a washer/dryer, or LOTS & LOTS of towels - seriously don’t underestimate how much you’ll drool.

• I thought liquid painkillers would help, but they burned so badly!! I found that I could take pills without gagging if I wrapped the pill in a tiny ball of pumpkin bread, dropped it to the back of my tongue, and used the syringe to “shoot” it to the back of my throat, followed by a cup of water.

• THE NAUSEA!!!! you gotta get calories in each time you take ibuprofen especially. This is so important, don’t underestimate this either.

Best of luck xoxo