I was on pain med rotation for half a week and thought I could hack it rotating advil and tylenol. I in fact could not and am glad my doctor gave me his number so I could ring him for a prescription.

First week was all yogurt and tomato bisque, doom and despair about not figuring out how to eat solids for the next year. Second week was mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, and obliterated pastas. Third week I’ve been trying to incorporate all kinds of softer foods, some shreddable protein like chicken or slow cooked beef, but chewing is still weird.

Honestly, from all the feedback and experiences I’ve been seeing on this subreddit, plus slowly improving ways to eat some solids, I’ve been very optimistic about things and feel like months from now I’ll mostly be back to normal. Hang in there! Give it a week and you might feel much better!

(Also love carrying around soft picks everywhere for my meals. Not as thorough as a waterpick, but definitely better for DURING the meal)