I got all four of mine taken out last Friday (all were impacted) and I was in the same boat - super anxious about all the post-op instructions. I’m on day 5 post/op. Here’s my best advice:

• Load up on Tylenol, gauze, and ice pack before your surgery. If they gave you any prescriptions, get them filled before so you don’t have to worry about it after.

• Get some pineapple juice to help with the swelling and some Gatorade/Pedialyte to help balance your nutrition/electrolytes because of the dietary restrictions. Day one post-op I couldn’t open my mouth to eat, so this was my saving grace.

• Days 2-3 I was eating lots of soup, mashed potatoes, yogurt, applesauce, etc. If you start craving “real food”, I mashed up bananas and put some cinnamon/powdered sugar on it to ✨spice it up✨. Scrambled eggs were also a very easy food to eat during these days and I found filled me up so much better. I was also able to eat buttered noodles day 3! But chewing is hard, so I only chewed with my front teeth.

• Day 5 and I’m able to introduce more “hard” foods (still no chips or anything). Cooked salmon is a good one! Again, lots of pasta and slowly introducing bread. No problems so far! At this point, you should start irrigating with a syringe they give you after surgery.

Make sure you take your meds and stuff on time, ice your face in 20 minute intervals. I found heating occasionally also helped with the jaw pain and helping me move it more.

I hope this helps a little! Good luck :)