Just got my wisdom teeth yanked yesterday and I'm currently camped out on the couch with ice packs and Netflix. Honestly, it's not as bad as I thought it'd be (yet), but I'm already bored of pudding and applesauce. Curious how long it took you guys to feel like yourselves again after the procedure? Quick poll: did you bounce back within a couple days, or were you down for the count a whole week or more?
"Honestly, it's not as bad as I thought it'd be (yet), but I'm already bored of pudding and applesauce."
Haha, hang in there! From what I've seen, most folks start feeling more human around day 3 or 4—though everyone's different. Swelling usually peaks around day 2-3, so keep those ice packs handy. And hey, once you're past the first couple days, scrambled eggs or mashed potatoes can be a nice upgrade from pudding-land... Small victories, right? Hope your recovery stays smooth!
Yeah, pudding fatigue is real... I remember hitting day 3 and craving literally anything with texture. Hang tight—once you're onto soft pasta or oatmeal, it feels like a gourmet meal after all that mush.
Haha, pudding fatigue is spot-on. Did you try mashed sweet potatoes yet? They're cheap, easy to make, and actually feel like real food. I remember around day 4 or 5, scrambled eggs were my lifesaver—soft enough to eat comfortably but still felt substantial. Are you icing regularly? That helped me bounce back quicker, I think. Hang in there...it gets better pretty fast once you're past the mush stage.
Mashed sweet potatoes were a good call, but did you find them too sweet after a while? I remember around day 3 or 4 I couldn't handle anything sugary anymore—felt like everything soft was either pudding or ice cream, and my stomach was just done with sweetness. Scrambled eggs were great, though I worried constantly about little bits getting stuck in the sockets...did that happen to you at all? Icing definitely helped, but did anyone else find heat packs comforting too after the first few days? I switched between ice and warmth because the cold started feeling uncomfortable after a while. Took me about two weeks to feel completely normal again, mostly because I was paranoid about dry socket or infection. Maybe I was overly cautious, but better safe than sorry, right?
