Took me closer to two weeks before I felt totally normal again. Honestly, the first few days were rough—I was super cautious about dry sockets, so I stuck strictly to lukewarm soups and smoothies (pineapple juice sounds brave, lol). Ice packs helped initially, but yeah, after a while they just annoyed me more than anything. Warm tea bags ended up being my lifesaver... plus endless YouTube rabbit holes. Definitely milked the sympathy snacks too—gotta get something good out of the ordeal, right?
Two weeks sounds about right, honestly. I remember being paranoid about dry sockets too—my dentist probably got tired of my calls, lol. Pineapple juice though...ouch, that's brave. I stuck mostly to mashed potatoes and yogurt, but even that got old fast. Warm tea bags were a lifesaver for me as well, especially chamomile—really soothing and helped with the swelling.
Funny you mention YouTube rabbit holes; I ended up binge-watching cooking shows, torturing myself with all the food I couldn't eat yet. Sympathy snacks are definitely a perk though, gotta agree there.
Did anyone else notice their taste buds being off for a while afterward? Took me ages before things tasted normal again...
Two weeks was about right for me too, but honestly, the weird taste thing lasted even longer. I remember everything tasting kinda metallic or just bland for a good month afterward. And yeah, mashed potatoes got old real quick—I ended up blending soups just to have something different. The tea bag trick was great though, wish I'd known about chamomile back then. I mostly used peppermint tea bags, which helped numb things a bit. Also, totally relate to the YouTube torture—I binged street food videos and made a mental list of everything I'd eat once healed, lol.
"I binged street food videos and made a mental list of everything I'd eat once healed, lol."
Haha, same here—I remember watching endless pizza-making vids at like 2 AM. Did anyone else notice temperature sensitivity lasting longer? Cold stuff felt weirdly intense for weeks after healing...
Haha, pizza vids at 2 AM sounds about right. Temperature sensitivity can definitely linger longer than you'd expect—I've had patients tell me ice cream felt like biting into Antarctica weeks after surgery. Everyone heals differently though, so it's pretty normal. Did you notice any difference between hot and cold sensitivity, or was it mostly just cold stuff giving you trouble?
