Yeah, pasta fooled me too...thought it would be soft enough, but nope. Took me about 10 days before eating felt totally normal again. Eggs were tricky at first, but smoothies and yogurt saved me those first few days. You're right though, everyone's healing timeline is different—hang in there, it'll get better soon!
Smoothies were a lifesaver for my daughter too. Weirdly enough, she found mashed potatoes tricky at first—said they felt too thick or something. Took her about two weeks before she was confidently munching on regular food again. Everyone's different, though...you'll get there soon enough.
My son had a similar thing with scrambled eggs, of all things. He said the texture was just too weird—like mushy but somehow still hard to swallow? Took him about ten days before he felt comfortable eating anything more solid than yogurt or smoothies. Recovery really is so individual...hang in there, you'll probably surprise yourself soon enough with a sudden craving for pizza or something crunchy.
When I had mine out, I remember mashed potatoes being my nemesis—something about the stickiness just felt impossible to swallow comfortably. Took me a good two weeks before I could even think about anything crunchy or chewy. Funny enough, the first thing I craved was tortilla chips, of all things. Recovery really does vary so much from person to person, but you'll get there soon enough...and probably end up craving something totally random like I did. Hang in there.
Mashed potatoes were actually my go-to comfort food after my wisdom teeth removal, but I totally get what you're saying about the texture. For me, rice was the tricky one—those tiny grains just seemed impossible to manage comfortably. Took around 10 days before I felt somewhat normal again...and yes, cravings afterward were definitely random. Mine was popcorn, oddly enough. Hang in there, it gets better faster than you think.
