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Eating Soft Food For 2 Weeks And 10 Other Wince-Worthy Struggles About Oral Surgery

I just want a piece of bacon.

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Eating Soft Food For 2 Weeks And 10 Other Wince-Worthy Struggles About Oral Surgery

If you've ever had to have any type of oral surgery, whether it be wisdom teeth or fillings, you will understand the complicated recovery process.

Through my years of braces, retainers, wisdom teeth removal, and most recently, a gum graft, I have come to gain a lot of wisdom on the topic of oral surgery. You can probably also relate to these 11 feelings you have after oral surgery.

1. Eating nothing but soft foods for 2+ weeks

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2. Utilizing this time to indulge in your favorite Ben & Jerry's ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

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3. Sadly, getting tired of this flavor and craving foods you never thought you'd miss

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4. Accidentally brushing too hard on the area that received the surgery and immediately regretting it

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5. Trying to see if it has healed at all after the first hour and tilting your head and mouth weird angles to see it

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6. Finding this angle and wishing you hadn't because it 100% has not healed yet

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7. Wondering if your swollen face will ever go back down to normal again

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8. Hiding out in your room even after your doctor says your fine to leave the house because of your swollen face

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9. Taking pain medicine and zoning out before realizing it's been 20 minutes and you burnt your scrambled eggs on the stove

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10. Waking up after your pain medicine runs out in so much pain, not remembering why your mouth is hurting

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11. Finally realizing that your mouth has healed after about a week and appreciating having a normal mouth once again.

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