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People, I need some thoughts. If you have had your wisdom teeth out (or comparable oral surgery that severly limits what you can eat and hurts like hell for days afterwards), what did you enjoy eating? I recall mostly eating jello and custard until I couldn't take it anymore. Possibly also broth. Any other ideas? I'm looking for things that don't need to be chewed, don't have to be hot, keep well and are filling, and don't contain small particles (like rice. bad news). Also, no straws -- sucking pulls out stitches.

Time is somewhat important in this request.

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[jabberwocki.livejournal.com]

applesauce. beer. blood.

what surgery are you getting?

[masscooper.livejournal.com]

i'm not. my friend just had hers out and has refused any pain medication. i'm cooking for her so that she doesn't waste away. i've got the custard down, but even that gets old.

[adenelliot.livejournal.com]

chocolate pudding, mashed potatoes (ate a LOT of that), ice cream, all sorts of soups (tomato, pumpkin, squash, creamy, etc.)

[seeseerider.livejournal.com]

eat smoothies. ice cream if you can handle the cold. take your antibiotics. don't skimp or skip. and when your painkillers run out, get loads of otc ibuprofen or refill that prescription.

[masscooper.livejournal.com]

man, no joke! the friend i'm cooking for refused pain killers. oral pain is some serious business, and i wish i could convince people that they will be sorry if they don't take something for it. i tried to avoid taking my vicoden when i had mine out (all four at once, two were impacted), and by the fourth morning i couldn't even think about food i was in so much pain. ridiculous.

[zevinboots.livejournal.com]

ice cream. sorbet. smoothies. little jelly cups.

also, an ice pack for the jaw/cheek area.

[seeseerider.livejournal.com]

yep...i just had oral surgery too. i thought i could handle going without the painkillers too. hell to the naw. without them, it felt like someone had repeatedly sledgehammered my jaw.

[twostepsfwd.livejournal.com]

Sorbet
Chocolate pudding
Homemade chicken soup
Carrot-parsnit puree
Apple sauce

[srl.livejournal.com]

vichysoisse or other pureed soups.
milkshakes.

[genderfur.livejournal.com]

Not exactly comparable surgery - I had braces (again) in my mid-20's and sometimes those fuckers made my teeth hurt! And then I had *jaw* surgery, was wired shut for 6 weeks, and on soft food for awhile after that. (And then I had jaw surgery again, but that's another story.)

So: everything everyone else said is good. But after awhile, your patient will get sick of sweet stuff, and when that happened to me, I made "savory cream of wheat". This was during the braces phase, so I could spoon food into my mouth, I just didn't want to have to chew anything because my teeth hurt. You could use finely mashed potatoes if you need to avoid particles. (Do you know anybody with a ricer?)

What I did: I made plain cream of wheat with only salt in it. I sauteed onions & mushrooms in butter, and I think I started with chopping them pretty finely, because I don't remember having a blender in that house, but you could chop them bigger and then blender them instead. Then I stirred in the onion-mushroom mix and the cheese, and of course the liquid from the mushroom pan. The cheese got all melty, it all tasted good & it *wasn't* *sweet*.

When I had my jaws wired shut, everything had to be liquid, and cream soups were great for that. (Protein stuff mixed into juice is good and *quick* but again, it's sweet.) If she's really having trouble eating, she'll lose weight at a time when she can't afford to, since her body is busy healing a big injury. I hope she's not vegan, because this is where Butterfat Is Your Friend. Many "cream of whatever" soup recipes don't want cream, but you can add it anyway. Or sour cream. Calories is good.

And - unrelated to food: constant pain doesn't just hurt, it's actually bad for the body. It's worth balancing that again using a painkiller. I don't remember the specific mechanisms right now, but I can find the cites if anyone wants 'em. (It's probly something to do with stress and cortisol.)

[sleepingbear.livejournal.com]

came here via rexlezard.

i suggest, if said person can stomach it, pasta of some form that is easy to swallow whole and will not leave little spicy bits in holes. when i had my tongue pierced and had problems afterwards, KD was great.

also, meal replacement shakes..."instant breakfast", boost, ensure...etc.

plus, y'know, what other people have recommended as well.

[masscooper.livejournal.com]

KD?

Thanks! I love your icon!

[sleepingbear.livejournal.com]

KD=kraft dinner. mmm...mac 'n' cheese.

[littlepunkles.livejournal.com]

Yogurt, stuffing...