[skinnyminny]

I have to get my wisdom teeth out and I am trying to gain weight I am not sure if anyone has exprienced this surgery I have heard it takes a few day recovery, I am not sure what I am gonna do not being able to eat for a few day sdoes anyone have any suggestions?,
Ive thought I hopefully can still drink a boost everyday! but I need something to keep me from losing hopefully it wont be as bad as I anticpated

[Carriefaith]

Try making some broth from chicken or beef or just have the liquid from homemade soup. I had to fast once for almost 72 hours and I just had jello and water. I didn't really mind it actually, after awhile I didn't really feel hungrey anymore. I did feel like a lost a lot of weight, but I recuperated.

[tiffjake]

skinnyminny, on Aug 4 2006, 11:05 PM, said:

I have to get my wisdom teeth out and I am trying to gain weight I am not sure if anyone has exprienced this surgery I have heard it takes a few day recovery, I am not sure what I am gonna do not being able to eat for a few day sdoes anyone have any suggestions?,
Ive thought I hopefully can still drink a boost everyday! but I need something to keep me from losing hopefully it wont be as bad as I anticpated

Yogurt, applesauce, jello, pudding, I had anything that would "slide" pass my teeth!

[skinnyminny]

Is it too horrible of a thing? Or are you just alittle sore usually I dont let this things bother me.. but for some reason it is

[tiffjake]

skinnyminny, on Aug 6 2006, 03:07 PM, said:

Is it too horrible of a thing? Or are you just alittle sore usually I dont let this things bother me.. but for some reason it is

(Shrugs shoulders) I was on pain meds, so I was good! I was more uncomfortable a week later, like cavity pain, because I was out of pain meds. By the way, this was before I was gluten-free, so you want to make sure you meds are gluten-free! But the pain wasn't even memorable.

[snapple]

You might also try making your own smoothies. Depending on what you put in there, they can be extremely healthy, or not. I usually use frozen strawberries and vanilla soy milk. If you wanted you could probably use ice cream instead of milk.

Good luck! I hope you have a very swift recovery.

[tarnalberry]

It's not the pain so much as you can't chew or suck for a while (because you have big holes in your gums). I'd vote for smoothies (get recipes that have both fruits and veggies), and add protein powders and fats (particularly coconut milk).

[4getgluten]

On the smoothie idea... use a Boost in your smoothie. My favorite recipe:
Frozen banana
Frozen strawberries
Plain yoghurt
One chocolate boost

[StrongerToday]

I remember making a lot of chocolate milk shakes when I had mine out... and that shot of Khalua sure helped take the pain away

Seriously, plan on soups, pudding, yogurt, maybe eggs?

[skinnyminny]

Good Idea.. I will try out those smoothies, applesauce, yogurt, and possibly mashed potatoes.I don't know why I am so scared of this surgery, I guess its since Im going to be awake its scary three of them are in so hopefully it will run smoothly. Thank you for the suggestions.. and do you think the numbing stuff is alright?

[rinne]

You can also cook some white rice in chicken broth until it starts to fall apart and adding some finely diced carrot and onion would give it a little more flavour.

[up-late]

I didn't have any problem eating after. I just couldn't have really hard or chewy stuff like apples and had to be careful with things being too hot or cold. I could still chew at the front so I still got my steak. I had big holes for a while where the teeth were and stitches. It was more my jaw was sore than my gums since they knocked me out and pulled all four at once (causing all kinds of problems with TMJ later which apparently you don't get when when your the one holding your mouth open as oposed to them opening it while your out) Trust me your better off being awake.
Do they have gluten free protien powder? adding it to your smoothies will boost the calories.

[tarnalberry]

I was fully out, and they had my mouth cranked open, and it was a bit sore, but not too bad. (They had to do it that way - some of the roots were dangerously close to the nerves, and the surgery was a bit risky on its own, and there was the possibility that the teeth would have to be cracked in half before being removed.) Do make sure that the oral surgeon you are seeing has a good history of experience behind him/her to reduce the risk of effects after the fact. It's not risk free, but there is a lot that they can do to significantly reduce the risk.

[Nancym]

Are they impacted? That'll make a big difference too. I was eating pretty quickly, and they told me to eat normally as soon as possible because you'll heal better. But things like bread crusts were painful for a few days. Creamy soups, shakes, yogurt that sort of thing is easy, soft fruits good too.

[ArtGirl]

rinne, on Aug 6 2006, 08:29 PM, said:

You can also cook some white rice in chicken broth until it starts to fall apart and adding some finely diced carrot and onion would give it a little more flavour.

Then run it through the blender.