Oh man, I had 2 wisdom teeth pulled and 2 cut out all in the same day. As with most, I was loaded up with good drugs during the surgery and afterwards. I think they gave me Haldol for the surgery but then they gave me Percodan afterwards.
Unlike a lot of others, I do not at all get nauseous from the drugs and it has this great affect on my appetite. Just after the surgery, I came home only to eat a giant juicy rare stake, a big salad and all of the trimmings. Took me hours to do so but I ate every last bite and enjoyed every bit of it. The next couple of weeks I ate like crazy! The only thing I had trouble with where sandwiches and that was only because I couldn't open my mouth far enough to cram them in. Of course, with the appetite I had on those drugs, that sure didn't stop me. I just used a knife and fork or found some other way to break it down.
A little after the fact eating advice: Learn to chew using your front teeth and allow your saliva to break down drier foods. Your eating time will be much slower but if you try, you'll be amazed at what all you can handle.
