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The Wave Master posted...

I cannot chew gum, have very hot foods, or use a straw because:

Do not use straws, drink from a glass. Using a straw with sucking motion can cause more bleeding by dislodging the blood clot. Avoid carbonated beverages or very hot foods or drinks. A soft, non-chewing diet is recommended for 10 days to 2 weeks aftersurgery to allow the gum tissue to heal.

It's going to be quite the life change.

Wait, where's the clot again? I thought it was in your leg.

And is it permanent or temporary? Because that last thing just mentions 2 weeks.

Entity13 posted...

So soup and smoothies for days, basically. I remember doing that for a week or more after my wisdom teeth were removed more than twenty years ago, so I can only imagine...

I'm not a smoothies person, but aren't those normally had with a straw? Otherwise, when I had my wisdom teeth removed it was ice cream and apple sauce for me, since I was told hot liquids could also agitate it which took soup off the table.
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