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> On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 03:30:20 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 2:00:00 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> >> On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 11:18:41 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I had some wisdom teeth out on Friday, and I haven't
> >> > had solid food since Thursday. I'm getting mighty tired of the taste
> >> > of those chocolate-flavored, meal-replacement shakes.
> >> >
> >> > Cindy Hamilton
> >> >
> >> You can't eat oatmeal, cream of wheat, or soft cooked scrambled
> >> eggs for a change? But I know what you mean about getting tired
> >> of liquids after dental surgery.
> >
> >Not yet. I can't get my mouth open far enough to put in a spoon,
> >and my jaw is too sore to chew anything. A few days ago I tried a
> >piece of squishy white bread soaked in chicken broth, but it was
> >too difficult to swallow. This is my second round of wisdom tooth
> >extraction; the same thing happened 35 years ago when the ones on
> >the other side were taken out. Hence my resistance for 35 years
> >to experiencing this again.
> >
> >On the plus side, I got fed up last night and pulled some homemade
> >lentil soup out of the freezer. I warmed it up, thinned it with
> >chicken broth, pureed it with the stick blender, and drank it.
> >Best thing I've had since last Thursday. Hooray!
>
> Hope you recover soon. Should be much longer before it's healed.

That's not a very comforting idea.