On 8/3/2016 6:30 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> 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!
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

Congratulations on being able to eat some pureed soup rather than having
to drink Ensure or Boost! (Aren't stick blenders wonderful?) I'm sorry
about the wisdom teeth extraction and pain. I don't have them;
apparently not everyone does. Hope your mouth is feeling better today.

Jill