Combo post because days 4 and 5 were roughly similar for me!
Ok, as I said before, day 4 got off to a rough start. The first few hours of the day were not good. I even had to break out the ice pack for pain (which was helpful). Luckily, things got better later in the day. Honestly the whole day is a little bit of a blur at this point (should have posted yesterday, but...) but I know for sure:
1. I successfully ate ice cream. Vanilla Bean and some kind with a chocolate and peanut butter swirl...I wouldn't do anything with chunks.
2. I napped a lot.
Those are about the only notes I have from Day 4.
Day 5 was mehh and it is fresh in my memory.
I woke up in a bit of pain again, but not so terrible. I went out shopping for a hour and a half or so with my mom and sister. I was feeling up to it once I took my pain medicine and did well until the end when it started to wear off.
I came home and sat around most of the rest of the day. Did a little bit of stuff around the house, cooked my own food. Definitely feeling a lot better.
Later in the day I had some pretty legitimate pain. I would say a 6 on the 1-10 scale. Mostly just a sharp pain on the right when I swallowed (I'm pretty sure it is the scabbing starting to go), and a bit of referred pain in my right ear.
When this happens my number one suggestion would be an ice pack on the areas that hurt. That did wonders for me. Also, cold cold drinks.
My food rule at this point is to eat whatever I can as long as it doesn't have edges or a crunch. Seems to work pretty well.
Today I am still having pretty decent pain, but you can hear about that later!
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