Originally Posted by
Carrie8484
I had mine out 2 months ago.
I'm 32. I believe things are a bit different in the US than the UK regarding this procedure.
It will be very painful to swallow for 10-14 days. Water will be your best friend - just drink constantly. Keep up on your pain medication
In the U.K. We are told to eat normal and crunchy food to keep the scabs healthy and prevent infection. In the US I believe you are told to eat soft food? To be honest, I would do a mixture of both. There will be many times when you will find it too painful to swallow but please persist as this really helps the healing. Some bleeding is normal but watch out for anything untoward and call your consultant if you have any concerns. Eating is so important as you will be on pain medication and you need to line your stomach and keep your strength up.
Yes it's not pleasant but the pain for me wasn't as bad as migraine pain, for example.
Oh, and one of mine was larger than the other hence the removal. The biopsy was normal and I'm sure yours will be too x