Shannon got her wisdom teeth out a year or two ago, and things absolutely went as awful as you'd expect. Apparently she went to some kind of deranged oral surgeon who forcibly laughing-gassed her despite vehement protests, so it was honestly sort of impressive that it managed to get so much worse from there.
If I remember correctly, the pain medication they gave her wasn't especially effective, which normally wouldn't be that huge of a deal. But Shannon developed dry socket somehow, so the pain was way more intense and lasted about a month longer. To be honest, I'm not even sure what dry socket is. All I remember is that when Shannon was explaining it to me, the words "pus" and "stitches" were mentioned enough for me to repress everything else. During this time, she had to eat everything in the form of liquids. I remember quite vividly the day she brought in blueberries. Liquefied blueberries have the weirdest texture, sort of like if you put an empty cereal box and some water in the blender. Other notable mentions of blended foods include veggie burgers, pb&j sandwiches, and some of the less-blendable fruits like grapes.
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