[skorpion317]

i had all 4 taken out.

I was knocked out for it. It's not like falling asleep...when i woke up, i thought that they hadn't done the procedure yet. I was all groggy, and i was drooling.

It wasn't painful, because they had quite a bit of novocaine on the area, but they bled like hell. I had a lot of gauze stuffed in my mouth to stop the bleeding. They didn't stop for a couple days.

You can't eat ANY solid foods. Otherwise, the food particles will get stuck in the holes. Your best bets are probably tomato soup, apple sauce, etc. The surgeon gave me a small syringe-type thing that could be filled with water, and used to dislodge any food that got stuck in the holes.

They close up somewhat quickly, but you have to be careful not to dislodge the stitches. Again, that means no solid food.