Varies: My patients are advised to eat whatever they feel like they can eat immediately after surgery and before taking any pain medication. If you do not feel like eating, drink plenty of liquids from a cup and not through a straw. Some patients start out with a soft diet that does not require a lot of chewing, and advance their diet to a normal diet as tolerated.
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