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face ice packs and difflam rinse (you can get it from the pharmacy) are your best friends! and ibuprofen if you can tolerate it- omeprazole to take everyday will help with the gi issues it can cause especially if your not eating enough, but even with that i couldn’t take them for more than three days. codeine wasn’t helping me that much and they ended up giving me dihydrocodeine instead which works much better- my body can’t process codeine properly apparently. take promethazine if the meds are making you nauseous (anti histamine also available over the counter although it will make you drowsy) make sure your prescribed and otc meds are all staggered and you have alarms to take them as often as possible. drink drink drink, i found ice water, just plain water and coconut water in ice lolly moulds and aloe vera juice the most soothing at that stage. i’m day 11 now and it really does get better eventually. i had to go to my gp multiple times in recovery to rejig my meds etc, it’s a mind fuck but you just have to power through. i’ll link the ice lolly moulds and ice packs i found useful. i bought two of the ice packs so i could change them out regularly. numbing strepsils were good too. chewing gum and a wedge pillow were pretty good too. ice packs ice lolly moulds