Anybody who has already had surgery: how long before you have acclimated to the crappy diet such that you are going on about your usual business?
Around day 10, I was out and about in public. Still had swelling as well as green/ purple bruising down my neck, but I was otherwise functional. Eating was a challenge. I was debanded but on a no chew diet, so what wasn't in very soft or liquid form, I just swallowed whole whatever was available.