I just had 2 of my wisdom teeth removed and I was told I must now follow a strict routine of laying in bed, staying at home and not doing anything.

heading into a big holiday and already feeling healed I must say it will be difficult to keep it up, so I was wondering if anyone here has some real life advice from when they removed their teeth, because my friend who set the whole thing up thinks I'm a nutjob and I sense he gave me over-rigid instructions so if anyone has memories about...

how many days did it take you to start eating regularly?
how many days until you can drink alcohol?
how many days until you can smoke?