Table 6.

Percentage of patients who answered “yes” on the self-care and discomfort questions

Question (yes)	Intervention	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7
Did you use the prescribed medication?	Monoject	100	93	91	84	65	49	40
	Tampon	98	89	86	57	48	34	25
Did you cool with an ice package?	Monoject	100	51	23	14	14	2	0
	Tampon	100	45	25	14	9	5	5
Did you use additional medication other than that prescribed?	Monoject	26	16	19	14	19	14	7
	Tampon	18	14	16	18	11	9	9
Did you follow the same routine as always?	Monoject	0	2	5	12	26	47	60
	Tampon	2	11	20	32	50	64	73
Did you experience limited mouth opening?	Monoject	100	98	93	79	70	42	37
	Tampon	98	93	86	73	57	39	23
Did you experience reduced chewing ability?	Monoject	93	91	91	81	72	42	30
	Tampon	91	80	70	73	57	45	30
Did you experience a swollen cheek?	Monoject	93	95	95	86	63	37	26
	Tampon	82	93	93	77	43	23	11
Did you experience pain as a result of surgery?	Monoject	98	93	88	79	65	63	47
	Tampon	86	84	80	64	59	45	25
Did you experience any discomfort?	Monoject	0	0	0	0	0	12	30
	Tampon	0	0	0	2	16	25	45