Draining

The temporary crown is ill fitting.

The material it is made from is a way better temperature conductor than natural tooth.

If I forget and get something hot or cold on the temporary crown it sets off my whole jaw.

That brief event will lead to hours of my jaw aching.

Happily, over the counter pain meds take care of it, but I tend to gut out pain rather than take an ibuprofen.  My legs don't hurt less when I take OTC meds, why should other pain be different?

But this new source of pain has reminded me that being in pain is fatiguing.

It all added up today and after nine hours of sleep, I woke up, ate lunch and got another five hours.

I feel a lot better!  I even chewed some with the temp crown to prove I could do it!

Oh, chewing with just one side of your mouth is also tiring and will make the hinge on the side of your jaw you're not using to ache too.