Root Canal

I had my root canal done on Friday, and it really was a piece of cake.  It took about an hour and I was back at work with no problems.  The endodontist said that once the shots wore off my tooth would be a little tender for about two or three days but after that, I should have no problems.

Well it has been four days now, and it is still tender.  I don't know if I should call or not.  It only hurts when I bite down on something hard, and then it really isn't too bad.  I can at least tolerate it without going through the ceiling.  I mean, is it like a sore muscle and I need to chew on that tooth to work the pain out?  Or is it just supposed to go away?  I don't remember what it was like the last time I had it done so I don't know if it is normal or not.  I don't go see my dentist to have a permanent filling put in until we get back from vacation, so I guess I'll just have to be careful with what I eat

More Not So Good News

Well when it rains it pours I guess.  IN addition to having to have surgery to fix a hernia, I have a tooth that is bothering me.  This is the same tooth that my dentist put a porcelain crown on in December.  It had been bothering me since about the end of February, and in the last week, it finally got bad enough where I had to call the dentist.  I went in and lucky me...  he says I am going to need a root canal.  Unfortunately, I will be having surgery in a day, so a root canal will have to wait.  Looks like I will be recovering from surgery and having to deal with a tooth that feels like someone is jabbing I stick into my sinus cavity.  The next couple of weeks will not be pleasant, I can tell already.