I'm trying to follow my doctor's orders and stay well-hydrated while my guts heal up, but it's hard when drinking even slightly col water makes my teeth throb. The only things I can think of to explain it are:

-- I wasn't able to eat or drink anything at all for two days post-surgery, but was allowed mouth swabs and sugar-free hard candies. I sucked on a LOT of sugar-free Jolly Ranchers, because wow, my mouth tasted bad. But I eat a ton of those anyway.

-- I didn't have my night guard at the hospital, and thus am certain that I clenched my teeth hard every time I managed to fall asleep. That wasn't a lot of sleeping time, though, because hospitals are the worst.

-- I didn't brush my teeth much in the hospital, because of largely being bed-bound. But if that was the issue, wouldn't it just be one spot, not my whole mouth?

Has anyone else had this happen? It's so odd, and so unpleasant. The pain in my incisions is pretty much gone, but ow, my teeth!