Pain

On Thursday I received the permanent crowns on two of my molars. I was actually looking forward to it because I really dislike the plastic temporary crowns. It was 3 pm and I was ready. My dentist administered two shots. A few minutes later, he attempted to take off the temps. Nope, too sensitive. Here I must tell you that my heart has an uncomfortable reaction to epinephrine, so I have to use an alternative numbing medicine which is not as effective and doesn't last as long. Two more shots and we are in business.

However, the 30 minute procedure took 40 and the medicine started to wear off. It was the first time I've ever tried to curl up in a ball in a dental chair. With my fists in the air and my knees up, he got the crowns glued in. He apologized profusely, telling me how much he hated that drug and how the whole thing made him sweat. I just shooed him out of the room and waited for the assistant to finish so I could take some pain reliever. Before I ever left the front desk, I took 2 ibuprofen and proceeded to sit in my car for 15 minutes before driving home. Thankfully an hour later the pain was gone.

It's during times of pain that I think about the promises of heaven. 

Revelation 21:4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There will be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.