IOS 7 on iPhone 5 classic -- Battery Issues?

I might as well start this since somebody inevitably will.
I am niticing in the first hours after updating to iOS 7 that the battery seems to be draining faster than normal. However I don't want to start a panic, because somebody says this about every single update, and it is hardly ever a real problem.
I suspect that the battery meter may need to recalibrate. I had my phone plugged in and at 100% when I started the update, and after the update it showed 97% -- still plugged in. Also, I have been using it constantly since the update, rearranging icons in the new folders, checking out the new ringtones and wallpapers, downloading updated apps, etc., so I'm sure that contributes. Also, my phone is reloading web pages photos from photostream, and other remote settings that were wiped out in the update, so I'm hoping after a time battery usage will go back to normal.
Anyone else have a similar experience?

Okay it seems I was right.
After I originaly posted here I unplugged my phone and let it drain to about 30% before charging it back up to full. I went home and my 5 year old son and I played on it, including an pretty memory intensive human anatomy app for kids -- sometimges plugged in, sometimes not. Used it A LOT last night, playing with settings, cheking out the new auto update feature, notifications, etc. I didn't end up turning any of the new features off in settings, and even enabled a few new features. Then, as usual, I plugged it in when I went to bed and let it run a clock/alarm program (Rise) all night.
This morning I drove to work (about 20 minutes) with turn-by-turn navigation running and a podcast playing in the background -- not plugged in to power. When I got to work the battery showed 98%. Leaving the phone unplugged, I have been playing that video podast for half an hour -- with a pause for a phone call set up by Siri -- and battery is currently showing 93%.
I think it's going to be okay. Everybody breathe.

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