I find myself thinking about things A LOT! Things such as: why me? why do I have to get all of this stuff done? Why can't I have a perfectly normal mouth, just like my brother and sister? THEN I begin to think about things such as: I can't wait to get braces- I know my mouth is going to look SO much better. It's a struggle for me. Should I be excited about this or should I let it get me down? After all, who DOES want braces? No one. Even though I will have hard days, I am going to stay positive throughout this whole experience. I mean how long is 3 years? It will all be over before I know it and I KNOW i will have NO regrets!
I went in yesterday for my first official appointment. I got 11 spacers (separators) put between my teeth. One already feels loose, but it has not come out yet. I am praying it won't :) I go back in 2 weeks for the actual braces... freaking out! The spacers are opening up space between some of my teeth so that they will have room to place the brackets for braces.. at least that's what I think.
I have read through blogs and such on the web, and most people said that spacers were the absolute worst part about braces. So far, I have had some soreness and tenderness but nothing like I expected. I woke up this morning with my mouth hurting, but I've been taking ibuprofen on a regular basis. I have had so much work done on my mouth, the pain I feel is nothing out of the ordinary. I'm hoping it doesn't get any worse now that I'm saying its been more than tolerable. ;)
I am excited about the braces part- I am ready to get them on and done and over with. I will be getting ceramic braces on my upper teeth and regular metal ones on the bottom. The ceramic will be clear with a silver wire. I have read about how they stain easily, so I have already started thinking about which foods I should avoid. Among those are mustard, RED VELVET anything (this is going to be hard, especially at Christmas since my sister makes the BEST red velvet cheesecake) and coffee (this will be hard smelling it everyday at work). I also read that eating salads with braces is difficult because lettuce will get stuck in the braces. I am SUPER bummed about this because I LOVE salads and salads are my favorite meals at many restaurants around town.
I want to update this blog throughout my whole orthodontic journey with updated pictures and such. I plan on taking some pictures of my teeth soon with the spacers so we can see before and after pictures after my mouth-work is all done! Stay tuned for more updates :)
