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Nice to know that someone else out there is feeling the same way as myself about these retainers. Though I do agree they beat wearing the braces. Worst part is getting them out! Getting them in is alot easier seeing as last time I took them out to eat I spent like 10minutes trying to get them both o...

Wondering if anyone has the clear retainer to wear top and bottom at the moment? I got mine once the braces came off and find it a little hard at the moment to get used to them...hoping it gets a little easier soon. Only really annoying thing about them is ummm mouth is watering all the time. Can't ...

Just thought I'd update again... Braces are Off!!!

So I had an appointment this morning with my orthodonist and was surprised when he told me it was time for the braces to come off. So now I've my clear retainers which are hardly noticeable to anyone, well unless your up close.

Seems I haven't been on here in ages really, and seems Chicago is doing well and congrats on getting debraced. I'm sure it feels great to eventually have them off now. Hope everyone else is doing well who had surgery in september. Update on me: At moment I still have my braces although have an appoi...

Sounds like things are picking up for you now Chicago which is good to hear. You sill on the liquid diet at moment? I know that was rather boring when I was doing it, but I found whatever you could blend into liquid I could manage. I just had my second vist to my orthodontist, and he was still reall...

Sorry I haven't been posting much on here really. As for my update all the bruising I had has now completely gone so I defintely look normal now. Swelling is nearly almost totally gone too, just a tiny little bit on the left side and I'm pretty sure the stitches still exist on that side too. I had a...

Hope everybody's recovering well. Stephie, how's it been the past couple of days? Seems to be that things are always getting better really. Eating my mushy food now gotten used to mashed potato and scrambled eggs. Can now bite into small pieces of chocolate with my front teeth which I've never been...

Seems everyone has went through that "bad day" apart from me, or maybe I was just lucky enough to always have someone around to try keep me happy. Boyfriend is great at doing that it seems :D Still hating my elstatic bands on teeth at moment, but managed to get mushy food into myself the p...

Hope everything goes well for you Chicago

Wonder how everyone else is getting along at moment too.

I hope tomorrow goes well for you DrBlur! I didn't sleep much either the night before, though I'm sure your excited as well as the nervous thing. But good luck for tomorrow

Sounds like your doing well too RickC really :) No pain meds is surprising indeed, I have had to take a few sometimes but not very often really. Surgeon was really pleased with my progress when I seen him earlier today. Only bad bit was he adjusted the elstastics because my bite was a little off :( ...

Hope your pre-op appointment went well the other day DrBlur :) Wondering how RickC is getting along after the surgery too really, seeing as posting 2 hours after surgery was very very impressive. As for myself, my swelling has gone down a lot since the begining of the week which is a nice sign reall...

Good luck with your surgery tomorrow RickC, I hope everything for you goes as well as it did for me :) I was second ony the list on Saturday, was meant to be in theatre for 12 noon but the patient before me ended up being a little longer as she had Bimax surgery so I was only taken a 2.30 roughly. I...

Finally I am on the other side of my surgery and got home a little earlier so thought I would hop on here to let everyone know before I head off get some rest. Well surgery of lower jaw went really well though I did have a rough night in hospital last night really, woke up after surgery with drains ...

Thank you all for the good luck :) Just managed to hop on here before I leave in awhile for the hospital. Nerves have only kicked in a little at moment really, more the wondering what I'm going to wake up looking like really and a bit excited how different my teeth are going to look too :) Will upda...