Metal Mouth Message Board

I'm jealous of my kid, we paid extra for her to get Invisalign and her braces journey was not that bad. I needed a lot of metal after orthognathic surgery. My question is, now that I am in the full braces stage and all the metal is getting me down, is the retainer afterwards more like Invisalign, or...

Haven't seen recent posts on this, but am feeling the pain of having to eat soft foods. It's been back and forth with liquid diet, soft foods, regular food (except crunchy) cut very small. I'd be happier if the transition was smoother, but every time I get some sort of adjustment, or enter another h...