Surprisingly, I slept ok and am feeling alright. Well, in my head anyway - my stomach is all over the place! 
I can't believe this day has come and the past week especially has been really tough. I've thought about cancelling everything and learning to put up with my teeth the way they are but deep down in my heart I know I can't and even though I have no scientific proof of this, I know my teeth are getting worse. So what's the point of putting off the inevitable? Once the braces are on I trust that I will be fine and it will even be quite fun - it's a new adventure in life right? And at the end of it all, I'm already thinking of the invitations I'll be sending out for my Going Naked Party! 
I'm not sure I'll feel ok with posting pictures before I at least get the braces on, I hope you guys will understand
But I'm stocked up on painkillers, lots of yummy soups and smoothies and some trashy rom-com dvds to keep my mind occupied for the rest of the day. I've even draped scarves and sheets over all the mirrors in the house so that I don't look until I feel good and ready! Ok, wish me luck - here goes nothing.....
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I'm thinking perhaps the whole thing was an anticlimax - he twisted the first one a bit, took his hands away and said "Ok, that's the first one done". And my honest reaction was "Are you kidding?!" It just popped right out! The upper right and lower left took a bit more work but the dentist was great - he counted to 10 each time and then stopped for a break which was great as that gives you something to aim at - just 7 more seconds, just 4 more seconds..... I have my four teeth in a little bag and my friend is going to stop by after work and be the Tooth Fairy - I hope the rate has gone up from the 20p I remember last time I put a tooth under my pillow! 
You did it!! 
