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TOday is B-Day !!!!!!
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TOday is B-Day !!!!!!
Well today is the dreaded B-day, I am so excited but very nervous my appt is at 2pm! Wish me luck ! ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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Steph and ilovemacs,
Congrats on starting the journey. In many ways getting through the first month seems the hardest. Remember always that hopefully treatment will make a positive improvement for the rest of your life.
Hopefully you have pictures pre braces. If not, your orthos probably took some. Take pictures with braces as soon as you can. When you get disgusted with the process, look at the progress shown in those pictures. Even after a couple of weeks or a month, they’ll give you great encouragement.
Welcome to the board. Whatever you do in this process try to have fun. Maintaining a positive attitude truly will make this a good experience instead of a treatment to tolerate.
Mike
Congrats on starting the journey. In many ways getting through the first month seems the hardest. Remember always that hopefully treatment will make a positive improvement for the rest of your life.
Hopefully you have pictures pre braces. If not, your orthos probably took some. Take pictures with braces as soon as you can. When you get disgusted with the process, look at the progress shown in those pictures. Even after a couple of weeks or a month, they’ll give you great encouragement.
Welcome to the board. Whatever you do in this process try to have fun. Maintaining a positive attitude truly will make this a good experience instead of a treatment to tolerate.
Mike
I wore braces (this time) for 1294 days or 3 years, 6 months and 17 days.
But who's counting?
Jaw Surgery June 1, 2009
Thanks for praying for me and thinking happy thoughts.
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But who's counting?
Jaw Surgery June 1, 2009
Thanks for praying for me and thinking happy thoughts.
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It was my B-Day yesterday also! I got mine at 9am. I hope yours went as well as mine did. I was really nervous about getting up today and having lots of pain in my mouth but I seem to be one of the lucky few who escaped it. (knock on wood) I didn't tempt fate though and have only had oatmeal and soup thus far.
Good Luck to you!!![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Good Luck to you!!
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Oh you are so lucky I woke up at 2am in major pain and then again at 6am right now I am trying to choke down some corn chowder and it hurts so bad I have tears in my eyes and I took vicodine for the pain because advil was not even close to making it go away! the only thing that seems to help is to clench my teeth but I can't do it too often because it's bad! You would think after 2 natural childbirths and 5 tatoos I wouldn't be such a baby... LOLjordanna wrote: I was really nervous about getting up today and having lots of pain in my mouth but I seem to be one of the lucky few who escaped it. (knock on wood)
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Oh you are so lucky I woke up at 2am in major pain and then again at 6am right now I am trying to choke down some corn chowder and it hurts so bad I have tears in my eyes and I took vicodine for the pain because advil was not even close to making it go away! the only thing that seems to help is to clench my teeth but I can't do it too often because it's bad! You would think after 2 natural childbirths and 5 tatoos I wouldn't be such a baby... LOLjordanna wrote: I was really nervous about getting up today and having lots of pain in my mouth but I seem to be one of the lucky few who escaped it. (knock on wood)
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LadySteph- I don't know about childbirth but I can say that getting tattoos was much easier for me painwise, than the first month of braces. as the months have progressed, the pain has lightened substantially and adjustments aren't so bad. Welcome!
Upper and lower 1st premolars extracted
Uppers braced 4/6/07 & Lowers braced 4/20/07
ceramic brackets and rectangular arch wires
Est. term: 30-36 months
De-banded: 3/04/09 w/ LBR and U&L Essix
Uppers braced 4/6/07 & Lowers braced 4/20/07
ceramic brackets and rectangular arch wires
Est. term: 30-36 months
De-banded: 3/04/09 w/ LBR and U&L Essix