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Another good day, although the sun has gone away,well it is 6pm!,so that should be expected, but the sun will shine again all day tomorrow,so I look forward to seeing it again.
many thaks to all for the info and replies, thanks karen, i know what you meen about the negative feeling stuff,i know that was the reason for some of my ngative attitude in that my sister had braces in the 70's,which looked terrible(and She would not mind me saying that)and i only avoided them because i refused to go to the dentist, until I was an adult, then it was my choice of whether to sort out myself, or not, and i chose the latter, giving college, uni, med school, crohns,etc as the excuse,if I had not had them, I would have made up possible abduction my aliens in order to avoid looking like, aformentioned sister.
Stupid really, as I spend loads on other stuff, ie keeping skin young looking, but my smile (or lack of it) really let me down...I was the dowdy,quiet one at the pub and party, because i did not want to look at anyone, and i can't find a photo of me smiling, or without my hand over my mouth, or in front of it.
I really think my students will enjoy seeing my face..or at least I hope so,
Karen I know you said that no one really noticed the braces, but my students are taught to see changes in people...they're student nurses,and doctors, and other future medcial professionals, they notice when I wear my hair diferently, and when i got my nose pierced...well you can imagine the response,only to be expected, we train them that way.
I'm sort of ready with some answers, some serious, some not, so I will let you (all) know the reactions when they happen.
As for the nurse, I think She thought that braces were a teenage thing, She was quite surprised when i mentioned adults, and that some treatment is available on NHS...not in my local hospital, which is why I'm out of my area, and paying part to have more choice.
I know what you mean about being positive around negative people, the friend(?) I first spoke to about braces, who was a little strange in Her response, is very negative, and possibly I'm a little more upbeat at the moment because She is in Canada (hmm perhaps She may stay..only joking),and so we have not spoken, but She is one of those people who wants to wrap me in cotton wool and protect me, always telling me to rest etc etc....on the other hand Her husband (from Oz, Sydney), like me is an adrenalin junkie, always trying to find something more radical to do, so is a great friend, so you can imagine the conversations when we are together....we choose not to tell her what we are doing, until we've done it,and then strangly enough its me who is told to be more careful(???)
Anyway that got all that stuff off my mind..still checking for deals on skiing, cannot find anything at present, so it looks like marking for me all week.
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By the way, another question to anyone, my ortho when questioned about time of treatment said ,not sure a year perhaps, but wait and see..is there a basic time or an average, He did say it would be quite quick, but then I also tell patients that (keep on taking the tablets..), but from looking at this site, most individuals treatment takes, anything from a few years to.....
any answers fully listened to, divulged, and i promise I won't feel too down if its an eternity..anyway i do know at the end i will have to have permanent retainers that is a certainty..no question
By the way thanks Lisa for that link, Ive ordered some ortho heads, and a much better price..not that I'm a cheapskate or anything, but I hate wasting money..well on toothbrush heads anyway.
So bye for now to all, Im off for supper
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Jon XXX