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GracieG.
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Ready for a New Adventure!

#1 Post by GracieG. »

Hi everyone! I, like others, have been coming to this site for some time now, getting as much information as I can about braces (and also gathering some courage!) I'm 26 and have been quite unhappy with my smile for a while now and have finally decided to take the plunge and do something about it!

I went to a consultation yesterday and I got the ball rolling. I was sooooo incredibly nervous about it..i'm thinking that maybe it's because I had finally made up my mind about it, but I was afraid I would get discouraging news, or maybe couldn't afford it. To my surprise, it's not going to be as bad as I had imagined! 1.5 years they tell me, and I want ceramics on top, metal on bottom. I decided to just do it and I am getting braced next Thursday the 11th!!

Now that I've decided on doing this, I'm mostly just excited and not as nervous anymore...I'm sure I will have my ups and downs, and this post may be more enthusiastic than this time next week, but I am sure it will all be worth it! I look forward to getting to know all of you and getting/giving support! Once I figure out the picture thing I'll try to post more. Thanks in advance for your support! :)
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#2 Post by dawnm »

Good luck!

You sound exactly like me...except I'm getting mine on Feb 1 (and I'm a little older than you!) I'll be looking forward to hearing how it goes for you on the 11th!!
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#3 Post by platinum »

Wow!! That was fast!

I had my consultation on December, I will have my records taken 01/10.
I will have one cavity to be filled on 01/17. So I will get braces probably in the begining of February.

Good luck!
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#4 Post by lionfish »

Good luck gracie, and look forward to hearing more. You will find that 18 months pass very quickly.
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#5 Post by jennielee81 »

Great!! Sounds a lot like me! Started looking on here, got up my courage, went to the ortho, found out it would take less time than I imagined....got it started.

Next thing I know, it's almost debonding day! :-*

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#6 Post by GracieG. »

Thank you all for your positive replies! I'm a little nervous about next Thursday, but mostly I'm still just really excited! All I know is that I want to make a real effort to not let the next 18 + or - months change the way I'm going to live my life-mostly i mean socially..the only thing that makes me nervous is going out with my friends, meeting new people, etc...but i know it will totally be worth it in the end. I have always said that if i could change one thing about myself, it would be my smile. Now that I am doing it, it feels like I have won some sort of prize! As I have read, attitude is everything!!!!!! :wink:
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