Polgara's Story

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#1 Post by **polgara** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:38 am

Well it is official I am gonna get my braces. After all I did decide that if I was gonna make my daughter go through with taking care of her teeth that I should at least take care of mine. So on Wednesday I went and got my spacers put in. Didn't bother me too much until I was working and doing alot of talking. My only major problem was that one of spacers broke and fell out. I am hoping that having only one day of that spacer will be enough to get my braces on time.

#2 Post by **antsika** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:58 pm

Welcome Polgara! Congrats for making the decision and starting the journey!

Good luck for your treatment!

#3 Post by **emily25** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:15 pm

hi there and welcome to the board

Im getting my braces on tommorow so i know how you feel about the spacers.allthough mine havent given me trouble they have made my toungue sore from playing with them lol

Anyway, enjoy your stay and look foward to seeing your journey progress.

#4 Post by **mayday** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:36 pm

Congrats on going through with braces! Hopefully you won't experience too much soreness from the spacers.

#5 Post by **polgara** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:07 am

Kiwi, thank you for the advice. Hopefully my journey will start tomorrow promptly at 0940 est. Have to go see the ortho today to get that spacer replaced. I am knocking on wood that every thing works out.

#6 Post by **Sumendoza** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:20 am

Polgara,
Once again welcome to this wonderful board... There are some great people here with great advise; I've followed their tips and it has helped me a lot to get used to my braces...

So, enjoy your journey and keep us posted with your progress

#7 Post by **roadster1200xl** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:00 am

Hi Polgara and welcome to this forum. Here's to everything going great in your process!

Take some pictures if you get a chance. Even if you don't post any they're great to be able to look back on and see the changes and improvements.

I also broke a couple of the rubber spacers and they ended up putting in some metal ones to make room. They might do that to you, too, but it's not too bad. A lot of people have reported that the initial spacers and bands are the worst part of the process.

#8 Post by **Lisa65** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:06 pm

Hope tomorrow goes well Polgara, and looking forward to hearing all about your b-day.

#9 Post by **polgara** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:30 am

Yay, I have now had my braces on for over a week. Now the next appointment is to see about a gingioplasty. I have yellow and blue ties on my brackets.

#10 Post by **polgara** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:51 pm

I actually get the gingioplasty done on the 13th of next month.

#11 Post by **polgara** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:11 am

I can't wait until the 13th of March. I get the oral surgery done, and then I get an adjustment the following week. Do you think I should ask for pain killers? That is the question I am asking myself. I am also already considering a color change. I am thinking either red, or money green. I just might let you all decide for me. Just drop me a message with your choice. I will abide by it and will post a picture of it.

#12 Post by **polgara** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:13 am

Okay, I have less than twenty four hours before i get my surgery done. can't wait.

#13 Post by **polgara** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:27 pm

The surgery wasn't all that bad. I am still sorta numb from the local, but I can feel where they put the stitchs. I am more than likely gonna go to bed early tonight, just so that I can get a fresh start on the day. BTW you can still vote for my next color. One week left. Drop me a line with your color choice. The choices are red or green. I will post a picture of the new colors next Wednesday by the latest.

#14 Post by **polgara** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:45 am

Okay all I went with bright green. Within the past month I have had two milestones towards a fuller smile. I had the surgery (I am proud to admit that I barely touched the pain meds the doc prescribed), and just yesterday I got the first tray for the RWB system. I don't know which hurts worse the bottom teeth or the top teeth when i go to eat.

#15 Post by **polgara** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:46 am

Okay all I went with bright green. Within the past month I have had two milestones towards a fuller smile. I had the surgery (I am proud to admit that I barely touched the pain meds the doc prescribed), and just yesterday I got the first tray for the RWB system. I don't know which hurts worse the bottom teeth or the top teeth when i go to eat.