XxNecraxX's Braces Story - 4 Month Update Pg 14 w/Pics!!!!!!

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#61 Post by **Miranbrady20** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:37 am

YAY 2 days till the evil spacers of doom! can't wait

lol im off tomorrow so its like one day! (pss i dont count the day of the appointment either so its like its today!!!!) hehe yea nerd-o-rific! ...

So i work monday but my manager has given me a half day so i come in and open at 8:30 but then i get to leave at 1:00 and then my appointment is at 1:30! and i bet that even tho i have a half day its going to drag BAD!!! but i guess thats just how it is.... im not really looking forward to the spacers to tell you the truth... when i get somthing like popcorn caught in my teeth i get all irratated so i can only imagine how poopy it might make me feel at first... they dont exactly look comfy!.... but hopefully all will be well!

And thanks for the support so far guys .. your the best!!

OH AND MY BRACE DAY COUNT DOWN IS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS!!!!!! WOOT FOT SINGLE DIGITS!!!! BOO YAH!! 9 FLIPPIN DAYS!!!!! *does her happy dance*

#62 Post by **pennysfbay** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:56 pm

Speaking of popcorn, you should eat some before you get your spacers....if it's a food you enjoy. It may be a while until you can munch on some again. (I believe it's on the forbidden foods list, although there are a lot of people here who say they eat it anyway....slowly and carefully.)

#63 Post by **angel84** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:53 am

Tomorrow, tomorrow you get spacers tomorrow. It's less than a day away! LOL Then you will be on the offical countdown to b-day! Wooohoooooooooooooo.

#64 Post by **Miranbrady20** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:30 am

WOO HOO! ONE DAY!!! it hasn't even hit me yet!! i know ill be nervous and excited tomorrow after work... i can picture me now just sitting in the waiting room getting a cold sweat lol just over spacers hehe i can only imagine what it will be like in a week!!!!

#65 Post by **angel84** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:38 am

Nah tomorrow is the easy app.

You are seriously going to be shocked at how fast it goes. Just think- this is the last step before you are officially on your way to your dream smile! Okay, I gotta run and brush my teefers now lol.

#66 Post by **LongInTheT** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:59 pm

Good luck with the spacers!
Getting the spacers put in is really no big deal - it doesn't take long - but you'll finally be on your way and that will feel really good!

#67 Post by **Miranbrady20** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:43 pm

yea i know! it will finally be instilled in my brain that THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING!!!! hehe

#68 Post by **angel84** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:18 pm

#69 Post by **Alaina** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:36 pm

Good luck with the spacers! They can definitely be a pain in the ass!

#70 Post by **Miranbrady20** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:06 am

thanks for all the good luck wishes guys!! im so excited! 4 and a half hours and counting!!!!! then one week till the REAL journey begins ... im so pysched!

i truly fear the unknown! just wondering what its gonna feel like is blowing my mind... well i'll see ya guys wearing spacers in a couple of hours!! <3

#71 Post by **lueyfufu** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:34 am

My ortho's assistant described the feeling of spacers as having Sunday's roast chicken stuck between your teeth. I'd say that's pretty accurate.

#72 Post by **angel84** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:31 am

Well, acording to my clock you should be sitting in the waiting room right now.

Woohoooo!

I'm rootin for ya! Talk to you when you get back!

#73 Post by **Miranbrady20** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:22 pm

Alright! so I just got my spacers put in! heres how the appointment went:

I was early to the appointment even though I stopped off at dunkin donuts to get my last salt bagel for the next 16 months

. The staff was still off at lunch so i sat in my car outside enjoying the bagel and coffee... Then when I went inside i gave the receptionist the $800 deposit and she sat me in a room where I had to watch this video about how the braces and spacers will be put on...

Then The assistant brought me to the back room and I asked if I could brush the bagel and what not out of my teeth and floss and they let me then I sat down in a big comfy chair... she then leaned the chair back and showed me the spacers and stretched them open with these big tweezers. She explained that she would be using a sawing motion to get them in and I would have 8 all together. She then popped them all in.. i felt a little pressure but noting too bad... and then she gave me this curved mouth shaped piece of rubber to chew on when i need to put pressure on the teeth to ease the pain... She also said that I might be hurting right before I go to bed and to also stay away from sticky foods.... I then signed a consent form on my way out and my payments are 220 a month every 15th... not too bad!

So far the pressure is bearable but as time progresses I find that the aching isn't easing up and the pressure is causing a dull pain but like i said its bearable... so far anyway

So here are some pics of my evil new spacers of DOOOOOOOOOM!!!!

All in all it was an easy app after all!! AND NOW FOR THE 1 WEEK COUNT DOWN!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!

#74 Post by **lueyfufu** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:51 pm

Woohoo! Does everything feel more official now? I know when I got my spacers, I felt like everything was finally happening.

I love the color, by the way. A nice periwinkle.

#75 Post by **Miranbrady20** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:58 pm

deff feels like its underway!!!! Finally!! But its a pain to eat I keep thinking food is stuck in my teeth and I got to push it out with my tongue!!! I'm afraid of popping them out while chewing and then swallow them!! Is that normal?