'bbsadmin wrote:How are you feeling today? Do you still have the swelling and apparent allergic problem, or has it gotten better?
It's better thank you. Basically gone.
I've had braces for 4 days and want to get rid of them
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Hang in there! As everyone has said- it will get better. I'm 23 and have had mine for 3 months now. I vary between them making me feel confident and proud for getting them, and then sometimes I'm embarrassed and feel ridiculous. But overall, they are totally worth it. More often than not I forget about them, and so do other people. Sometimes I want people to pay attention to them or give some sort of reaction- and I've realized they don't because they either don't think twice about them or really just don't care. You'll be just fine- good luck 
Upper: Damon3mx on 6/1/2009
Lower: 7/27/09
4 extractions done in May
Canine exposure eventually
Lower: 7/27/09
4 extractions done in May
Canine exposure eventually
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RocknRollFun
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I had a really attractive person ask me to kiss them because they'd never kissed someone with braces before.
It was awesome. And they didn't get in the way
It was awesome. And they didn't get in the way
"You're no rock n' roll fun! Like a party that's over before it begun. You're no walk in the park; more like a shot in the dark with clues left for no one."
Braces for the first few days - yikes!
I hope you're doing much better now that a week has gone by. I had braces for a year last year (at age 53) and I'm so pleased with the results!! And it was actually fun, the few times someone did comment. One hint - anytime new hardware is added, if your mouth feels sore, swish around salt water (1 teaspoon per 8 oz. warm water) and do it five or seven times a day. It *really* helped me when I made the mistake of assuming my mild allergy to latex wouldn't be a problem - wrong! I had to have all of my elastics switched to non-latex versions after 48 hours, because my mouth puffed up so. But then everything was fine. You'll be so glad you did it. More than one million braces-wearers are over 18 (according the American Association of Orthodontists) so you really aren't alone. And, you found ArchWired!
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Bellalalala
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No one will think you're vain for having braces.
It's incredible the number of people that have had them themselves or their kids have them.
You will find people are so incredibly understanding if they've had experience with them.
I got mine 2 days before starting a new school program. I met over 200 students that I spend every single day with while having ripped up cheeks, food caught in my brackets, and weird speech. No one judged, they just sympathized, or even envied me because they've been wanting braces for years as well.
It can be a real bonding experience and gives you surprisingly interesting small talk.
The discomfort will pass.
The first week is the worst, by far. Hang in there, we've all gone through "what have I done?!"
It's incredible the number of people that have had them themselves or their kids have them.
You will find people are so incredibly understanding if they've had experience with them.
I got mine 2 days before starting a new school program. I met over 200 students that I spend every single day with while having ripped up cheeks, food caught in my brackets, and weird speech. No one judged, they just sympathized, or even envied me because they've been wanting braces for years as well.
It can be a real bonding experience and gives you surprisingly interesting small talk.
The discomfort will pass.
The first week is the worst, by far. Hang in there, we've all gone through "what have I done?!"
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BRACEYOURSELF!
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