Elizabeth's Pilgrimage to the Straight Smile Club

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Re: Elizabeth's Pilgrimage to the Straight Smile Club

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Day 9
Snap, crackle, pop and no it isn't the Rice Krispies kids! My teeth are popping and crackling today!! They are more sensitive today than they were yesterday. Still, I was able to eat all of my food without any issues, I mean other than getting the food stuck in my braces. Woot! Cold beverages really seem to help me. I had sushi tonight and the rice was just messy!! So I guess you can say I had sashimi. :biglaf: I can feel my teeth slowly getting into place. There is a teeny, tiny difference in my overbite. How do I know? I can't do my C. Montgomery Burns impersonation anymore. :crazy:

I'm looking forward to tomorrow, where I'll attempt to get back on the microphone with these things. :singing: Well guys and gals, that's it for today! Toodles! :-1
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#17 Post by rhuj »

Hullo QueenElizabeth!

I'm loving your wee updates esp as we got braced up on the same day!

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rhuj wrote:Hullo QueenElizabeth!

I'm loving your wee updates esp as we got braced up on the same day!

:HugeGrin:
YESSSS!! :rawk:
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Day 10
My teeth were okay today. I could still hear them crunching and cracking but they were not as sensitive as yesterday or maybe I just became accustomed to it all. :thumbsup: I decided I wanted to be brave and ate a sandwich. Yuck. YUCK. YUCK!! :yuck: It was tasty though, but I kept stopping to take stuff out of my teeth and basically made the experience quite unpleasant. Tasty. :biglaf:

Several of my teeth are loose, which feels weird anytime, anything touches them. :ThumbsDown: I'm still drinking my smoothies each morning and I'm getting creative each day. At least I'm getting my servings of veggies and fruits. I still can't see a BIG difference from day one. Each day I wake up running to the mirror to see if anything has happened. :GapToothed: How silly of me. Anywho, my fiancee says that it sounds like I'm building something in the bathroom because the WaterPik is a tad loud for him. :crazy: I think that when I start to feel down about having braces (hey I can't be this chipper all of the time :BigGrin: ), he'll crack some jokes and it always makes me smile. Works every time!! Well I'm off to bed and to the land of chocolate with Homer Simpson. Mmmm. Chocolate.

Toodles! :-1
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#20 Post by LoveOrtho »

rhuj wrote:Hullo QueenElizabeth!

I'm loving your wee updates esp as we got braced up on the same day!

:HugeGrin:
Ditto rhuj,

It's very entertaining to read you updates, but as you can probably tell we didn't get our braces on the same day :lol:! I hope your teeth are feeling better and that you can start eating harder things!!!

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Day 11
Boy are my teeth sensitive. I started to feel more pain on the upper left hand side of my mouth. :-+ Couscous, I love you and I despise you. It was 101F today here and I was crabby all day. :evil: Today cold beverages did not alleviate my pain or help me beat the heat. Thanks sun. :-(( This is where my WaterPik came to the rescue as it massaged my gums. :-} Ahh! I stayed away from sandwiches today and was basically on an all liquid diet (with the exception of the couscous of course).
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I can't wait to go back to the ortho next week. I believe I'm clenching my jaw at night. Last night I couldn't get comfortable and ended up sleeping on my back, which for me is unusual. Probably the upside to today was, yogurt and Etsy. I start school in a few weeks and I'm wondering how I am going to get all this cleaning done with classes in the way. :roll: Suggestions kindly accepted. :-9

Time for a late workout! Toodles!! :-1
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Day 12
We hit 105F here today and I absolutely went batty. :FeelSick: The iced water cooled me off and then made my teeth hurt. I felt every single nerve in my mouth it seemed. Today I could feel the ones in the back wiggling! The front ones are extremely sensitive, so I'm eating sideways. :huh: I basically had to pulverize my steamed veggies today. :-+ Before I let the f-bombs fly I had to keep telling myself, "It's for the better!" :soremouth: WaterPik! WaterPik!

I decided to to go Michael's and pick up some stuff so I can get crafting again. And what do you know? So far it's keeping my mind off of my teeth and I'm making cool jewelry to boot. I enrolled in a Cake Decorating class, which should be fun. :o Anybody want to be my guinea pig? :biglaf: Anywho, hope everyone else had a great day. Our teeth are going to look awesome!!

Toodles!! :-1
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Day 13
Oh finally some relief from this summer heat!! :-* Well my teeth are very loose and the teeth in the back on my right hand side are hurting like nobody's business. :soremouth: Still, I didn't let that stop me from enjoying my food today. I'm starting to notice that the front teeth are being pulled back. :dance: Other than my spacers, this is the worst pain I've felt to date. I think I'll take an Advil and call it a night. :-Z

Toodles! :-1
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Day 14 (Friday, August 5th)
I woke up with a sore mouth, but nothing too bad. I had my usual tropical smoothie (pineapple, mango, bananas, strawberries and oranges) for breakfast, a muffin and a burrito for lunch. :dance: After than I didn't really feel like eating. I've been feeling ill and once I had my chai tea I was done for the day. My fiancee says he noticed how my front teeth aren't look so crooked (Thanks honey for the honesty!) :biglaf: More cracking and popping, which makes me giggle now. :GapToothed: The heat wasn't too bad today, so iced water was my friend again. I'm going in on Monday for a checkup! Woot! I wonder what they will tell me. Oh purdy please let it only be good things!! Hope everybody has a great weekend. I know I will...at the beach!! :BigGrin:

Toodles!! :-1
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Day 15
My teeth are still achy and I took my chances with Chinese food. Ugh the veggies were inedible, which aggravated me. :-= My day consisted of drinking iced tea and water. I ate the "insides" of a burrito, but chewing was still difficult. :FeelSick: So far today was the worst day in braces. :|

I've also noticed that my gums started to bleed a tad. My lips are really dry and some of the hooks are getting stuck on my lips. :braces_angry: RARR!! I'm done for today. I'm hoping for a better day tomorrow. :-Z

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Day 16 :pinkbraces:
I'm feeling SO much better today. And on the day that my teeth are able to handle any kind of food, I decided to make meatloaf and mashed potatoes. :biglaf: I noticed that a tooth in the way back is being pushed inward. There was no pain today, just a bit sensitive and that's okay by me. Tomorrow I'll get to ask a million questions on why I can't drink Pellegrino. Of all the things I miss consuming, it's the bubbly water. :huh: I read a post on here where someone was eating popcorn. I'm not that bold. Yet. :mrgreen: I noticed a bit more bleeding today as I brushed and flossed, so now I'm a little concerned. I have to thank my fiance for being such a super guy and dealing with my ortho mood swings. :rose: Tomorrow is a new day and I can't wait to get it going!! Hope everyone's weekend went well!! :thumbsup:

Toodles! :-1
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Day 17
Holy smokes, my mouth is swo-ho-len! :-+ And now parts of my gums look like they are going to burst! :roll: Awful. It looks like my teeth are being bossy and pushing other teeth out of the way. I feel the pressure today (sings "Under Pressure" :singing:) More mash and meatloaf for me today. :yuck: I snacked on Champagne Grapes with some brie cheese, just to switch it up a bit. Right now, I'm drinking iced chai to keep me from going nuts. I think it's time go and get that toothpaste for sensitive teeth. :soremouth: Oh and my appointment wasn't today, it's tomorrow. Hoorah! Well time to get some shut eye. Hope everyone else has been doing great with their metal. :rawk:

Smooches and Toodles! :-1
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Day 18
:-+ :-= :-+ :-= = :paperbag: :soremouth:
What a day! What should have been a routine periodontist visit turned into a 2 hour surgery. Let me explain. Before I had my braces put on, I was told that I had deep pockets around the two back teeth (the ones in front of the wisdom teeth and one on each side). Today I was told that basically gum disease had taken place and bone loss was the result. BONE GRAFT! :yikes: Six needles went into my mouth :huh: and I was just able to eat something at 9pm (my surgery at 1pm). I would have been fine, but I had a class I had to go to today. Since I didn't expect the surgery today, I enrolled in some decorating classes last week. Ugh. I sat through the 2 hour shingding not saying a word. Maybe the class thought I was snotty. :cry: :oops: In any case, I'm back to my soft food diet + no spicy foods :FeelSick: . With the vicodin and amoxycillin, I have to make sure to eat yogurt. I'm going upstairs to call it a night. :-Z . The meds are kicking in and I have to be super duper careful now when brushing and flossing for the next 2 weeks or so. My goodness, I'm in the wrong business. :yuck:

Hope your day was better than mine.
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Day 19
I was basically drugged up, nauseous and ignored food for most of the day. :ThumbsDown: The Vicodin has basically stalled any plans and I'm on an all liquid diet. :x My top teeth won't stop cracking and my bottom ones are in so much pain because of yesterday's surgery. :oops: In a week I'll get to see the periodontist again, so she can see the activity in the back teeth. My ortho appointment was pushed back 2 weeks, so I'm not too thrilled about that. Then again, it was bound to happen no? :Questions: I decided to go and purchase Sensodyne and some Act 1 mouthwash. We'll see how that goes. I'm trying to stay optimistic, but today I was really down and out. :paperbag: Even though my friends and fiance are cheering for me, I can't help but to be miserable. Well at least the last few days anyway. I'm not seeing major changes and I'm a bit frustrated to say the least. :-= We'll see how tomorrow goes. All I can do is take this journey one day at a time. Well gang, I'm off to take my meds and play dead for a few hours. :biglaf:

Toodles! :-1
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#30 Post by lilone »

Wow, I can't believe you were given a gum surgery on the spot without having known it would happen! Did they have it scheduled and just fail to communicate that to you or did they have a cancellation and say "hey, we can fit you in now!"?

Was the surgery itself ok? I hope someone drove you! Good luck with your recovery!

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