First day post braces - please tell me it gets better!

[jamsmak04]

I just got my braces put on this morning. I am so upset. I had no clue I would not be able to eat. And anything I do eat gets stuck in my braces. Also they had to build up 2 of my molars to stop me from biting down on the brackets and now its so hard to chew food. My teeth are now beginning to hurt now which sucks. I feel like crying. So hopefully it gets better. The previous posts give me hope.

[sea54change]

Archwired-
Your installations are the opposite of what I had. I had bottoms on first and tops on 3 months later. I thought I was going to die with the bottoms. The tops were half the pain, but still painful becasue I couldn't bite down on anything for a month! Say goodbye to sandwiches, cookies, french bread etc for awhile.

Remember to take the Advil with you to the appointment.

Braced: bottoms: 9-1-2010; uppers 12-1-2010
Debrace date: 10-20-2011

[ArchWired28]

Archwired-
Your installations are the opposite of what I had. I had bottoms on first and tops on 3 months later. I thought I was going to die with the bottoms. The tops were half the pain, but still painful becasue I couldn't bite down on anything for a month! Say goodbye to sandwiches, cookies, french bread etc for awhile.

Remember to take the Advil with you to the appointment.

I think an order depends on the specific bite problems and other situations. I wanted them both at the same time, but my ortho insisted we must wait 12 weeks with the lowers due to my deep bite. Just got the lowers fitted + more spacers to band the 2nd molars next week. So I am in the double trouble
They have warned me that this going to hurt. I am ready, and Advil helps me:) So far - not that bad, but I know the REAL pain starts after approx 12 hrs for me.
To be honest, at this point I am like - whatever. I really want my bite fixed.