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I've noticed there always blue!*#? Next stop "full banding" next Monday! Why do they use that term??? Sounds scary. 
Anyway I'll post those pics next week! I am on my way!
I'm a few months in now and am so relieved it's not nearly as bad as I expected! When you get the metal bands put on the molars you might feel like they are too high and you are biting down on metal, which you are. But the weird feeling goes and after a while you won't notice them. They do feel very odd to begin with though. < 
p> I've currently got turquoise ligs and must take a new pic for this site! And I am now wearing elastics since my last visit 3 weeks ago. Weird sensation and I thought I'd got away without elastics, but clearly not! <p>Best of luck and don't be worried! 
I guess I got lucky. I am not going to lie and say my teeth are not sore or tender, but there not painful. This is coming from a guy who put a nail through his palm and almost passed out - yeah that sucked. 
I had roast beef last night and I think I swallowed most of it whole because chweing was ackward . Felt like I was using someone elses teeth! Anywho, thanks for the kind words everybody and Ill be sure to check back in if my spacers start to hurt more. (fingers crossed!!!)
Today ironically was the best spacers day I had all week, I could finally eat hard foods and not feel pressure. Spacers never hurt, but they were a real pain. Anyway I got to the office 25 mins. before my appointment and maybe like a few of you was thinking, "walk out. Why are you doing this? Just leave man!" But I didn't thank God! I get called back and the fitting of the ol'bands starts. Which except for the worst tasting glue ever, was pretty easy. We (the assistant and I) chatted about the super bowl and watched ESPN on the TV at my chair. 
Why do they always ask a question requiring an answer when its impposible to answer?! Fingers in mouth, etc.? She was great though, made me feel comfortable and relaxed. Cake walk... Next come the brackets, simple too. The worse part was when she removed the cheek spreaders and my lips and mouth were dry!!! I would have loaded up on some chap stick had I known. That was it, out came the spreader thang and I picked a color - silver for the ligs, and the archwires went in. The one thing I am still not used to is how I look! Big change. The shocker is I never thought my teeth were that off until I saw the brackets - that archwire goes up and down! (I just checked on my pics uploading and the first one is ready...here goes!)
Just looked back over my pics, I love the way she crossed the ligs like an X. Nice touch. 
, I just rip it with my hands. 
The only other thing that is driving me crazy is rinsing/brushing after eating. I hate all that food that gets trapped! 
Day two and my biscuspids (think that's right...the ones next to the two front) and my two front teeth are sore. I guess that means the braces are working! I was told this wire is a pretty wimpy one so I am not expecting too much movement over the next 6 weeks, but I'll update if something new shows up. 
