So, I called my ortho's office again today and asked... yet again... for the x-ray and referral card to take to my second oral surgeon consult. Apparently my ortho is working at another office location for most of the week, and he needs to be there to fill out the referral card. So I still can't manage to get this stuff! I just hope I can get it before my consult. Turns out that they will only charge me $10 for the x-ray copy.... I was so afraid that it would be $100 or more. Still, it seems like this should all be a bit easier.
I woke up today feeling like I had clenched and ground my teeth all night. It happens a lot... I think I must do that when the teeth get sore. Or else I push forward on my teeth with my tongue as hard as I can. I'm not sure why I do that, but I even do that stuff when I'm awake sometimes. One tooth felt completely loose and incredibly sore all day today, and after trying to eat lunch, my whole mouth was just throbbing... with a headache to boot. Two aspirin mostly did the trick, thankfully, but the teeth are still tender. It's so weird that a week can go by uneventfully, and then one day it's as though all the teeth decide to try playing musical chairs all at once.
Tooth A: Hey guys, let's get this party started!
Tooth B: Great idea! I'm bored. Wanna trade places?
Tooth A: Sure man, I could go for a window view for awhile!!
Tooth B: Super! Come over here, if I can just... urgh.. *grunt*... get around this wire thingy here...
Tooth C: Hey, stop pushing!
Tooth D: Guys, cut it out!
Baby Tooth: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh
Impacted Canine: Lordy, help us.
Tooth E: Whoa... I can make an awesome clicking sound if I just do
this...
Tooth F: Um. Didn't I used to be over
there?
Yes, this is actually going on in my mouth all the time now.
I'm pretty sure I've scared off most of the people who used to read this thing (but who knows), so I'll feel free to paste my reflectivey stuff below, now
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Yet another reply I posted to a topic in the Metal Mouth forum today.
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What's your motto for having braces?
You can read my motto in my signature (below).
The way I look at my own braces journey, it's a big personal challenge for me. I am one of those people with a low tolerance for pain and a lot of dental/medical-related phobias. I also have depression, and this can compound the other problems. I knew this would be tough, and the hardest part (surgery) is yet to come... but the way I see things, my life isn't worth living unless I take some risks, take on some challenges, and face my fears in forward steps to improve myself as a person, inside and out.
It might look like I'm straightening my teeth to others, but the truth is I'm straightening up a lot of other stuff inside me at the same time. I can either make the best of my life, or sit in a corner for the rest of it, wondering what could have happened if I had tried.
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