Five Months and a Day!!

I have officially had braces on for 5 months and 1 day! Time really does fly by! It doesn't seem like I've had them on for almost half a year! I'm extremely happy that time is passing so quickly because I can not wait to get these suckers off! I have dreams about that day! I must admit I spend a lot of time on Youtube watching videos of people getting their braces off! I can't wait until that day is my day! I'm sure you all can relate.

So I went in to get my second tightening on Monday the 22nd, and things went ok. It's weird because they didn't change my wires at all. They left the same ones in!?!? They did replace my top powerchain and added an additional one on my bottom grill. They also left the same twist tie things on my bottom grill, but just added a powerchain to it all. The orthodontist checked out my teeth and was telling the assistant "23, 25, 26, 7, 8" numbers that meant nothing to me, but the assistant quickly understood.

I explained that I hadn't been wearing my bands 24/7 like he had suggested because I was doing a lot of presenting and public speaking at work. He understood and said it looked ok (whatever that means) He did give my bands to continue wearing (which I knew he would because I didn't leave them in like he suggested) except they are stronger bands. I can feel them pull harder. The point of wearing the bands on the side is to get my teeth to align with one another. (top and bottom) The one additional thing I have now are two hooks right next to my two front teeth. He added those because apparently I have a slight overbite...a few millimeters and what I'm supposed to do is wear two smaller bands in the front. From bottom to top. I'm to wear those only at night! (Thank goodness!) So basically at night time my mouth is completely shut closed! Kind of scary! and he said that if I yawn when I wear my front bands, my temporary hooks could break! Great :/

I have been sick again :( coughing and stuffy head and everything else that comes along with that. Because I have had a hard time breathing through my nose I have yet to have a full night with my new front bands. I can't wear them because I can't breath! Not only that I can't stop coughing at night, and coughing requires an open mouth! I'm just afraid I'll end up breaking my brackets, so I wear them as long as I can stand it but end up taking them off soon after I put them on. I'm sure once I'm over this bug I will be able to wear them throughout the night.

I will post pics later.

<3,
Claudia