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Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Hey All!
Just a quick little note to keep everyone updated. I've been wearing my bands for most hours of the day...about 15 hours a day. I know...not 24 but that's the best I can do. Except for weekends I keep them on about 23 hours on Sat and Sun. It's weird that my teeth move so fast! I can tell my teeth move back like by Tuesday night...compared to Monday morning after having my bands on 23 hours a day on the weekend. Crazy!On another note, one of my friends from California texted me the other day and said he got braces! Our convo went like this:
M: Hey Girl! How have you been?
C: Hey there I'm doing good and u?
M: Just gout out of the dentist!
C: That sounds like no fun!
M: No cuz I'm getting braces
C: Really! OMG...U will be like me!!
M: Yup
C: Ha!
M: I'm going to feel weird.
C: U will but ull get used to them.
M: Ya ur rite...I hope!
C: You will...trust me...follow my blog: www.braceface1983.blogspot.com
End Convo!
Hope everyone is doing good!
xoxo,
C
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
OMG!!!
I had the BEST cinnamon roll yesterday while I was having breakfast with 3 good friends!
We all shared ONE roll! Here's why:
Anyway...my grill and I enjoyed every last bite! Yummm!
xoxo,
C
We all shared ONE roll! Here's why:
Anyway...my grill and I enjoyed every last bite! Yummm!
xoxo,
C
Friday, February 26, 2010
Pics Just for Fun!!
Me in the office...Busy Day = Bad Hair Day!
Buggy with mom's reading glasses!
Me and my baby...Kinda LOL!
Me...
The group on NYE in SD 2010...
NYE Girls in the Limo...Fun Night!
Buggy with mom's reading glasses!
Me and my baby...Kinda LOL!
Me...
The group on NYE in SD 2010...
NYE Girls in the Limo...Fun Night!
Buggy before his hair cut in his basket of toys!
BFF and I on NYE <3
BFF and I on NYE <3
That's it for now!
xoxo,
C
Friday, February 19, 2010
8 Month Update
Next Wednesday will be my 8th month with braces! WOW! I can't beleive how fast time goes by! In four months it will be a year! I feel like I need to celebrate big when my dang grill comes off!
Sorry I've been incognito these last few weeks, I've been so busy with work and also visiting friends and family on the weekends...actually this weekend will be my first weekend home since San Diego! It's not that I don't have anything to do...I'm just flat out tired! I need rest! I want to sleep in! I've been having tons of fun though...I feel like I won't even know what to do when I'm home! hahaha! I went to Vegas a couple of weeks ago and usually I take a vacation day after I come back from Vegas because....Well I need the day to recoup! This time I didn't take a day...I actually flew back home at midnight and made it into the office at 8am! The one good thing is that my baby-bug will be super excited to be home with mom this weekend. Usually my sister will house/doggy sit for me while I'm away or I will take my baby with me. He's gotten pretty used to riding in planes...In fact he's the talk of the plane when we're on! :) Ok enough of me and Bug!
Back to my grill...I'm in pain :( Everytime I wear my bands my teeth are in a lot of pain :(((( I'm over the back brackets bothering the insides of my cheeks, the assistant was right in that eventually I would stop biting my cheek skin once my teeth moved. I no longer have a sore on the back of the insides of my cheeks!! Yay!
I know my ortho is going to be very very upset when I go in and he realizes I haven't been wearing my bands 24 hours a day like he ordered. I just honestly can't help it...I CAN NOT wear them while I'm giving training sessions. (which is taking up the majority of my days at work right now). I'm litterally teaching a class for 8 hours a day. I'm talking the whole time...how can I? Am I over reacting? Am I being a baby? Sometimes I feel like I am because I should just wear them and deal with the pain and the spit and the slurring of words etc. LOL I just honestly can't wear them in the day because of my job...I can't quit to get my teeth to allign quicker, so I don't see any other option. I do wear them the minute I get home and wear them throughout the night...eventhough it's very painful. I take an ibuprophen and put them on and sleep! :)
Hope all is well with everyone! Keep me posted!
xoxo,
C
Sorry I've been incognito these last few weeks, I've been so busy with work and also visiting friends and family on the weekends...actually this weekend will be my first weekend home since San Diego! It's not that I don't have anything to do...I'm just flat out tired! I need rest! I want to sleep in! I've been having tons of fun though...I feel like I won't even know what to do when I'm home! hahaha! I went to Vegas a couple of weeks ago and usually I take a vacation day after I come back from Vegas because....Well I need the day to recoup! This time I didn't take a day...I actually flew back home at midnight and made it into the office at 8am! The one good thing is that my baby-bug will be super excited to be home with mom this weekend. Usually my sister will house/doggy sit for me while I'm away or I will take my baby with me. He's gotten pretty used to riding in planes...In fact he's the talk of the plane when we're on! :) Ok enough of me and Bug!
Back to my grill...I'm in pain :( Everytime I wear my bands my teeth are in a lot of pain :(((( I'm over the back brackets bothering the insides of my cheeks, the assistant was right in that eventually I would stop biting my cheek skin once my teeth moved. I no longer have a sore on the back of the insides of my cheeks!! Yay!
I know my ortho is going to be very very upset when I go in and he realizes I haven't been wearing my bands 24 hours a day like he ordered. I just honestly can't help it...I CAN NOT wear them while I'm giving training sessions. (which is taking up the majority of my days at work right now). I'm litterally teaching a class for 8 hours a day. I'm talking the whole time...how can I? Am I over reacting? Am I being a baby? Sometimes I feel like I am because I should just wear them and deal with the pain and the spit and the slurring of words etc. LOL I just honestly can't wear them in the day because of my job...I can't quit to get my teeth to allign quicker, so I don't see any other option. I do wear them the minute I get home and wear them throughout the night...eventhough it's very painful. I take an ibuprophen and put them on and sleep! :)
Hope all is well with everyone! Keep me posted!
xoxo,
C
Thursday, February 4, 2010
A little...
Update to let you guys know my mouth feels better today! Not in massive pain today I can eat my banana! So excited! I knew it would get better...I was just being negative-Nelly on my last post :)
xo,
C
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
7 Month Update!
OK...so here's my update: Rubber bands and Braces suck! The End
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(That's me venting!)
OK...The real update:
I went in for my fourth followup appointment and it was brutal! I'm in soooo much pain right now I could cry :( I think I'm in more pain now than I was when I first got them! I went in yesterday at 2:30pm. I remember them telling me the last time I was there that they were going to remove and re-arrange some brackets and check my bite etc. So the appointment was going to take longer than the usual it took about an hour and a half from start to finish.
They started by removing some of my brackets which included most of them. Once they removed them they gave me the opportunity to floss and brush minus the wires and most of my brackets...this was VERY exciting because I got to see most of my teeth without brackets or wires! The glue was still on my teeth, but I got to see the overall picture of what my new smile would look like! It was very exciting! So exciting that I took a bit longer to brush and look in the mirror because I couldn't stop looking at myself smile! :D I know I'm a bit of a nerd...but I soaked every second in!
Once I was done brushing and flossing I jumped back into the chair and the assistant started polishing the glue off my teeth...It felt like my teeth were being filed down to nothing! I must admit I was a bit scared of her polishing a bit too much! I know I was being over dramatic but I only have one set of teeth! I can't grow anymore or go out and replace them like it's no big deal.
Once she was done polishing, the orthodontist replaced my brackets. It was like getting a new set on...Once he was done with that the assistant put a wire in (she said it was a thinner wire) and did the usual push on teeth, tie, etc. PAINFUL!
When everything was set and done, the ortho came back to see me and said "Have you been wearing your rubber bands?" "Yes...kinda" I said. "And the front set at night?" I nodded.
Truth is I've only been wearing both sets (side, and front) only at night. I'm supposed to be wearing the side ones all day and the ones in the front only at night. Well I've been good about wearing my gear at night...most nights! And he obviously knew I wasn't telling the truth!
He said "Well, your teeth arn't moving as fast as I'd like them to with wearing your bands only at night, so I'm going to ask that you wear both sets 22 hours a day." I about cried in my chair! I just nodded my head and went on my way out the door.
Will I wear them 22 hours a day?? Probably not...who am I kidding?! I mean he has to understand that I work in the day and do a lot of public speaking and he can't possibly expect me to wear my front bands while I'm doing it?! Come on! Let's get real! I'm a working adult who has to do these things...If I were younger and didn't have a job and only went to school...perfect, but my reality is I'm not. I've come to the conclusion I will double up on my bands at night and not wear them in the day. I will also wear them as soon as I get home. So in theory I should be without my bands for no longer than 8 hours per day. I do promise to make a better attempt these next 10 weeks...because the last thing I want to do is prolong my treatment.
Not only did I get a bunch of brackets replaced...I also got brackets put on my last top and bottom molars. I didn't have brackets on those before, and I wish I still didn't since having them on makes me chew on the back of my cheecks on the inside...know what I mean? It's hard to close my mouth and not pinch the inside of the skin in the back of my mouth...All I have to say is "Yay Wax!" I'm going to have to start using more of it!
I'm still in a lot of pain, I can't bite, let alone chew for long periods of time :( I'm hoping all this pain will go away soon since I will be watching the Superbowl in LAS VEGAS with two of my best freinds! I'm so excited to escape from my home town for a while! But I'd like to be pain free so I can enjoy awesome food with my girls!
Here's a few pictures I took in my bathroom as soon as I got home from the ortho...trying to lighten the mood.
Hope all my fellow bracers are doing wonderful! Just remember everyday we're that much closer to a corrected jaw and a perfect smile! :)
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xoxo,
C
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(That's me venting!)
OK...The real update:
I went in for my fourth followup appointment and it was brutal! I'm in soooo much pain right now I could cry :( I think I'm in more pain now than I was when I first got them! I went in yesterday at 2:30pm. I remember them telling me the last time I was there that they were going to remove and re-arrange some brackets and check my bite etc. So the appointment was going to take longer than the usual it took about an hour and a half from start to finish.
They started by removing some of my brackets which included most of them. Once they removed them they gave me the opportunity to floss and brush minus the wires and most of my brackets...this was VERY exciting because I got to see most of my teeth without brackets or wires! The glue was still on my teeth, but I got to see the overall picture of what my new smile would look like! It was very exciting! So exciting that I took a bit longer to brush and look in the mirror because I couldn't stop looking at myself smile! :D I know I'm a bit of a nerd...but I soaked every second in!
Once I was done brushing and flossing I jumped back into the chair and the assistant started polishing the glue off my teeth...It felt like my teeth were being filed down to nothing! I must admit I was a bit scared of her polishing a bit too much! I know I was being over dramatic but I only have one set of teeth! I can't grow anymore or go out and replace them like it's no big deal.
Once she was done polishing, the orthodontist replaced my brackets. It was like getting a new set on...Once he was done with that the assistant put a wire in (she said it was a thinner wire) and did the usual push on teeth, tie, etc. PAINFUL!
When everything was set and done, the ortho came back to see me and said "Have you been wearing your rubber bands?" "Yes...kinda" I said. "And the front set at night?" I nodded.
Truth is I've only been wearing both sets (side, and front) only at night. I'm supposed to be wearing the side ones all day and the ones in the front only at night. Well I've been good about wearing my gear at night...most nights! And he obviously knew I wasn't telling the truth!
He said "Well, your teeth arn't moving as fast as I'd like them to with wearing your bands only at night, so I'm going to ask that you wear both sets 22 hours a day." I about cried in my chair! I just nodded my head and went on my way out the door.
Will I wear them 22 hours a day?? Probably not...who am I kidding?! I mean he has to understand that I work in the day and do a lot of public speaking and he can't possibly expect me to wear my front bands while I'm doing it?! Come on! Let's get real! I'm a working adult who has to do these things...If I were younger and didn't have a job and only went to school...perfect, but my reality is I'm not. I've come to the conclusion I will double up on my bands at night and not wear them in the day. I will also wear them as soon as I get home. So in theory I should be without my bands for no longer than 8 hours per day. I do promise to make a better attempt these next 10 weeks...because the last thing I want to do is prolong my treatment.
Not only did I get a bunch of brackets replaced...I also got brackets put on my last top and bottom molars. I didn't have brackets on those before, and I wish I still didn't since having them on makes me chew on the back of my cheecks on the inside...know what I mean? It's hard to close my mouth and not pinch the inside of the skin in the back of my mouth...All I have to say is "Yay Wax!" I'm going to have to start using more of it!
I'm still in a lot of pain, I can't bite, let alone chew for long periods of time :( I'm hoping all this pain will go away soon since I will be watching the Superbowl in LAS VEGAS with two of my best freinds! I'm so excited to escape from my home town for a while! But I'd like to be pain free so I can enjoy awesome food with my girls!
Here's a few pictures I took in my bathroom as soon as I got home from the ortho...trying to lighten the mood.
Hope all my fellow bracers are doing wonderful! Just remember everyday we're that much closer to a corrected jaw and a perfect smile! :)
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xoxo,
C
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