Drama Queen
I never said I wasn’t one – but I stand by it all.
This morning I woke up got dressed, once again pretty-fying myself in the hopes it would make me feel better (also added mascara hoping it would stop me from crying – or look like a raccoon in braces). This plan did not work. I was hyperventilating to the point where I had to sit down for I was about to faint. While in the waiting room I was hit on by some weird little man who proceeded to tell me that my fear of the dentist was stupid. Well you’re stupid man from the waiting room.
I finally got called in, sat in the chair, and cried. Van – this adorable little ortho assistant decided to ask me if I was sure I wanted to go through with this…um, excuse me Van, please don’t give me an excuse to leave. Because I will.
The actual braces putting on process was surprisingly pain-less. The only pain I had was with the cheek spreader pinching the little string that connects my top lip to the gums, other than that no pain.
Then it came. The moment where my ortho held up a little hand mirror in front of me, no joke I squinted and turned away like Beast as in Beauty and the. When I turned back there I was – Braced. Although, for a turn for the better, they didn’t look terrible. Now, I am going to deny I ever said this but…They aren’t that bad. The braces are barely noticeable from a distance and up close they are pretty unobtrusive. This does not mean that:
- My face and mouth do not feel like they are being punched by little angry teeth gnomes
- my teeth feel like they are 10 times to big for my mouth
- my tongue has literally gotten stuck on the frickin’ wire and I had to rip it off only to have a chunk of my tongue get stuck to the wire!!! EWWWWW!
- Or that they aren’t still noticeable – people are not stupid, and most aren’t blind, so no matter how “clear they are” they are still there
Eating has been impossible although I did manage to have some gelato from Finale (YUM!) and some soup (yum, but not as good as gelato). I also bought all sorts of accessories for my teeth including (but not limited to):
- Floss threaders
- Mini toothbrush, toothpaste and flossers (for my purse)
- Listerine (yuck)
- A dental pik
- A new toothbrush that vibrates (nice)
My routine I am trying to start for good orthodontic dental care took 25 min, ugh. Oh well.
And finally…here it is…my braces (they don’t photograph well which I think is a good thing!!!). Like i said not that noticeable - I guess preparing for the biggest disaster ever is good because when it turns out to be a little disaster things seem great!
