I'm awful!
I am completely pitiful at keeping up with these blog posts!
Ah...
I don't know the next date exactly I will be posting again, but I will still be posting as I go through the rest of my appointments no matter how small or insignificant.
I finally got my braces!
I'm so happy, but I'm in so much pain!
In my opinion (because of all of the other things I have gone through), I feel I have a very high pain tolerance...
In the beginning, for the first 10 days, the pain was extremely irritating. It was not unbearable, though. From the brackets rubbing against the inside of my cheek, I developed sores that were almost like holes in my mouth.
The reason this happened was because I hadn't been aware the wax the dentist gave me would work as a barrier to keep from my braces causing sores, cuts, etc. Slowly but surely, I weened myself off of the wax so that my mouth could adjust and create grooves for the braces.
It's been almost a month, and I only have to occasionally use the wax, as my teeth shift, on the wire as it grows longer.
I wanted to say thank you to everyone for being so supportive and for keeping me in their thoughts. January 16th the one year anniversary since all of this has started. I never thought I'd be able to smile confidently
I'm currently a senior now in High school with only 4 months remaining. I'm in the middle of completing my Senior Project, as well as figuring out what I will do after high school.
I'll be attending a community college to do a 2-year transfer (so I can stay for the rest of my appointments) to East Carolina University to study music.
