Well, after 24 hours in braces, I’ve learned that eating isn’t much fun yet. Of everything I’ve tried to ingest, pudding is the easiest. Good thing I like pudding! :-# A poptart was the worst, but that was just my own hungry stupidity – why did I think it would mush easily? Silly me…
I was really worried that talking would be an issue. I had a retainer briefly in college (when I first considered braces – oh, how I wish I’d done it then!) and could hardly utter a syllable. I think it’s my tiny mouth. But this isn’t so bad. I’ve talked a lot less than I normally do (and funnily no one has complained…) but everything seems to be coming out OK. Phew!
My teeth are starting to get sore, so I assume they are moving a little already…no major scrapes or cuts on my cheeks or lips yet, just a little tingle on my bottom lip – it feels like I’ve been chewing on it. I’ve got my wax on hand in case this all changes, but so far so good.
2 comments:
Wait till you try pizza crust. I can still barely eat the darn stuff. And beware tough meat. It sucks when you forget and think you can tear off a bite with your teeth.
it gets better. i had pizza this evening at primi piatti and it was good. i can eat meat now and even cookies sometimes, the really hard ones. but my teeth have moved alot in the past month and are really sensitive so i can't eat meat sometimes. it gets better. i was eating chicken after a 6 days so don't panic...
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