not being lazy

I'm not being lazy with my posts, I just have nothing exciting to report.  As usual.  Man, who knew braces would be so boring?  (Ok, put all your hands down - we all knew this!)  I have an ortho appt on Monday, at which time I will hopefully be referred to my surgeon and we'll set a date.  I would cross my fingers, but that makes it rather difficult to type... :)  Till then...

huh, who knows...

Amazingly, my stress level over the weekend went through the roof, but the cold sore never quite materialized.  It felt like the start of one on Friday, but now there's really nothing happening there.  I'm not complaining, mind you!  Just a bit confused. 

I hope everyone is staying warm!  We're experiencing wonderful 45 mile-per-hour "breezes" with snow at the moment...  You can barely see across the street!  I'm staying in tonight... :)

1 Year!

I got my braces one year ago today!  Figures that I'd pick a leap year, huh?  366 days down...

And as an anniversary present to myself, I'm developing a cold sore on my lip.  Ugh!  I haven't had one for years and it hurts!  Totally stress produced, I'm sure.  But still.  Ugh!

missed one

I also have a big@ss sore on my right cheek.  Must be moving a bit on the top!  Ah, progress…

 

Merry Christmas

Hope everyone had a happy holiday!  My first braced Christmas didn’t get in the way of me chowing down on everything in sight… J 

 

I do have a sore tooth, though.  My front-most right side tooth hurts really bad.  (Someday I should learn the technical names for all my teethies, but oh well).  I didn’t have too much pain after I got my new wires a couple of weeks back, but I also developed a nasty sinus infection and was on a ton of Advil, so that’s probably why I didn’t feel anything.  Distraction! J

I've got the Power (chain)

Yes, I am a HUGE blogging slacker.  But honestly, there’s been nothing to report.  Until today!  I had an orthodontist appointment this morning…  I dutifully dropped off my “teen-appropriate” gift for the clinic’s Salvation Army gift drive and took my seat for my adjustment.  New wires on top and bottom – I forgot to ask the gage but they are BIG.  The poor ortho assistant was having a heck of a top jamming them into my mouth.  Replacing both wires means that I get an opportunity to totally floss my mouth, which is always a plus.  The OA had to tie on of my bracket doors shut because it just wouldn’t close…  hopefully that’s not a bad sign!  Then, dundundun…out came the power-chain.  Hold on a minute… no one mentioned that!  I also have a couple of bands on the top wire in the front, wrapped around these nifty little posts that are preventing me from comfortably pulling down my top lip.  Oh joy! ;)  Both Dr. Weber and the OA even recommended that I really down the Advil, because I’m going to feel this today.

But it was all worth it when Dr. Weber said the magic words “I think we are close to thinking about surgery”.  “How close is that?” I asked.  “Oh, about 4 months.”  4 months!  Yea!  The end is near!  I asked if May would work, since I’m taking some grad school classes this coming semester.  Yep, that’ll work.  At my next appointment in February, I’ll be referred to my surgeon.  Woo-hoo! 

I hope everyone is doing well.  I plan to catch up with everyone’s progress this weekend – I’ve been posting via email because I’m just NEVER home – I’m a horrible online blogging buddy, I know!  Ok, time for more pain relievers…

Brrr...ouch!

Hmmm...do you know what does not feel good? Having metal bonded to
your teeth in wintry weather, especially if your teeth are already
cold-sensitive! Ouch! I learned this fun lesson while shivering my
way through the Nebraska-Kansas football game yesterday, and then
again today while running in the Bagel & Beer Run up and down the
sides of a ski slope. Holy crap! I'm going to have to invest in some
sort of heated mouthguard or something...'cause that would be
attractive... :-#

Happy Sunday everyone!