Last Day Without Braces!

So.. It's my last day with these spacers, and without a metal mouth! I'm excited, nervous, anxious, and a bunch of other emotions all bunched up into one! My orthodontist didn't tell me how it was all going to go down, so I'm not super sure what is going to happen tomorrow morning when I get the brackets on. We'll see how that goes.

On a lighter note, my teeth aren't feeling so sore today. I've been able to tackle some harder foods. I might even dive right in and try to eat some of my favorite ice cream (it's got nuts in it). I was able to down some breaded chicken tenders last night and that went perfectly fine.

I'm working on preparing another shopping list of soft foods for the first few weeks of metal mouth-ness (if that's a term - if it wasn't, it is now!). Such as my staple mashed potatos and mac n cheese. Those two foods have been best for me when my teeth have hurt the most.

Anyways, I'm going to try to eat a grilled cheese now - one of the foods I miss the most! I'll update again tomorrow with before and after pictures.

Don't Try Eating.

Goodness gracious. I swear I'm going to lose half my body weight by the time I get used to having crap in my mouth 24/7. Last night I woke up at about 1 in the morning and had to take two motrin for the pain. It was... awful. And today hasn't been any better. At all. The only thing I've been able to eat is kraft mac n cheese, which I can eat without having to chew with my back teeth (Yes. I feel like a beaver, but I chew with my front).

I took another fast-acting motrin this afternoon, which basically put me to sleep for about an hour. that was the nice part - however when I woke up it was back to the constant pressure and discomfort. Not loving this, but I keep reminding myself that it will all be worth it when I have that perfect smile in just about 2 years.

"Grin and bear it" - phrase of the day/week, I swear. I'm still hoping that this whole spacer deal gets easier, but from what i've read/heard, it's not going to. Pray for me! LOL I'm going to need it.