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Hey bridget, I actually felt pretty normal the next day and I started eating normal food yesterday ( I basically subsisted on protein shakes for the first 36 hours). Hoping they heal fast so I can get back to the real treatment! What about you?

Got 4 premolars extracted today and they ache quite a bit right now... probably because they also put back in the wire immediately after extracting. When I look in the mirror, part of me thinks "OMG WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOURSELF", but then I think to the great smile I'll have in the end... i...

Going in tomorrow afternoon to remove 4 premolars.... nervous! Will let everyone know how it goes

Wow, hahaha what a coincidence. I'm going to be drinking lots of protein shakes.

Since I can post pictures now I figured I'd post some:

I love your attitude! Wish I constantly had the same optimistic outlook as you do. You've inspired me to try harder to do so.

Your teeth were pretty amazing prior to braces... but I'm pretty detail oriented too so I think that gap would bother me over time as well. I'm jealous you were able to get the clear Damon brackets (I'm assuming that's what they are). I asked my ortho if she had those because I think they're less no...

Wow your story sounds pretty similar to mine! I already had braces in middle school AND have an open bite... albeit a very mild one. I've never had tornadoes outside my dorm though. I've also been thinking of posting pictures but like you say you need to have a certain number of posts because you ca...

Congrats on starting your journey! I like your username... sums up braces nicely. You sound like you might have In-Ovation or Damon brackets, which are self-ligating. I have In-Ovation C's and am glad to have no ligatures to stain esp because I drink a lot of tea. I wish my ortho took pics month to ...

Congrats on starting your journey! Your brackets sound like In-ovation C's with the snapping open and shut, but I'm no orthodontist. I just happen to have In-Ovation C's too and I felt that opening and shutting feeling today at my adjustment. Keep it up with the pictures, I'm interested in seeing yo...

Thanks for the encouraging words both of you! I'm starting to get used to them, and yes I'm trying to be positive as well. I'm much more used to speaking with them now too. I had this HUGE canker sore for the first week and I teared up a few times eating with it just because it hurt so bad, and I co...

I am very scared of getting extractions now after reading this...

Hi all, Just got braced last week - In-ovation C's! I was really dreading getting them on and thought I'd feel better about them by now, especially after reading a lot of other people's inspiring stories here. However, I don't really. Background: I had braces in middle school for about 2 years and e...