Hmmm ... may have spoken to soon there!
It's now been 3 days and I can officially say Ok my mouth hurts now! Those pesky little ulsers are trying to pop up where ever they can. Today has been pretty hard. They seem to be all around the inside of my cheeks and under my top lip where the braces rest. I've also got a few abrasions which feel like little cuts along the sides of my tongue! Ouch!! Eating has is still an art form I am trying to master .. I seem to be constantly starving! Arrggggghh....
Thanks for your tips Karen, especially about the water. I have been making an extra effort to drink more and keep a bottle with me all the time. I have also been using my wax and rinsing with some anesthetic mouth wash from the pharmacy.
My mom lives in the USA, so I've asked her if she'll mail me some Zilactin-B or something similar. I can't find anything like that here in Oz. The best I have found is a gel similar to what you use on babies where they're teething, but it doesn't give a protective layer, it just numbs the gum for a while.
Anyway, enough whining ... it could be worse I know. In some respects I do agree with you Ken, it probably would have been a good thing to get the top and bottom on at the same time so that I only go through the transition phase once, however unfortunately that's outta my control, so I guess I'll just use the experience to make me stronger .. (I hope
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I've gotta say, it's so comforting to know there are so many other people going though the same thing, and it's awesome that you guys are so supportive and willing to give me tips to help me along, thanks
Notice this is in paragraphs Jonesy ... good suggestion!
Well shall see what the rest of the week brings. If anyone has any cool recipes or food suggestions that are easy and tasty please post them for me, I'm starving!!
Over and out ..
Other than that things aren't too bad. I must admit I really did expect the worse, especially after the spacers caused me so much grief. Perhaps that was a good thing. I think one of the biggest challenges will be eating. Last night I figured for dinner that before it got too painful I would make fettuccine with salmon, rocket leaves and fetta. I couldn't bare the thought of soup every day. So anyway I sat down to eat it and from the first mouth full I found myself struggling! Without meaning to sound too gross, I had the pasta sliding around under my wire (and getting stuck), and the rocket was way to complicated to chew, it too kept getting stuck in my wire! In the end I picked all the rocket leaves out of the bowl and tried to take small mouth fulls of the pasta. I think I swallowed most of the past whole, and I ended up slowly and carefully chewing the salmon and yummy fetta cheese. What a nightmare though .... I was horrified at the mess in my mouth afterwards when I went to brush my teeth! Far out ... I definitely won't be eating in public for a while. Not until I get some more practice at home first! Anyway I rinsed with water about 4 times before brushing, and still had bits and pieces in my braces! Thank goodness for my soft brush and my inter proximal brush (think that's what they call them). I used the super floss afterwards too. Speaking of which, this morning when I tried to floss, that's when I really noticed the sensitivity in my front teeth. I could barely get the floss in between them. They already seemed to be pushed close together, and I found that putting any pressure on them made them feel bruised. It was a weird sensation. I now understand when they refer to feeling like you have been punched in the mouth ... although it feels more like a bit of a wack to me and not as full on as being punched. So anyway it should be interesting to see how things progress from here. I have been told to expect the absolute worst for week 1, so even though things aren't nearly as drastic as I imagined they would be now, I am still bracing myself (haa haa, sorry bad joke) for things to get worse. 
Chloe1 you sooo know what I'm talking about don't you! With any luck I'll feel much better after the first week too. Being the Aussie that I am I drowned my sorrows with an ice cold beer last night 
Not a big drinker by any means, but it went down a treat!
I had no idea that so many other people had done this also, and initially I didn't even know it was possible to remove them.