Luella's Story

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#1 Post by **Luella** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:29 pm

This is my braces story! I had full upper and lower expanders in first grade, when I was 5 or 6 years old. When I was 12-13 years old, I had full upper and lower braces and successfully completed treatment and was left with a Hawley retainer with 2 pontics (fake teeth) attached to save the spaces of tooth #â€™s 20 & 29. However, since I was a total idiot child, I didnâ€™t wear my retainers for long. In the decade since, Iâ€™ve lost the spaces my orthodontist worked so hard to open up for me. So here I am, in ortho for the THIRD TIME to fix my childhood mistake. Seriously, if I could go back and slap my teenage self in the face, I would, and I would say â€œWear your retainer moron!â€

#2 Post by **jenny101101** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:15 am

Great pics, Luella! Welcome and congrats on deciding to get braced(again)!

Your teeth are so nice now, they'll be beautiful when your done.

How long is your sentence?

#3 Post by **SGPWired** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:26 am

Nice pictures! Good luck on your journey!

#4 Post by **browneyedgrl** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:44 am

Hi Luella,

Great pics! I'm a second timer as well. Just remember, that the third time is a charm!

I truly believe that, as it happend to me with a different situation.

Good luck with your journey!

B

#5 Post by **Luella** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:42 am

They've so far sentenced me to 18-24 months. I don't see how it could take that long.... so we'll see! Thanks guys!

#6 Post by **insinu8** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:34 pm

Welcome Luella,

You and I will be getting our braces within a week of each other, although I will only be getting my uppers.

I hope you don't forget your childhood lessons about the retainer this time around!

Have you got your ligature colors picked out already???

It's great that your Ortho gave you the pics. Getting to see where you started so you appreciate where you're going is a good motivator.

#7 Post by **Luella** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:57 am

I haven't decided on my colors yet! I need to though, don't I? I'm super excited!!!

#8 Post by **Luella** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:12 am

Ken- thats probably how I'll end up deciding! I was reading the thread on lig colors, there are so many choices! I really like the look of the half one color and half one color thats a shade lighter. I'll totally post pics of my decision!

Only a few weeks to go!

#9 Post by **damon2's** » Mon May 05, 2008 7:07 am

Hi Luella!

Your teeth do look very nice already, I'm sure you will have great results!! I look forward to following your story too

#10 Post by **insinu8** » Wed May 07, 2008 11:57 pm

Luella, less than 2 weeks to go!!! I'm anxiously awaiting your post on your bday

I want to hear all about it and I'll post mine the next day after my uppers go on.

Pics of the ligs, please!

I think I'm going to start with alternating light/dark green

#11 Post by **laurahalvey** » Sun May 11, 2008 8:48 am

Good luck on getting braced

Can't wait to keep up on your story. Third time's a charm!

#12 Post by **Luella** » Sun May 18, 2008 1:18 pm

OMG ya'll I'm trying not to freak out that I'm getting braced in 3 days. And, bummer of all bummers, I wanted to eat all the "forbidden food" that I could eat before brace day, and I have a stomach virus so I can't eat anything but toast, crackers, and gatorade. Yum. I feel like I've been hit by a truck- I have all kinds of stomach "issues" and cold sweats and everything. It's great. At least its not contagious so my son and husband don't have it too. I'll get pics up from brace day ASAP!

#13 Post by **Flaka** » Sun May 18, 2008 2:46 pm

Hi Luella,

I'm sorry to hear you are sick, I hope you get better soon!
You will be able to eat pretty much everything, just give it a couple of days, maybe a week till you get used to your braces and you will be fine.
Besides popcorn, I eat anything, I am more careful with harder food and always have a tooth brush available when I eat candy. I know you aren't supposed to eat candy but there are days where I just can't help it ( I even sucked on a jawbreaker the other day) and just brush my teeth right away, besides is one in a blue moon.

Good luck getting breaced and looking foward to seeing your pics!

Take care!

#14 Post by **fluffybottom** » Tue May 20, 2008 5:35 pm

Good luck tomorrow!

#15 Post by **Luella** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:05 pm

Fluffy! Thanks so much!!! It seems you're the only one that's remembered that my brace day is tomorrow! Thanks for thinkin of me!