Well, tomorrow morning I go to get my braces put on!
Just by way of introduction, I'm a mom of 3, wife of a great guy, and a full-time nursing student as well. Over the past two years I've been working to recognize some dreams for myself, like getting my nursing license. It's been a ton of work, and I've learned so much about myself. I'm in my last year of nursing now, and will graduate in the spring.
My middle daughter had an ortho consult about a month ago, and while I was there the Ortho mentioned he noticed I was self-conscious about my own teeth. He asked to take a look, and I just opened up right there. He told me it was totally fixable. "Without surgery?!" I asked. I'd had an ortho consult about 10 years ago and had been told I'd need palate expansion surgery, etc. It was to be about 10,000. I didn't feel I could justify spending that much on myself. "Yes, we can get you a beautiful smile without surgery." Wow! I STILL didn't feel I could justify spending upwards of 5000 on myself... but then they mentioned it is TAX DEDUCTIBLE! Woot! All of a sudden it became more do-able. And with me being in school without a second income and with tuition to deduct as well THIS became the year to just go for it! I'll also save 10% if I pay for it all up front, and with a family discount due to my daughter's tx as well.
I'll figure out how to post some pics on here. I've been having a BLAST reading everyone's stories on here. I figure maybe my story will be an encouragement to other ladies out there who are thinking about it. Obviously you can go back to school AND fix your teeth, even if you're in your 30's (I'm 34)!
