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#46 Post by **beckyboo0205** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:28 am

Hey Rhibee83,

We are going to get our braces on almost the same day... you on the 15th. Me on the 16th!

I've been eating too much Ben & Jerry's lately! Tobelei, I really love the Cherry Garcia (I think it's cherry ice cream with chunks of cherries and chocolate.) It's so good. Half Baked is really good too! We have Ben & Jerry's everywhere here (USA) so I never thought of it not being in other countries. I'm not really sure if they would have all of the same flavors.

#47 Post by **rhibee83** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:34 pm

Tobilei wrote:I'll grab a pot next time I'm at video ezy or over near Mum's (I think the local video ezy has it, it used to, mind you it's been a couple of years since I've set foot in there). Can I blame you when I'm poor and dumpy?

What's the best flavour?

Wow, yeah, you have a lot going on I don't have bands on my molars. Just brackets. Although my problem is a lack of teeth so I don't think he'd have any problems shoving a few hundred molar bands between my back teeth at the moment. I can get an interdental toothbrush in there with room to move (I'm sure this sounds like a good thing right now to you, promise, it's not!).

5 extractions is pretty intimidating! I had one and was terrified about it. It was a baby tooth. I think I had more trouble with them getting it out though than when I had a wisdom tooth extracted and that was nothing. It's pretty quick though and heals quickly.

I'll keep fingers crossed for a good weekend for you!

(PS. Just wondered if Ben and Jerry's is sweetened with High fructose corn syrup? If you're eating a lot of it, that stuff can cause all kinds of digestive distress and seems to be the sweetener of choice in US foods).

HAHAHA you will not be poor and dumpy haha, IF you just have a little bit

I am stopping now cos I ATE MORE OF IT LAST NIGHT! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Hahaha BUT we have none left now, so I am not buying anymore now until next week when I have my teeth out! lol that is going to be my treat!

I have two baby teeth

they are decaying and need to come out, so i am getting those out and two on the opposite side of the mouth and one wisdom tooth that has came through. I hope it is quick and painless and heals quickly!!

I dont think Ben and Jerrys has sweetner in it, as it has like 26g of sugar per serve (and there is 4 serves in a tub – apparently! Lol) so OH DEAR hahaha. I am seeing a doc tonight anyway so hopefully they can help me!

Have a good day

#48 Post by **rhibee83** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:38 pm

beckyboo0205 wrote:Hey Rhibee83,

We are going to get our braces on almost the same day... you on the 15th. Me on the 16th!

I've been eating too much Ben & Jerry's lately! Tobelei, I really love the Cherry Garcia (I think it's cherry ice cream with chunks of cherries and chocolate.) It's so good. Half Baked is really good too! We have Ben & Jerry's everywhere here (USA) so I never thought of it not being in other countries. I'm not really sure if they would have all of the same flavors.

Hi BeckyBoo

Oh wow!! Exciting!! I actually haven’t made the appointment yet but that is the day I am HOPING to get them on! so fingers crossed! That would be awesome to have them on at the same time as you!

IT IS THE BEST! I am in Australia and yeh we have it at our local video store and I cannot get enough of it. I thought I was going to lose weight with all the things I can’t eat at the moment but I think I might gain! Hahaha. I have eaten 1 and ½ tubs since the weekend haha! oops!!! I had cookie dough one last night, not as good as Half Baked but still nice! I will have to try the Cherry Garcia, sounds amazing!!

Do you need spacers? I have had mine in for a week, went today and then thought i was getting molar bands actually fitted, but i didnt, they were just measured and then taken out to be sent off to make an upper lingual arch (space maintainer) and i have the spacers again for another week! DOH! Hahaha. oh well, least i am getting used to them now!

#49 Post by **rhibee83** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:39 pm

OK so, I was TOTALLY confused when I went to the orthodontist today, here I am thinking spaces will come out and molar bands will be put in. Ummm WRONG haha. Spaces out for some of it! Molar bands fitted but then taken out to be sent away to make my lingual arch (space maintainer) which will be attached next week. so I HAVE SPACERS FOR ANOTHER WEEK WOOHOO! Lol

Least I am kinda getting used to them now! thank god. I can eat sandwiches, and last night I had lasagne for dinner. That was yummy! And I have it for lunch again today

Also ATE MORE ICECREAM lol I know , I know... I am ADDICTED and need to STOP! Lol. Lucky its gone now so we have no more left!!

Well, cheers to another week of spacers.. WOO! Lol

#50 Post by **rhibee83** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:30 pm

I also just realised that I heard the word "nance" from my orthodontist this morning to his assistant.

I just realised that I am getting an upper lingual arch with a nance button and I have been reading that people are having trouble talking and they lisp heaps and they are cutting there tongue and arghhhhh!

Things just got really REAL... lol.

#51 Post by **Tobilei** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:51 pm

Hang in there with it! All this stuff causes irritation and some problems at first but I think for the most part we adapt (even if we do it kicking, screaming and complaining a whole lot like I do

). Lisps do tend to get better as you get used to talking. I only have the braces like I've said but I had a definite lispy thing going on when they first went on. I speak pretty normally now unless I'm tired or have a dry mouth.

Okay, off to check out my local Video Ezy......................

#52 Post by **beckyboo0205** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:51 pm

Apparently I don't need spacers. I think they said they don't use molar bands... but if they don't, what else do they do? Tobilei, was it you that said you didn't have molar bands? I'm glad about that because everyone HATES them, but I'm worried they are just going to put them in when they put my braces on? I dunno... let's hope not!

Hopefully I don't have to have any other gadgets... I've heard some people talk about that nance button thing. I know I'll have to wear elastics though...

#53 Post by **Tobilei** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:02 pm

Yep, it's me who doesn't have molar bands, just brackets

My daughter is 13 and has had braces for 11 months and she doesn't have molar bands or brackets on her very back teeth.

#54 Post by **rhibee83** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:05 pm

beckyboo0205 wrote:Apparently I don't need spacers. I think they said they don't use molar bands... but if they don't, what else do they do? Tobilei, was it you that said you didn't have molar bands? I'm glad about that because everyone HATES them, but I'm worried they are just going to put them in when they put my braces on? I dunno... let's hope not!

Hopefully I don't have to have any other gadgets... I've heard some people talk about that nance button thing. I know I'll have to wear elastics though...

Hi Beckyboo

oh you are lucky you dont need spaces! i am used to them now but my front teeth still hurt and I still cannot eat chicken or steak or any hard meat and i cant eat crackers AND I AM REALLY MISSING CRACKERS! lol

I think i will have to wear elastics as well! Also, I think I am having molar bands cos I am getting the nance lingual arch thingo and that is what it is all connected too... so i guess if you dont need any gadgets (hehe) you dont need molar bands? LUCKY YOU!

#55 Post by **rhibee83** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:06 pm

Tobilei wrote:Hang in there with it! All this stuff causes irritation and some problems at first but I think for the most part we adapt (even if we do it kicking, screaming and complaining a whole lot like I do ). Lisps do tend to get better as you get used to talking. I only have the braces like I've said but I had a definite lispy thing going on when they first went on. I speak pretty normally now unless I'm tired or have a dry mouth.

Okay, off to check out my local Video Ezy......................

Thanks Tobilei

I hope I get used to the upper nance lingual arch and braces and stuff. I am used to spaces so I guess i will adapt eventually!

I am scared of what I am going to sound like lol, hopefully it wont take to long till I am speaking normally

.

OoOoOo did you get some ben and jerry's!??? what flavour? are you in love? hahahaha!

#56 Post by **Tobilei** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 6:19 pm

Haha, nope, haven't made it down there yet

But I will! (I have a mountain of Reeces peanut butter cups I really should get through first

)

#57 Post by **rhibee83** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 6:29 pm

Tobilei wrote:Haha, nope, haven't made it down there yet But I will! (I have a mountain of Reeces peanut butter cups I really should get through first )

OMG I LOVE THOSE PEANUT BUTTERCUPS!!! sooooooooooooooo good!!!

i love anything peanut buttery! hehehe

#58 Post by **rhibee83** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 6:30 pm

Tobilei wrote:Haha, nope, haven't made it down there yet But I will! (I have a mountain of Reeces peanut butter cups I really should get through first )

does peanut butter get stuck in your braces badly?? cos if i cant eat that stuff for a while, i may go even more insane than i already am lol!

#59 Post by **rhibee83** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 5:23 pm

My top teeth feel really weird today. My bite is moving so much and just from spacers. I hope my teeth move this fast with braces on! lol.

When I talk I keep hitting the bottom teeth with a top tooth that normally does not hit the bottom teeth as easily. It is really sore and my teeth kinda feel like they are loose. Not full on wiggly loose just tender and sore and I just need to tap on them for them to hurt. Even my very front top teeth.

I am in for so much next week and each day it becomes more real. THIS TIME next week, I will be in the dentists chair absolutely petrified while they yank out 5 of my teeth with pliers.. I hope it doenst hurt and I hope it is easy..

Then I have to recover WHILE i have a nance button and lingual arch in my mouth... i have no idea how I am going to do that... I feel like I wont be able to eat. I am getting very scared...

I am really over these spacers now and really over not being able to eat food that I want.

Every night is a battle on what to have for dinner. It is so hard to be healthy when you can’t eat properly!! Imagine what next week is going to be like... sigh... maybe i better google some yummy filling soup recipes...

#60 Post by **Tobilei** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:44 pm

I love peanut butter too! Peanut butter cups, peanut butter fudge, peanut butter ice cream. I even make an order occasionally from the states for Peanut Butter & Co mighty maple (it has crunchy maple crystals in it and is amazing!) or the Dark Chocolate Dreams one. My next order is going to be Cinnamon and Raisin peanut butter (mmmm).

My parents went overseas last year and at my insistence brought home a jar of spekuloos spread. It's like those cinnamon/nutmeg dutch cookies with the texture of peanut butter. I have to stop myself eating it with a spoon! (so yes, peanut butter is fine with braces, it eventually wears off

).

I know that crunchy tooth feeling you're talking about. I've had a couple of teeth that actually wiggle a bit. My very back molar actually makes a clicking noise when I push it with my tongue sometimes and then feels uncomfortable until it clicks back into place *shudder* and when my front gap first closed up I could see that I could move my teeth closer together and further apart for a day or so until they settled into place (so gross!).

I can empathize with dentist nerves

I'm petrified of dentists so knowing teeth are coming out is really intimidating.

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