Greetings,
I got braces put on top and bottom teeth Sat am.

My grinding at night had messed up my teeth. The crappy mouth guards made everything much worse in the past 3-4 years.

Hubby went with me to the consult so he likes the Orthodontist and that helps. They gave me a new temporary mouth guard. It worked so-so last night. I woke up with great teeth pain in the am.

Keeping my teeth cleaned and flossed will take some getting used to. I am supposed to brush my teeth every time I eat something and floss once a day.

Also, it took me ages tonight to pack for work tomorrow -- put together a toothbrush kit to take to work in my purse, made chocolate rice protein drink with almond milk in the blender to drink for breakfast before work. I'll pack soy yogurt and some apple sauce in for lunch. Tomorrow is a long day. I think that on other days I might skip lunch and just take plan rice milk that comes in a little box -- no brain work to come up with that plan and even less on the follow through.

The metal has started eating into my bottom lip -- the mouth guard interrupts that contact, so maybe I will start wearing the mouth guard when I am home in the day.

I talk a little funny still as I am not used to all this stuff in my mouth yet.

. . . trying to keep up my spirits. . . ortodo says it will be a two year process but that within a few months we could start seeing the teeth fall into the right place -- this would indicate that his plan is working.

My whole body and brain is reacting to this.
I'm trying to think of this initial part as a transition period that I can get through.

M.