Today marks the day that my life starts to end.... Okay okay maybe the process of getting braces isn't the end of life but the beginning of a great smile. Yes, I will start to think positively about this because whether I like it or not, today, when I slammed $850 down on the counter after my appointment that was like sealing the deal for real.
I went in and immediately was called back to the chair of doom. An assistant had little bitty baby rubber bands out on her sterile tray & got started. They just tell you to open up and then they take a metal tool and stretch the rubber band in between your teeth, kind of like flossing but then it stays there. Of course I would have issues. The assistant had to have Dr. Kolodziej come in to get most of the spacers(separators) in because of course my mouth is the worst case scenario of close teeth.
This process was seriously SERIOUSLY the worst pain I've ever had in my mouth. At one point I said "oh my Gosh" (all mumbled of course) because it hurt sooooooo horribly. They had to attach 2 pieces of floss to the bands and then floss them up into my mouth.The one is around a crown on my tooth so it was extremely tight, and Dr. Kolodziej seemed to seriously hate the fact that he was causing pain but I got through it. He told me that I did pretty well considering it was such a tight squeeze.... I didn't cry so it must not have been that bad, I did dig my nails into my side and cause nail marks there but I was also told that this week will probably be the most discomfort that I will have throughout my whole treatment, which made me really thankful! 3 ibuprofen later and the assistant instructed me to not eat anything sticky.... does that include gummy bears? I definitely have a fresh bag of them just waiting for me to consume! Paid & off I went! Next appointment next Tuesday August 28th at 12:10.
Oh & I'm not supposed to touch the spacers or rub my tongue against them BUT it's soooooooo hard not to! How do they expect you not to play with things that shouldn't be there! I can do it I can do it... nope I can't. Let's just hope that I don't knock one out due to not following the rules.
I went in and immediately was called back to the chair of doom. An assistant had little bitty baby rubber bands out on her sterile tray & got started. They just tell you to open up and then they take a metal tool and stretch the rubber band in between your teeth, kind of like flossing but then it stays there. Of course I would have issues. The assistant had to have Dr. Kolodziej come in to get most of the spacers(separators) in because of course my mouth is the worst case scenario of close teeth.
This process was seriously SERIOUSLY the worst pain I've ever had in my mouth. At one point I said "oh my Gosh" (all mumbled of course) because it hurt sooooooo horribly. They had to attach 2 pieces of floss to the bands and then floss them up into my mouth.The one is around a crown on my tooth so it was extremely tight, and Dr. Kolodziej seemed to seriously hate the fact that he was causing pain but I got through it. He told me that I did pretty well considering it was such a tight squeeze.... I didn't cry so it must not have been that bad, I did dig my nails into my side and cause nail marks there but I was also told that this week will probably be the most discomfort that I will have throughout my whole treatment, which made me really thankful! 3 ibuprofen later and the assistant instructed me to not eat anything sticky.... does that include gummy bears? I definitely have a fresh bag of them just waiting for me to consume! Paid & off I went! Next appointment next Tuesday August 28th at 12:10.
Oh & I'm not supposed to touch the spacers or rub my tongue against them BUT it's soooooooo hard not to! How do they expect you not to play with things that shouldn't be there! I can do it I can do it... nope I can't. Let's just hope that I don't knock one out due to not following the rules.
oh honey. i'm totally hurting for you. i can't believe that they'll do something like that, and not give you Novocaine. aaagh!!
ReplyDeleteNow that the bands are spacing my teeth it's not quite as painful... only when I eat. I can feel that my mouth shifted & I dislike the way my one side bites now :( but it will be worth all the pain when I have a straight smile!
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