| Subject: Re: got em' this afternoon!! |
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Cap'n Nemo
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Date Posted: 18:20:49 07/22/04 Thu
In reply to:
paulc
's message, "got em' this afternoon!!" on 16:15:31 07/22/04 Thu
Congrats on getting your braces, Paul! I love the different analogies that the newly braced use to describes themselves: "fish face" is a new one to me!
I'm new in braces myself: 2 months into a projected 2-year project. Hang in there!
>Well- today was the day, spacers finally came out, and
>two hours later, I'm a new metal mouth!! The whole
>experience was not too bad- did not have a problem
>with the band seating. The glue taste was kind of
>gross though. The most annoying part is the retractors
>for the bracket placement. Basically, it's an hour
>plus with the fish face look, and unable to talk,
>swallow correctly, etc. But, I'm thrilled I did it-
>metal top and bottom- my wife has been very
>supportive- she had ortho in her late 20's; and knows
>exactly what I'm going through- actually, I had
>forgotten until she brought it up, but she was in full
>metal still at our weddding!
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