Week 1

So ends my first week with my braces.  What an experience.  Let me tell you that when people say your teeth will hurt for the first little while, they are not lying.  I was in pain.  I couldn't eat.  I couldn't talk.  I couldn't sleep.  I felt like someone was slowly trying to rip my teeth out of my mouth.  I could feel a popping sensation in the roots.  My teeth felt so loose, and I swear the only thing holding them in was my braces.  My body's natural reaction while sleeping was to try and remove the foreign material in my mouth.  Using Advil and Tylenol did not help.  My diet consisted of oatmeal, cream of wheat, soup and ice cream.  I have lost 5lbs this week.  And although I do not mind the weight loss, my stomach is in pain from hunger.

I saw that my arch wire had popped out of one of my brackets.  I went to my ortho to have it fixed.  Although he did try, he was unsuccessful as my tooth was just too sore.  He told me it would not make a big difference and that my tooth is too sensitive to correct the issue.  Trust me, after he attempted to push down on my tooth, I was grateful he wouldn't attempt it further.

Yesterday I took my children to Canada's Wonderland.  I was worried that my teeth were going to be affected when I went on the rides, (my children made me go on every single roller coaster).  The only time I was uncomfortable was when I tried to close my mouth.  The pressure of my lips against my teeth and the force of the ride was too much to bear so I just left my mouth open.  I did catch a few bugs in my mouth, which was extremely gross, but what else could I do.  I couldn't eat anything at Wonderland except for ice cream.  I was hoping to have soup but there was none available.  So while my children ate jumbo hot dogs and fries, I sat and played with baby geese.  I did attempt to eat an ice cream cone, and did fine with the ice cream.  When I reached the cone, my teeth were so weak I couldn't bite into the cone.  The pressure was just too much.

So my first week is complete.  I am still on a very soft food diet.  There isn't any change in my teeth position, which is normal as the first week of braces is just loosening the tooth around the bone.  Someone told me the only time she could eat normally was about a week before any adjustment.  Then, as soon as her adjustment was done, she couldn't eat normally till a week before her next adjustment.  I have a feeling this may be me.  Sigh.