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It’s been 1 week…

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Stealing from the Barenaked Ladies I am.

So I’ve had my Invisalign braces for 6 days, not a week. But I’ve really gotten used to it. I’m much better and putting them on, and importantly taking them out. My “out time” tends to be a little long sometimes – I need to compress my eating schedule.

Despite the doctor saying I can eat with them in, and I have tried, I don’t think it’s a good idea. It’s messy and uncomfortable. I’ll still to the hassles of taking them out.

I have noticed that in just this first week, flossing is different. The spacing is changed! Kewl. it’s working.

Wednesday I got to have the attachment replaced and expect that having that one back will make it hard to take these things on and off again. Sigh.

Braces – 24 hours later

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Today I lost 2 of the “attachments” for my braces. 1 important, 1 not. Apparently it’s not all that uncommon. Sometimes the glue doesn’t hold but more often, the shear force (shearing force?) of removing the trays plays havoc on them. Some people lose attachments every time they change trays. I hope that doesn’t happen.

Otherwise today wasn’t bad. Misadventures in eating, learning how to remove the trays without breaking a nail. My boss even told me I was “more gay” today. I told her to stop teasing me about my newly acquired lisp or I’d sue her for harassment just to be able to pay for my braces. And to get her to stop. It worked.