Friday was the BIG day! It was the day I finally got my braces! My family and I have waited a very long time for me to finally have braces. I've had oral surgery (6 extractions and an extra tooth removed from my jaw/sinus), an expander plate, a space maintainer plate and 3 extractions in the chair ready for braces! I've known for a really long time I would need braces and I wanted them so much so I could have straight teeth, and now I finally have them!
It didn't hurt getting them on, you could just feel a bit of pushing. The worst part which hurts a bit is over very quickly so it isn't very bad. Afterwards (in about 6 hours) it starts aching a bit, and the next day it's a bit worse, but the aching should only last less than 5 days.
It feels really weird, and it feels really funny eating too, but I will be used to it really soon.
Would you like to see some photos of before + after my braces got put on? Okay...

before

and after!
I decided to go with 2 colours, I got alternating aqua and teal. I really like it! Also the big white things at the top are because by teeth haven't come down yet, and the same with the wire things at the bottom.
In 8 weeks I go back to get them tightened and I can't wait to see how much they have changed just in 8 weeks!