Ortho Visit

I had my ortho visit today. He had to re-set my lower brackets. 7 in total. As the nurse assistant yanked off the brackets, some of them hurt because my teeth are still so sensitive. She then used a scraper to remove the residual glue. My teeth looked so naked without the brackets. I asked her if it is the same procedure when I remove my braces all-together. She said yes and that seldomly people would feel anything, let alone complain about being in pain during the process. It definitely hurts for me! After the removal, she cleaned the teeth and then applied the lemony-sour liquid on a brush that looks like a nail polish brush. The ortho then applied brackets into their new position. My teeth are so sore now!! I was barely able to eat anything today -- only soft foods. It reminds me every much of the first days I had the braces on. The archwire is a bit crooked right now but it should straighten out very fast. After my teeth reposition themselves, I will go on rubber bands again, to correct my bite. My ortho said my overbite improved slightly. I didn't notice any changes.

Next Appointment: May 25, 2007

Sick Again!

I got sick again! This is the second time this year. I was Ok up until Thursday night, and then Friday morning - BAM!! Sore throat, runny nose, headache. How fast those virus suckers can get to you... It's crazy. I hardly get sick before my surgery so I am beginning to suspect that me getting sick twice already is largely due to my weaker immune system after the surgery. I wonder if it's my diet as well. Maybe I'm not eating foods with the right vitamins and proteins? But I've been taking daily multi-vitamin which I have not done before. So WTH?

Next ortho appointment: Tuesday, April 10, 2007.