Vlog Braces Update!!

Hello everyone!
Sorry it's been a while I've been doing a lot of Photography coursework recently.
And frankly the first few days of my braces I was a mess and couldn't control my mouth at all!
It's gotten better though. I still have some pain in my jaw because of the increased pressure on my mouth and I find it quite difficult/scary to chew some foods. Scary because it feels like my brackets are going to be pushed off! However I'm feeling pretty positive about it :-) A fair few people haven't made a big deal of them or just said they suit me, or it hasn't phased them at all! Which is brilliant 'cause I didn't want it to overly get in the way of my normal life. I'm getting metal rings on my teeth next month to create gaps at the back (I'm assuming so my jaw/teeth can be moved in the right direction/place). But... yeah... everything's going great for now :-)

Day 3 in braces!

I've had a fairly busy day today, I went shopping with a good friend for a nice catchup and my jaw wasn't as bad as yesterday! Although I've swapped to ibruprofen instead of paracetamol to manage the pain. I have work tomorrow so hopefully it won't be too much trouble as my consultant says if it's still painful to go back in. The pharmacist got me a (magic!!) gel called oragel (extra strength) that I put on my upper and lower gums to occasionally numb the aching for a while . I'm also finding the wax they provide you with massively helpful however it's often tricky to know where your mouth is being skewered! Also quite a few people I saw today didn't even notice the new metally teeth I've aqquired - success! :-)

Pain: 5/10
Inconvenience: 6/10

Day 2 in braces:

So I slept very well but woke up in a fair amount of pain. The pressure of the brackets realigning my teeth has caused alot of strain and my jaw is fairly achey. I've been on paracetamol up until 2pm and swapped to some stronger meds. But unfortunately they're making me quite drowsy/sick so I've been having on and off naps. I went to school as normal but lunch was a real challenge. I made a soft bread sandwich with paté and I just couldn't manage biting it. A satsuma was okay and a soft cookie in pieces. Drinking water is making me feel a bit better. But if the pain continues tomorrow Mum has said we'll get some kind of numbing cream or gel as it's hard to cope at times. I forgot how much the first week hurts :-( I've had some rice and chicken for tea and that was okay but I'm more worried about feeling faint because I don't bother eating if it's painful! Hopefully things will get better soon...

Pain: 6/10
Inconvenience: 7/10