I had my braces put on today in a 1.5 hour long procedure. Despite numerous warnings about how bad it would be, I found the procedure to be quite tolerable. The worst part was the boredom, alleviated only by blankly staring at the ceiling. The braces are ceramic and quite “invisible” in terms of braces. I hear that the ligatures that hold the metal wire to the braces can stain, but those are replaced at every visit.
This afternoon at the University I was treated with an assortment of jests, for example:
Mila (sounding innocent): “Does it hurt?”
Brad: “Not really.”
Mila: “Oh don’t worry, it will.”
And of course she was right, they hurt much worse now—12 hours after they were put on. I’m going to try to take a picture of the progress after each visit to the orthodontist and make a slideshow/movie afterwards to illustrate the progress.
Up next: I’m having two moles removed from my head in 2 weeks.
Brad Froehle 
Will they never stop operating on you?
How long are you going to be stuck with braces?
Haha. At dinner I was joking with my mom that it seems that my life has two seasons, the school year and elective operations.
Last winter I was greeted with having 2 moles and a cyst removed from my head. Before that I’ve suffered thru wisdom teeth removals.
As for an ETA, the orthodontist carefully avoided answering that question. All I could get out was that I’ll “see significant improvement in 12-14 months.” Great.
i have braces too. do they hurt a lot for you?
I love braces they look cute!!haha…do you think you look cute?
i will get braces this summer…do you have a hard time closing your lips and when you eat?
Hi,
I went with my friend today and she had to get braces, she has to have them for 4 years and in a few moths she will also need elastics. She is 15 and she was told to get them when she was only 12. She finds it hard to close her mouth properly and it is difficault for her to talk. She got coloured ones because she could not afford to have clear ones. Good Luck for all the peole that need to get them soon!
i got braces a few days ago and there the worse things ever. they make your lips stick out like a chimp
hey i have had braces forever…i love them…i would rather have a retainer instead though…but i think they make me look cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!…haha hehe hoho
Hi
Im 20 and im getting my braces tommorow!!!! AHH!I hear so many different things from people on how much it hurts and that you can pretty much can only eat mash poatoe and anything through a straw..