8 months 16 Days
In another 15 days I’ll have done 9 months! If this was a pregnancy I’d be due on January 2012.
I am pleased to report that my bite is almost completely closed.
My dentist had said repeatedly, as this blog will testify, that he may not be able to close my bite completely, but to his pleasant surprise yesterday the right side is all done. He was so jazzed he even called another doctor to come see the progress.
The left side still has a bit of distance to go.
On my left side, I have a rubber band in a square formation holding the inside hooks to those of the canines. I have another tiny band holding the canines together. The pressure applied is immense. It is quite painful, I have to say.
The memory of the rubber band I wore the past two months is what keeps me going.
I remember when I first put on the ones that attach the bottom canines to my two front teeth, it was so so so painful the first night, I was planning to call the doc and ask for something looser. Two months down the line, the pain was gone and the bands were actually loose because my front teeth had moved.
That keeps me going even as I struggle with the pain. I am drinking a lot of water, it somehow washes the pain away or at least soothes the soreness.
I am hoping, praying, oh dear Lord, at most let me do just one year… and not the one and a half anticipated.
Meanwhile, despite the rubber bands and braces I have been able to do pretty much everything.
Meanwhile…Christmas!! Can’t wait to sing :) ...
(Still not sure how much longer) to go…but tell you what, I am confident it won’t be too too long from now.
