Valentine special:........................... Homestretch..................

10 Months 14 days

I went for my usual appointment yesterday with no expectations. If they said I have to wear braces for another years I would bear with it.

The dentist then came with two wires. I got excited. Every time my wires are changed I know there’s progress…or at least there will be. 

Then he said the most memorable words. “These are the last wires I am putting on you!”

I couldn’t believe it!

“So we’re taking them out in March?” I gasped.

“April,” he said.

“Oh wow, finally.”

After the excitement had died down. “Will you put for me permanent retainers?”

“Yes.”

My wires were changed. The cutting of the wires is a bit scary coz he uses this pliers-like contraption. The snapping sound is quite nerve wracking. Sometimes I got scared that if I moved, he could snap my tooth out.

He removed the wire splinters after trimming the wires.

“If you feel the open bite coming back you can put the rubber-bands on.”

There was the dentist- assistant. She also had braces. They were four days old. She was asking all kinds of questions.

The pain? The hooks? how do you eat? …."I’ve never had braces,” the dentist declared.

Since I have been there done it, (will  get the T-shirt);  I tried to help where I could. But my helping was interrupting the dentist progress coz I had to keep my mouth open. And you know how hard it is to talk with an open mouth especially when there’s a lot of work going on on your teeth.

Afterwards I booked for my second last appointment in March. For a fleeting second; I felt 
a tiny wave of felt sadness. Just for a second.

The soreness in my mouth began to kick in. The wires had been put quite tight. It almost felt like the very first time I had braces on. But somehow it feels bearable…Especially because this time…I only have…

2 MORE MONTHS TO GO …YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

P.s. Sorry that there’s nothing lovey dovey in this post as the title (Valentine special) may have implied….hey..but getting my braces out soon is pretty lovey dovey too, right?