My first Orthodontist appointment!
I cried. Wow, I cried. So, I know knew I was destined to get braces. That’s ok, I accepted this decision. I had dealt with it, so I thought. A few weeks prior to my appointment I went and got my head x-rays. Easy peasy! Took my x-rays to my orthodontist. I was sitting there while he was examining them. He was talking with his assistant. All I could hear was, this, and that and so on. Wasn’t feeling too great at this moment. Then, the diagnosis. He came and sat with me. Now, my orthodontist is quite used to talking with children so I got the whole cheery, ‘HEY HELEN, HOW ARE YOU?’ in a super fun voice. This was not fun. Diagnosis braces. They will be using braces to close the gaps which will occur from the removal of my 4 baby teeth. 18 months to 2 years. Too much money. 4 teeth will need to be yanked out (by beloved babies of course), 2 stints will need to be put in my GUMS on the bottom set of my teeth to bring the back teeth forward to close the gaps. (That part did NOT sound fun #hashtagOW) And finally. You have an OVER JET/OVER BITE. WHAT THE?? Way to kick me while I’m down doc! And the solution for my over jet? $20k SURGERY!! #ouch. #burn. However, the surgery is not imperative. It is a cosmetic thing. If I really want to do it. And to be quite frank, I have NEVER noticed my over jet, nor has it bothered me, so nope. Not doing it. #NODEALSURGERY Plus, the whole braces thing will slightly fix my unwelcomed over jet. So, lets forget the over jet thing for now. So my orthodontist loaded me with information, booked me in for my head/mouth scans (so they can build my braces off site) and booked me in to put the bad boys on. I left the office, hopped into my car, and here we go! The water works began #crycity. I was MISERABLE. I knew the diagnosis was coming, but hearing it be told to you by a professional? It kinda really sets it in stone! And, the treatment. 18 months to TWO YEARS? I want to get MARRIED in TWO years! I was hoping he would say 8 months and you’re done. And the MONEY! How am I going to afford to pay my monthly repayments AND save for extravagant holidays. Wow. I truly felt I had hit rock bottom #dramaticyes. A few weeks of crunching numbers and letting the information settle in, and reassurance from the doc he wouldn’t let me walk down the aisle with braces it got better. I came to terms with it. I would still be able to have a life. But by golly gosh, I’m going to miss eating some foods!
