I've been meaning to write...

I've been meaning to write, but I was waiting until I took some pictures (which I never did...oops) so I figured I should at least write. I changed into my (so-called) second to last set of retainers 2 days ago. My penultimate set of retainers. Haha never thought I'd use that word when I learned it in college prep senior year of high school. Ohh the good old days. Sorry this is turning into a non-tooth related blog. The bottoms hurt a lot, as usual. And I find that weird because the bottoms look almost perfect to me. The tops actually hurt a tiny bit this time, which I feel like they should hurt more because they have more moving to do. I don't possibly think in one more set of retainers after this one my top teeth will be completely straight. And I want them to match the bottoms and also look good. I guess I can talk to my orthodontist about it, but the appointments are so quick they really don't give me time to talk about anything and I don't even get to see anyone but the hygenist. But this is a big deal (and investment). My worrying is getting the best of me. I'm trying to trust in the plan they made for me, but I can see my tops not moving like I expected them to.

I have been very good at brushing my teeth after everything I eat, and in the event I can't (like the recent roadtrip in which I was starving) I at least floss. I put a couple flossers in my purse so I'm good to go anywhere. I have been trying to do my best to get in the habit of keeping my retainers clean because after this set, I will have to wear the next set for a month. And if I let them get dirty/gross, it will be unpleasant. Plus if they're my actual last set (which I'm unsure of at this point) they will probably be the ones I'm supposed to wear at night. Not that they told me I would have to wear them at night when I'm done, but I've heard you have to and I don't want my teeth to shift back.

My teeth are still semi sore as of now, but a lot better than they were 2 days ago. And not enough pain to need ibuprofen, but this headache I have right now may break my day free of pain medicine. And I still haven't learned to stop biting down on the areas that are sore to check if they're still sore (which make them hurt more, but I can't leave them alone!) I will TRY to add pictures soon. It's just very hard to take quality pictures that show my teeth with my cell phone's crappy camera!