Last 4 bands on

I went to the ortho on Tuesday to get my last 4 bands on. My teeth were so crowded it took about 2 months to get my teeth separated enough to put the bands on. Anyway, I now have 8 bands on total. That night while I was eating I noticed my tongue really hurt and I looked in the mirror and my tongue was bleeding. I wasn't able to get in to see the ortho until the next day and until then it hurt to talk and especially to eat. They ground down the band and again I was on my way. However, the same thing happened that night. The band was sharp and was cutting my tongue. I had to make a second trip in to have them grind it down some more. I think this time it worked. My tongue is still so sore it burns when I eat. I should be tough and not complain. Heck, I shouldn't even have gone into the ortho to fix it. This is nothing compared to going under the saw.

On a positive note, my kids went with me to the ortho today and they both sat and waited for me so patiently. They made me proud. My ortho has a contest every month and the winner gets a prize like tickets to the zoo, etc. This month's quiz was a spider's web made out of string and you have to guess how long the string is. My youngest son guessed for me. I don't think he was close, but I probably shouldn't be competing against little kids in braces.

Lost a screw...no I mean lost a spring

The other night while I was using my Hydrofloss one of my springs popped off. My husband got some tweezers, a flashlight and a magnifying glass and fixed it for me. That was so embarrassing to have my husband look at my teeth with a magnifying glass. The funny thing was I went to the ortho the next day for them to check his work and they just took the spring off and put spacers in. They said he put it back on right and he could have a job there if he wanted though. :-) I got black ligs on (I think that's what they are called) and I like them. I probably won't do anything wilder than that. I keep hoping my teeth will move a bunch so much that I won't need surgery. I'm sure that won't happen, but a girl can dream.