A bit of a whoopsie!

Hi everyone! Ok well my 2nd set of aligners are hanging in there, no more cracks, and I have one week to go until I change them. My work will hate me, as, next Thursday I have half the day off to go and get the 3rd set fitted, and then, Friday and Monday I will be away as I am flying to the south island, Blenheim in fact, to suprise my brother for his 40th birthday. So don't tell him!!!! OK!!!

Anyway, my whoopsie: Yesterday I went for some job training, three hours worth, and I was so rushed and nervous before I left, that after I ate my afternoon tea, I brushed my teeth and ran out the door. I was about 10 minutes into my training when I realised I DIDNT HAVE MY "TEETH" IN!! Arghhhh!!! It felt so odd!! So I went the 3 hours feeling sooo guilty and hoping nothing bad will happen, but managed to calm myself down by thinking that my teeth do't know the difference between taking them out due to forgetfulness or due to a dinner party. Except at a dinner party, my stomach sure knows the difference!

I got home and ate dinner (thank heavens for slow-cookers, or I'd have to leave my man to cook. Not that he's bad at it, but he works so hard already) and then clicked my aligners in and I could feel the pressure already, I thought "wow" so they still work!!

Here's hoping I don't take my 3rd set of aligners out and the flight attendant whisks them away with my food remains... Thats's if they feed you on a plane jouny over only 1 hour and 20 minutes? I wouldnt know, last time I went on that trip was over 5 years ago! Anyway, I will keep you updated about my third set and my little holiday after I get back I suppose. Happy browsing!!!

Get Crackin....

Well well well. Exactly three days into my 2nd set of aligners (yesterday) I was happy as Larry and couldn't complain what-so-ever, until.............. Yes you guessed, I found a crack. And in the same place as the first one last time round, just on the opposite side. So now I'm worrying that I will get more cracks and not last my two weeks as I have 10 days to go as of today. The weird thing is is that I have had no trouble getting them out at all, so I don't know what exactly is going on! I am so happy with my treatment, but a lot less so with the aligners themselves. Maybe it's because of my buttons? Who knows? I am going to see my ortho on the 28th (also my brothers 40th birthday, love you bro!) and no doubt I will chat with him about my concerns.

Apart from the cracks, my treatment is progressing well, although, I got quite sad on Friday night when I was offered a lolly and couldn't chew it..... I improvised by sucking the flavour off it and then handing it to my boyfriend to eat for me :D sorry hunny.

Aligner set #2

Hey everyone!!
Last night I changed my aligners for the first time - I am seriously glad as my number 1 ones were waaaay past their use-by date, so munted and yucky! I made sure I ate heaps, anticipating that I may notb  able to get them off for breakfast. Yummy beef cassarole for dinner and banana choc chip cake and jellytip icecream for pudding, mmmmmmmm :)

Anyway, I brushed and flossed and rinsed and jammed them in, holy cow, they felt great! All new and smooth and a bit squeaky and I could REALLY feel the pull on my teeth. So I went to bed and woke up with a wet pillow - DRIBBLED AGAIN!!! yuck.

This morning I took painkillers and then half an hour later decided to take them out for breakfast - and it was super easy! I guess I know how things work better now! My teeth arent sore like what I talk about in my posts from my first set of aligners, rather, they feel like they are being pushed up into my gums???? But it's a good, productive feeling in any case, because I know they are doing their thang!!!

Ok and I have a naughty confession to make to you all - if I want an energy drink or I'm having some wines or whatnot - as long as the liquid is clear or close to clear - I dont talk my aligners out. After every glass I rinse my mouth really REALLY thoroughly with water and when I'm home I have a big frantic "righting my wrongs" scrub, floss and rinse.

Just another funny point: if you are going to get invisalign, stock up on toothbrushes!!! I worked out that I use my home toothbrush 4x a day. That means, in a week, I will have used that toothbrush 28 times. Thats the same amount as some people do in a month! So every week or two weeks, maybe one and half, I have to change my toothbrush because it gets soooo frayed and flogged out!! Like I've been using it for 6 months, it's crazy!!!!!

That's all folks, tune in next time for some more Invisalign fun! P.S. KAT IF YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE DRINKING TONIGHT, TEXT ME!!! WE FEEL LIKE BEING SOCIABLE FOR A CHANGE.

Not long until Aligner #2

Hi everyone in Cyberspace! How are you all today?
Just letting you know I'm counting down the days until Thursday (Today's Tuesday), which is when I change my aligners for the first time! Bring on Aligners #2!!! I'm actually nervous, I have a feeling it will be rather sore, and I'll have another couple of days of taking painkillers before every meal and every time I remove them, and breaking more fingernails and Outie tools trying to rip them out. Oh the joy! I'm changing them on Thursday night so hopefully by Friday morning I won't be as sore :) I will definitely keep you updated :D
Peace yall
Faith :)

Cracks Ahoy!

After I found the major crack in my top aligner, I managed to get hold of the ortho the next day, he told me that I could stop wearing this set on this Thursday instead of next, since three weeks on the first one is something he's started recommending but it doesnt really matter. Lucky he said this, coz now, between my upper and lower aligners, I now have FIVE cracks. WTF. They don't feel too strong really to me, and I have been very careful taking them off since the first crack. My ortho says that maybe he will have to remove a few of my nine buttons and put them on later down the road.
In other news, my good friend Leanne got proposed to by her awesome man Mike on her birthday on Fiday night at a Thia restaraunt in the presence of myself and my man Josh, soooo cuteeeee!!!! Tear jerker!!
And on Saturday I masquaraded as a fairy for a kids birthday party! :)

ANOTHER Crack

OK, just a quickie here, just thought I'd inform my blog world that my top aligner as another crack in it, all the way down the back to the bottom of one of my front teefs :( Typically I noticed it 30 minutes after the ortho closed, so I have to wait until tomorrow to ring him. Unless I'm paranoid and feeling things (or not) it feels like my top aligner has stopped pulling my teeth altogether. And today is my one week anniversary of having these 1st aligners, and I have to wear them for three weeks total, but I think they will fall apart waaaaaaaaaaaaay before them.

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Professional Aligner Remover

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!
Ok so I'm really good at removing my Invisalign Aligners now. Like: *click crunch click click click DONE* I even did it in the middle of PackNSave just to show someone. Kind of gross coz it was all spitty, but, awesome huh? I can definately feel my teeth moving, I'm pretty stoked :)

Behold, a crack

Just letting you know I am able to remove the aligners without too much trouble, all is well. One toothie is very wobbly and sore to touch, but it's getting better :)
One thing I have noticed is that the left side of the top aligners doesnt fit onto my rare teeth, upon closer inspection we can see a split in it, it between the teeth, just after the back button. I know this can sometimes happen, and it's probably from me figuring out how to remove them right. I'm worried it will break as I do have to use quite a bit of force to get them out, and even if I wore this set for 2 weeks instead of three, there's still a long while to go.

Those fingernails aren't mine, they're my dads. Signs of a diesel mechanic right thuurr.

Explanations

Good morning everyone... (Good Morning Faith) How is everyone today? (Good thank you Faith)
Good, coz I have some explaining to do. If anyone needs the bathroom, go now, OK? Anyone? Good.

I realised last night that I didnt eplain too much of the procedure, which isn't helpful for those of you who are thinking about getting Invisalign.

When I went to the ortho yesterday, first he fitted his Invisalign mold, which is essentially the same as the real thing but thinner and more brittle. This he used to figure out where exactly to place my nine buttons. He first gave the offending teeth a quick clean and then rubbed a mild acid on them, to burr the surface of the teeth he was attaching them to. Then they blobbed little bits of whiteish goo to my teeth, put the Invisalign molds over it and shaped it with tweezers, then cured it with a blue light that made a whirring noise. Done. Easy as pie. Mmm pie.
Then Mr Rubber Glove Hands got a little thingy and shaved one tooth on either side. He put glasses on me, and the nurse lady was fanging away with the suction. Not pleasant, but not sore or uncomfortable.

Then it was time to fit them, which took a while, and grunting from both me and him (as he pushed down hard). I was out the door smiling.

Last night, I couldn't get my top aligner off for dinner, or to brush after, or before going to bed, so it stayed on, as well as the bottom one, as they do, for 22 hours a day. During my sleep I dribbled so much!!!! I guess my face isn't used to the intruders in it. This morning I took some painkillers and managed to pull both aligners out first try, and stuffed myself full of breakfast so I wouldnt have to eat until lunch. The worstbit of the whole thing is that my teeth are real sensitive and feel wobbly, and when the aligners are out on one side, the teeth get pushed around a bit, and it huuuuuuuuurts. But you don't leave it lilke that for long.

Anyway, this was a huge post, hopefully keep you reading till my next one, it may be a few days, since the eventfulness has now passed.

Love, light and happiness to all my blog stalkers!!!