Wednesday February 25th Tray No 10

Tray No 10: I have been a bit slack with writing since Christmas .. perhaps it's because I am getting used to wearing the aligners now and its just a day by day thing. I went for my visit on the 20th and was giving three more aligners 10, 11 and 12. My orthodontist Jeff is very happy with my progress so far and used me to show a new client what invisalign is about.
I changed up that night and for the first time experienced some "real" pain in my back teeth and bruising on several others, but in looking at number twelve in the comparison I can see my teeth have some real movement to do before I can put it on.. especially in the extraction area .. it brings them to "almost " closed. It makes me happy to see that even though I am not happy with the pain!
People at work are now beginning to tell me that they can notice a difference happening as well.
I had some IPR work done with this visit on the front bottom teeth and I must admit to not feeling any discomfort with it and it was over quickly.
The days are going by fast and with this tray I will be almost 1/3rd of the way through the treatment for the top ..10:31 and over that for the bottom... 10:27 .. I will be pleased to see the halfway mark.. but no I am not counting these days... MUCH!!
I also must admit I am finding it difficult at work to fit it all in .. as it's a busy birthing area and often I don't get the breaks.. or the time to be fussing with my aligners. I can't just say .. "lady I need to go clean my teeth and put these in... so can you just hold on to that baby for a few more minutes!!" Get my point???. Sometimes I have had to just put aligners back in without cleaning my teeth.. there doesn't seem to have been any side effects to this as yet. Oh.. and yes I should mention that I also have a glass of white wine or a gin and tonic whilst they are in as well, I just make sure to keep the drink non coloured.
I have met a nice man who has been asking me out and I was a little concerned as to how he would take all this .. I had nightmares of being taken out for dinner and saying .. "please excuse me for a minute I just need to take my trays out" .. lol. Makes for an interesting conversation .. NOT!!! Worse still imagine the embaressment of losing one of them at dinner. It's all trial and error at this point.
Hallalujah .....Life goes on!