indessed roscivs

I’ve been to so many doctors and dentists in the past few weeks I’m beginning to feel like a bit of a hypochondriac. I was never raised to visit the doctor on a regular basis, much less for every little ailment that comes my way. But in the last month, I’ve seen my regular doctor, an allergy specialist, my regular dentist, a sleep apnea specialist, and an orthodontist! That’s quite the gamut.

The results of all that? My dust and cat allergies have been scientifically confirmed, nobody has any idea what’s causing my winter cough, and … I’m getting braces!

Yup, it’s official! I have an appointment set up for January 8th. I’m going to get clear brackets on the top first—they won’t be able to put brackets on my bottom teeth for a while, because I have such a severe overbite that I’d shear the brackets right off my bottom teeth if they attempted to put them on now.

The expected length of treatment is 24 to 30 months, which is pretty normal for adults. It seems like a long time, but now that I realize it could provide me with more than just a prettier smile and easier-to-clean teeth, it definitely seems worthwhile.

Of course, when I was initially setting up the appointment, and they said they have openings this coming week, I said, “You’re just taking a cast of my teeth on that appointment, right? You’re not actually putting anything on my teeth?” “Oh no!” they laughed, “We’ll be putting on the braces on that very first appointment.” Eeep! It definitely seems worthwhile, but … next week … seems so sudden … I need a while to adjust to the idea of roscivs-with-braces. So January 8th was the first opening they had in the new year. Apparently procastinating until after Christmas was quite popular.

I’ll post pictures as soon as I’ve got’em!

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