The day after was the worst in terms of pain. The next day I still took an Ibuprofen from the pain in the morning, but it wasn’t nearly as bad. I’m not sure if that’s because I was accustomed to it or what. I also had soup for lunch, rather than the more ambitious soft-ish foods I’d tried the previous two days. I’m sure that helped as well.
Yesterday, though, I didn’t need any drugs—the pain was pretty much gone. When I chew, there are still a few sensitive teeth, but anything mushy I can get down pretty easily. I even ate some potato chips last night! I needed something crunchy. And I figured they were very unlikely to do any damage to the braces. It worked out pretty well!
At home I’ve mostly been eating eggs and mashed potatoes—both of which I love, which makes it easy. Hopefully I’ll be able to move to something a little more solid soon, though. I feel like my teeth have stopped shifting around for the moment (even though I can’t see any visible progress). But it’s only been a few days. Here’s what I look like now!
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