Anger and Happiness and Everything in Between

     I went to the ortho today.  Good news: my braces will most likely come off after my next apointment in just over a month. More good news: I don't have to wear my rubber band anymore.  Even more good news (sort of): I can smile with my mouth closed and not look like a clown.  :)
    Bad news:  Apparently, for the last year, one of my front brackets has been in the wrong position and messing up my teeth.  More bad news:  my braces won't come off until the very end of summer.
     I would be fine with the whole braces being on for over a year thing if my ortho hadn't assured me that it would be a year.  "Tops."
     I take things like that extremely seriously; if you assure me you are going to do something, don't tell me last minute that that can't happen.  Especially when my family is paying you thousands of dollars.
     And I really don't want to feel this way about my orthodontist and his staff and practice; he has been so kind and gracious this whole time.  But as stated above, that kind of thing I take very seriously.
     However, ending on a good note, my teeth look amazing, and they will be brace-free very soon.

Bite Update

My bite has been getting so much better!  I have my appointment next week, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!  If it is good by then, I hope I can get these things off soon!

Update

The last time I went to the ortho, I asked him if we would be able to stay within the 12 month mark he said in  the beginning.  "Well, that's a little close; I think we'll have to add another month onto that."
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Grrrrrrr.

It is really just my bite.  And I don't understand it; it was perfect!
But now it isn't.

(Yes, I know: gross picture.  Haha.)

I am still wearing my one rubber band at night.  Well, it is supposed to be at night.  Lately, I have been very tired at night, and I forgot a few times in one week.  So I slowly transitioned to wearing it just during the day, and that seems to be working better.  Crossing my fingers!!