My Braces Journey - Part 2

25 Nov 2015 - 7pm

The day before I got my braces, I was surprisingly calm (well, the few days prior to this in which I'm reading profusely / panicky about how to handle the first day of getting braces doesn't really count :P)

So I proposed to my friends that we had a night off before I say goodbye to good food temporarily. 

Bachelor party for my crooked teeth before they got Tied Down... AmIRightPeople??? 

(heh, excuse the lame pun)

I have awesome friends... 

They agreed to it without a second thought! 

(Awww, I love you guys)

Love you pepo! 

Even though you guys are a bunch of weirdos :P

My food itinerary goes something like this:

Chocolate Mousse Cake @ Dolce Dessert House

Al-Cabonara Linguine @ Soul Cafe

Hokkien Mee @ Green House Hokkien Mee Burmah Road

In which they are finished in a short span of 3 hours. 

BEST. DAY. EVA!

So that's it!

Au Revoir Ms.Crooked!

 26 Nov 2015 - 9am

Woke up, brushed my teeth, took a bath, washed my hair... (why am I telling you guys all these)
Had a wholesome breakfast which consist of my mom's homemade roasted chicken wings along with Angel Hair pasta. (I'm in heaven)
Went to the orthodontist, aaaaaaaaand waited for my turn.
My mom had her filing done first, then I hopped on the dental chair that looks like the twisted man from The Saw would had so much fun there.

My orthodontist was patient and skillful, and loheng cause he likes to 'zhat' me... hahaha. 

I got Damon braces glued to my teeth, then a wire attached to those brackets. 

Took about 1 hour. 

It was relatively painless (except for that one time the orthodontist hissed and said "Aiya...." and that scared the wits out of me) and everything went quite well. 

I went home feeling well and prepared.....

Lenglui with braces

BUT, I was totally wrong. 

Days before, I prepared myself for the worst, gums infection. 

That happens when the metal brackets scraped the inner walls of your mouth. 

So I was wary enough to ask for dental wax from the orthodontist. (Feeling smart here)

Feeling like I've triumphed, I went home with a crooked and swollen smile. 

Only to realize, that's not the worst part,,,,

After I've got my braces fixed, I felt literally nothing, more like a foreign object on my teeth... 

After a few hours, these 'foreign objects' started to carry their weight... 

Not forgetting that constant pulling of the metal wire that literally Realigns your Jaw!

Towards the afternoon, I experienced a nagging headache... 

Well it went off after some rest. 

In the evening however, it felt kinda itchy! 

Hahahaha...

BTW, I am now on a soft diet, so I'm glad my friends and my mom prepared me for that. <3 div="">

So yea!

That's about it! 

A short update on my journey. 

Perhaps I'll come back when I experience something new.

Till next time lovely pepo!

See also: My Braces Journey - Part 1

Love 

JCF

My Braces Journey - Part 1

In 2013, I made the brave decision to get my braces done...

But it wasn't until 2015 that I gathered the balls to proceed.

I had terrible teeth since I was in secondary school. 

I always thought that a crooked teeth is no big deal as I was not "earning my living by using my face" (靠脸吃饭)

It started to get worse when I was in my uni. 

That's when I got the urge to get braces, for aesthetic purpose of course. 

But that wasn't a good enough motivation. 

Cause right after I got one of my wisdom tooth removed (along with 2 weeks of jaw swelling and the agonizing memory of the dental surgery), I was ready to give up. 

I put the braces thingy aside in hopes that my teeth would "move and straighten itself" post surgery.

Terrible memory of my swollen jaw after wisdom tooth extraction

NOPE, I was sooooo wrong. 

After I grad I started to busy myself with work. 

It was until after 1 year that I realize how annoying my crooked teeth are. 

First, it was hard for me to clean my teeth cause of overcrowding. 

Second, how easy those plaque appear. 

Third, the overbite is getting worse.

Fourth, the times I woke up only to realize I accidentally bitten my tongue while I sleep.

Fifth, those photos that I was tagged in... 

And these were the last straws... 

Got my ass back to the orthodontist's office a few weeks back. 

Boom!

Gone were my other wisdom tooth and 3 other of my teeth. 

Now I'm pre-braces ready. 

Honestly, I don't know if I should laugh or cry when the dentist said I looked like 九王爷

Getting over the extractions was the worse part of it so far. 

You getting woozy post surgery is a piece of cake compared to the after-effect when the anesthetic went off. 

It's like your body is angry at you for getting rid of these teeth, and they are taking revenge on you. 

But I guess the pain / annoyance of missing these teeth is more in my head than actual suffering. 

I took extra care to not piss my other teeth off; eating slowly, brushing slowly, rinsing slowly, moving slowly... 

Basically, I live a sloth life. 

What's next? 

The braces will get on. 

Metals, on my teeth... digging into my mouth... 24/7...

The only upside of it is that I'll definitely be slim... 

Hahaha. 

Let's see what will happen next! 

Hopefully I got the energy for Part 2 in future. 

Love,

JCG