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[Blueberry]

Yay Indy! Congratulations!!

[Catrin]

Woooohoooo Indy, that is great news!

[indysteel]

Thanks, guys!

[snapdragen]

Awesome Indy! It's going to feel really strange the first few days after they come off.

[Owlie]

Woohoo!

[indysteel]

Awesome Indy! It's going to feel really strange the first few days after they come off.

I've been told that. I'm sure it'll take at least a few days to readjust. Then I get the retainer, which I imagine I'll wear 24/7 for a while and then switch to just nights.

When you wear braces and all their various accessories, e.g., rubber bands and powerchains, you get used to almost constant pressure on your teeth. Even when they remove everything just during an office visit, the lack of pressure feels really weird.

[bmccasland]

Indy - to celebrate, eat popcorn!

That was something I had to give up when I had braces, so the first bag of theater popcorn was really good!

[indysteel]

Indy - to celebrate, eat popcorn!

That was something I had to give up when I had braces, so the first bag of theater popcorn was really good!

Don't tell, but I have to admit I've had popcorn. In fact, despite the fact that I've never been a huge fan of the stuff, I seriously craved it when I first got the braces. I also ate corn on the cob. My husband finds it more than entertaining because I look sort of deranged when I've eaten it. I'm like the the Crazy Corn Lady with it stuck in every nook and cranny. It takes half hour in the bathroom to recover. But it's so good!

Believe it or not, I never broke even one bracket!

What I do miss are whole raw almonds. Those I can't have, and I love them. Ironically, we just bought a bag at Trader Joe's for Brian to eat. I'm nabbing them instead.