Months passes by and it has been a really long time since i last updated my blog.
The story I'm about to tell is about me experiencing the pain, fun and irreplaceable moment in my life and I will love and cherish it till my dying day.
For those who knows me can really tell the differences from my original set of teeth to the one I have now. Since I was young, I always felt like an ugly duckling because I didn't have a nice set of teeth like the rest of my friends, family and relatives. My cousins and brothers used to call me "horse" due to my imperfection and I never understood why at first but when I grew older, it started to make a whole lot of sense. My upper gums was forward like a horse's gums. Maybe some of you would say that its not that bad but to me, it was. From the front, it looks okay when I smile but from the side, you could really see that my upper gums are sticking out and it looked horrible. At first I didn't even care about the teasing and stuffs but when I reached the phase where appearances seems to be a little bit important, the name callings went to my head. Since then, I stopped showing my teeth while smiling and if I happened to do so, I would cover my mouth with my hands.
About a year later, I toughen myself by adapting a positive attitude and by that positive attitude, I begin smiling again and this time, by showing my teeth and the teasing lessen. They will still talk about my teeth but only when there's a picture of me smiling like a horse. If there's not a single picture of me smiling uglily, then there won't be any teasing. I guess they just grew up and grew out of it since I stayed positive and confident about my appearances and myself.
Few years passes by and I graduated from high school and got myself a job. I chose the F&B line because it seems challenging and you won't believe the compliments I had while working there. Most of the guest used to compliment me by saying I have a lovely smile and it always made me wonder on my past and the teasing but it didn't change my perspective on how I look because I learned to love myself and it wasn't easy but it took time and courage to change.
Few months later, I had to quit my job because I was suppose to go to the Philippines. Once we've arrived there, my sister was suffering from a tooth ache and had to visit the dentist. During her visit there, the doctor told her that she has to use braces because the spacing between her teeth are causing the ache and she took the doctor's advice and had her braces fixed. That evening, my mum came back with a news saying I have to go to the dentist the next day to get my braces fixed and my heart stopped for a minute because braces leads to adjustments and I can't stay in the Philippines throughout the process and that's when I found out that my parents planned to enroll my sister and I into one of the universities there. Due to that, I agreed to get my braces fixed. When I stepped foot into the clinic, I had a mix feelings of nervousness and excitement.
When I smiled, the doctor could really tell that my teeth are bad and she said "Don't be afraid because the result is worth it" and I always kept that in mind because I heard a lot of stories from people saying "Braces hurts". I think she could sense my nervousness and maybe she knows how much its going to hurt. Anyway, I got my braces fixed (14.12.2011) and believe it or not, it did hurt. I could barely talk and eat. All I could think of is the pain and so, I changed my course of thinking in thinking about something else.
The system in the Philippines are different. Where I come from, adjustments are made every month or twice a month and sometimes every 3 months but in the Philippines, its every WEEK and it hurts like hell because I was about to adapt with the pain but had to undergo another adjustment and this process lasted for 2 months. I had to even use these orthodontic elastics to pull my upper teeth back. After that, I had to go back to my country and I stayed there nearly 5 months. Due to that, I missed a lot of adjustments and when I went back for my adjustments, the doctor told me that its time to extract my upper wisdoms. She did mention it to me when I first got the braces fixed.
So, the moment has arrived and it made me even more nervous because I haven't extracted my teeth before. First, she injected my gums with some anaesthetic and then loosen my tooth with a tool which looked like pliers and then used all her strength to pull the tooth out from the roots and when she managed to do it, a waterfall of blood flowed down and it was horrible because I could taste the blood. She advised me to eat lots of ice-cream to stop the bleeding and to also prevent me from tasting too much of blood. The bleeding was bad because it won't stop and I understood why because its a fresh wound and my tooth was huge. Four days later, I had to go and visit her again to extract my other wisdom and it was even worse than the first one because this time, the anaesthethic was not as strong as the first which caused me to feel the whole process. I felt the pain and it was really unbelievable. I think I saw stars but I was okay.
After the extraction of my wisdoms, I had to continue using the orthodontic elastics and my teeth moved faster because there was a huge whole and space at the back of my teeth. I left Philippines and went back to my hometown and stayed there for 3 months before returning to the Philippines for my next adjustment and my teeth was nearly perfect. She told me to carry on using the elastics and by the next visit to the Philippines, I can remove my braces and I'm happily to say that I did. The next visit to the Philippines, I got my braces removed (11.02.2013) and I had to wait for another 3 days before receiving the retainers. The doctor told me that I have to use it for a year and after a year, its best to use it while your asleep and the retainers are removable unlike the braces.
This is what I've gone through during the whole process of using braces and I would love to hear your story and I hope you enjoyed mine. Here's a picture of me before and after the braces =]
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