On Apr 6, 7:02*pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
> Ignore. *Just venting. *Braces adjusted again and my whole mouth is
> throbbing. *I will never ignore a child who says their braces hurt ever.. *I
> couldn't even bite into a sandwich right now if I wanted to. *But the good
> thing is that it's been 17 months now, so there should be an end soon.

Cheryl, I sympathize. I was one of those kids whose mouth was too
small for the size teeth I had.
They had to pull two uppers and two lowers to make room to straighten
out the rest of the teeth.
I wore braces from the time I was 7 till I was 14. I had a couple of
teeth that came in almost sideways
because it was so crowded in there.

Just about the time the soreness finally went away, it was back to get
another adjustment.
In those days your mouth looked like a metal factory. I never smiled
in any school picture till
high school.

It was all worth it though. My teeth are fabulous now!!!! :-)

I'm glad to hear you are almost done with it. You are going to be
gorgeous when it's all over.