Tinsel E - part 3

Day 5 of dental captivity.

It still sucks.

I have since found some over the counter products that ease my discomfort temporarily. The only thing that'll permanently ease my discomfort is getting these wretched things off me. But that's 15 months away.

Anyway, found I've been applying Orabase, a canker soar paste that has a benzocaine in it to numb the pain. It works pretty well for an hour or so and if I don't talk for awhile afterwards, longer. If I'm not careful, though I get some of the stuff on my tongue, and then my tongue goes superficially numb. lol oops. It doesn't affect anything, but the sensation is weird. hahaha

DJ loves Mommy's braces. Every time I show them to him, he grins and wants to feel them. I'm trying to teach him the word "braces" by saying it every time he feels them. We'll see if that sticks. Meanwhlie, they don't seem to have phased Elektra one bit.

Otherwise, my teeth are still sore from the pressure, particularly my front bottom teeth (the ones that are the most crooked), but that is something I can live with.

I think it's getting better... just very slowly...