Getting braces

Hey so most of you may know I am traveling a far distance to get my braces. Today being September 8th, 2011, it was rainy out and it took three hours to get there. I had even called up the office and told them I was running a tad bit late. We arrived there 12 minutes after 10am. The receptionist is really nice she said that it was perfectly fine. So I arrived with a bag fulla junk, not really junk but important things. I had her gift. I had this cool giftbag that was bright orange that I got from a District Youth event last year in perfect condition so I put it in that. The card had flowers and a butterfly on it. The front read: True meaning is found in the little acts of kindness that spring from the heart." And The inside read: "For all the ways you give and care, and make such a difference, thank you" What I bought her was four mini glass white vases shaped like Molar teeth. She walked over and I said I have something for you. She said you ahve something for me? I said yeah reaching down from the dental chair and grabbing the gift bag and handing it to her. She said You don't have to get my anything. I said YES I do. She said awwwwh when do you want me to open it? I smiled and said now? so she did nad she got sooooooooooo excited she called all the girls in her office over (no guys work there just girls). She loved it she said oooh we're going to put braces on these and plant flowers. Funny thing my mom told me buy her flowers only I thought it would be unsterile to hvae them around the office. But yep they ALL loved it. She asked me OMGosh where did you find these? I said Dental Catalog. She said what are you doing with a dental catalog? I said I have no idea I ask myself that everyday but I saw these and they had your name all over them. She laughed and said HAHA You're a riot, no more gifts ok. I said I know but this one I HAD to. So I took out my Your Orthodontist and You booklet to have us both sign the consent form to know everything about treatment there is to know in case osmething scary happened or went wrong and what to expect. So, she said Here lets sign this together. So we did, and then I sat back in the chair. At which time my parents met my orthodontist and my mom said Words cannot truly express how thankful we are. the orthodontist said Don't worry about it it's no biggie. Then the cool barzillian assistant said lets get started, I'm going to clean your teeth. So I got front surfaces of my teeth cleaned and my orthodontist looked in and asked Are we set of up for 7s? 7s are the back back most teeth that NO ONE usually gets braces on because they're usually normal. Mine grew in sooo bad it was like as if wisdom had a little bit of room to grow but not out all the way, I think it was because my wisdom teeth grew out with my second molars. But ahywho so she went in the cabinet and grabbed four back brackets. There were NO molar bands. What the back brackets are are longer adnw wider brackets where colors could not be added to and that holds the wire in place. So the assisant put in the cheek retractors and where we were there was a mirror on the wall near my chair and I got up when no one was looking and I i wanted to see how ridiculously scary and funny it looked the orthodontist said in a funny voice, What are you doing silly you cant get up sit down. I said this is funny lookin, as best I could with the thing in my mouth. So then I sat down and the assistant came back and she put two white triangles on the insides of my cheeks. Then she out a TON of log haped cylindrical cottons in my mouth under my tounge and on top of it and up top near my gums and on bottom same place. So then she washed my teeth surfaces with water and then suctioned me dry and then she used air to dry off my teeth and then she put this blue effrent on my teeth and left it them and then cleaned it with water then again blew air on my teeth and mdae sure my tongue would not get anything wet. Then my orthodontist came over, with another assistant and the receptionist watched, because she used to be an orthodontic assistant too, so she can help out at the office if the orthodontist ever needed her to. :) They're all cool, so my orthodontist had these cool magnifying glasses with the things on them to magnify things the kinds surgeons have. So then the orginal assistant handed her the brackets on the giant tweesers and the orthodontist started from the back towards the front of my mouth. The new assistant with her did the curing process with the curing light and orange shield that looked like a ping pong paddle.  So then once she got halfway through she stopped and the orginial assistant took out the cottoms and gave me this rubber thing to bite on and keep my tongue from thrusting forward and wetting everything. Then when the brackets were done being placed they took out the retractors and I asked if I could look, so I went to that mirror on the wall and flipped out in excited ment but my goodness WOW! The braces immediatly cut up really badly the left part of my lip and there was a giant lump, it RIPPED up my mouth. So then the orginial assistant started asking me if I wanted colours and there was literally like 30 colours. So I ewnt over to my mom and she stared at me and nearly died of shock that I finally got braces after 13 years of being denied. She said hey doidn't you want pink? I laughed nad said Oh yeah I forgot. So I picked the medium pink colour, then I sat back down in the chair saying pink, she put the wire in but now all the way then the orthodontist came back over and took a look and said only run it through to thw 6s right now. I do have brackets on the 7s but they are not attached yet. So then she put the colours on and then the wires, and clipped them off. Then the orthodontist came over and there was no one around here but her and me, she closed all the doors on my brackets because I ahve the Damon System. And she starts talking to herself Hmmmm, should I put her on elastics?! I said Hey I don't mind. She said How'd I KNOW you were going to say that? Only wear them at night, you already have a great back bite I cant have you Jabber Jawsing and messing it up. I said Oh ok sounds good to me. So the assistant walked by and asked what flavor flouride rinse and I said bubblegum. So then the original assistant came by and the orthodontist said Upper 3s lower 5s on the parrot elastics. So the orginal assistant put on the right side and had me put on the left side in the mirror and I litterally could NOT do it. I started getting mad and the orthodontist and everyone watching me and I turned around to my orthodontist saying EPIC FAIL! :( And I had the saddest look on my face. So then they told me to grab my mom and dad for the video, the Educational braces video and we all watched it together. So then the original assistant comes out with this fantasic blue drawstring backpack saying Here's your goodies and your mouth rinse is in here too. I said Thanks everyone. So then I asked the orthodontist if I could get my picture taken with her she said Ehhhh, some other time ok not today but I promise. I said Oh that's ok I totally understand. So then the receptionist was standing there and said Aaaaaaaaah come on, it's the first day you HAVE to. So she said Oh alright you have the camera with you? I said Yup. So the original assistant tookt he picure of us, it went the long way I was kind hpoin for a horizzontal to put in my album but w.e. its pretty ok the way it was, a picture is better than no picture. :D <3 I am really happy with my braces. My mom and dad made the next appointment for October 20th at 10am. WOW! Way to make it on a day where I have school they're NOT FAIR I NEED thursday appointment but nO my mom and dad dont want to. But eh it's only math and I am a whiz kid at that, and have friends in the class who take notes. I can truly say I am thankful for my mom and dad traveling three hours for me to get braces. Did I tell y'all that my orthodontist is giving me braces for free at no expense to me. That why I got her that gift, she's is an awesomely nice lady funny too. So then we left and went to use the bathroom because it was going to be a long ride home. I washed my hands and looked in my mirror at my mouth sliced up form my new braces. I went back into her office and I went to ask the receptionist why my mouth was like that if it was ok to be but the orthodontist came out and asked me what was wrong, so I asked her nad she said Oh that's what the wax is for I gave you a bunch of it. I said Oh? Thanks. See you in a few weeks. it will be 6 weeks untill my next appointment from the day I got the braces on.