I'm 5 days in, and still feeling pretty darn good about this whole braces thing. The adjusting to braces hasn't been that bad (yet - I don't want to jinx myself!) The way people talked about it, I thought I was going to be in agony for a couple of weeks! I've had some irritation to my cheeks etc, but it wasn't anything that wax/salt water rinses/a good night's sleep couldn't fix. My front teeth were sore for the first two days, but that was about it. I still feel a ...