59 Aligners

59 aligners... FIFTY NINE.
That's pretty much a 2+ year prison sentence for my teeth. And why? I've never had braces before, I never cared about how straight my teeth were before, why now? F*ck if I know. He was saying "your teeth are moving" and he was right. My teeth are moving. Like little boats on the ocean swaying back and forth every few months, years. So they've been put on lock down. Incarcerated, doing hard time for 59 aligners. I've got my first set of aligners in my mouth this very moment. How do I feel? Weird. Like I have something on my teeth that I want to rip off hella bad. My tongue is going crazy too, running along the rough edges and smooth fronts. It's like not having individual teeth anymore, it like one big long solid tooth or something. I can't feel each individual tooth anymore, no edges or spaces. Weird.

And they were HELLA hard to get in and out at the Ortho today. Embarrassing and frustrating. There was drooling and annoyance as I chipped a nail trying to snap them out, then another nail. I was not happy. But of course I had to play if off "Oh, I'm so sorry I'm taking so long. I'm sure Ill get the hang of it. Thanks so much for your patience." All the while thinking: I'm going to fucking break a nail, this thing hurts and I think one side is too long. Yeah, it's totally poking into my gums on this side. Ouch! Yeah, that hella hurts. I can see air bubbles in these things- gross. GREAT! I have a freaking lisp now. I sounds fucking stupid. This is going to be horrible. [insert fake smiley face and nod here]

He was there "You're doing great babe, it'll all be worth it in the end."
Gimmie a freaking break, this sucks ass and you know it.

So how to I feel now? I still think it sucks but I just gotta deal with it. I know I'll get used to this annoying feeling. I know my lisp will go away and I know that there will be pain. I know it, I expect it, and I'll complain about it when it happens, don't worry about that. It's 6pm, I rarely have dinner this early but (of course) I'm already starving. And yes I'm freaking out about taking these damn things out. But I gotta do it sometime right?

Shit.