Finally!
A couple days ago the orthodontist called to let me know that my Invisalign case had finally be finalized and that my first batch of aligners had arrived in their offices and I was able to set up an appointment to come in and start this whole process.
The day before they called me, I had called them. It had been ten weeks, and I was finally at my wit’s end. I was at the breaking point. And even during that phone call I was getting no answers as to what the ridiculously long delay was about, and I started to get very upset toward the receptionist by the end of that call. In fact, I started to lose my cool and turned just a bit bitchy.
Which, from her point of view, probably sounded about as threatening as a flamboyant drag queen wagging her finger in the air, flipping her weave to and fro and saying “Oh no you di’nt!”
Yeah, I’m about that threatening sometimes.
Regardless if that phone call had anything to do with them getting their act in gear and finally finishing things up or not, the main point is that the next day I had a phone call back from them saying that things were done and my aligners were being shipped to them. Finally.
On Tuesday I’m leaving work a bit early and heading over to the ortho to get the final preparations on teeth and my first set of aligners fitted. I’m excited to finally start this process and get the ball rolling. A bit nervous as well. Hoping the discomfort that can come along with wearing the aligners remains nothing more than just discomfort and never actually becomes painful.
I’m remaining optimistic that all will be well though. And hopefully within a couple months I’ll be able to notice some slight changes to keep me encouraged that this was a good decision.
I think this will be fascinating to watch this transformation happen inside my mouth.
(That’s what she said)
I’ve lived with this smile my whole life. It’s weird to imagine seeing something new when I smile in the future. But I’m so excited for it to happen. I’ve waited a long time to have my physical smile match my emotional smile. And that time has come.
And once my entire Invisalign treatment is over with and my smile is exactly the way I’ve always wanted it, I’m going to be walking around smiling at anyone and anything I can find. My mouth is gonna be open from morning to night.
(That’s what she said)