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OH...the thing with the thing...you know...with whats-his-name...come on...
Okay, in all seriousness, it has been pretty chaotic over here. Let me tell you, the best thing that could happen to you while you are doing Invisalign is to get jury duty. Yes, you laugh, but there is no time to truly get away and eat or drink so they stay in for most of the day.I had jury duty this past Thursday and Friday (luckily, I didn't get selected for the criminal case that I was pulled for). The worst part was trying to find a place to take out my aligners. I try not to take them out in front of anyone as it can get pretty 'slobbery' and no one needs to see me slobbering all over myself.
Side note: did you ever notice that there is never any healthy food around a courthouse? Just my observation. The 'weight-gain' rule for vacation applies to jury duty, too. I am just saying.
So, my front tooth was hurting a couple of days after the new tray was in. I think it is because the upper aligner is starting to move that particular tooth back into place. I don't visually see any difference with the placement of the tooth, but I was feeling a dull pain for about a day. You know, one of those 'if-I-tap-on-my-tooth-it-feels-like-it-might-have-a-cavity' kind of dull pain. Gone now, though.
I have to tell you, my dedication has slipped a little. There was one day this week where my aligners were out for about 6 hours. Not good. I had them out for a half hour for breakfast, about 45 minutes for lunch, then I needed to snack before my meeting with my agent at 2 PM so I took them out around 1:30. I decided to keep them out while I had my meeting, too.
My meeting went until 3:00 so I figured I would brush my teeth when I got home; no reason to put my trays back in, right? I brushed my teeth and decide to drink a soda. So now it's 4:30 and my wife calls me and tells me she is hungry. Since I never put my trays back in after the delicious beverage, why put my trays back in just to take them out again? Makes total sense. We eat and get back home around 5:30 PM.Needless to say, not a good day. I had them out for 4 hours...in one shot. It is amazing how the time just gets away from you sometimes.
I think I made up for it last night. "Compulsions", the phenominal web series, was screening last night at Tavern on Brand. I decided to only drink water and keep my aligners in all night. I have been taking my aligners out for 'industry' functions recently and, as you have read, I have not been doing that well on those occasions. Hopefully the hours I didn't take them out for the screening fixed any backward movement from the previous bad day.
Also, I noticed it has been a while since I have posted any photos. I took some when I switched over to Tray 3 but never posted them. I will be taking new photos this coming Monday (the start of Tray 4) just so you can see the progress. Hopefully, it will be visible.
Pain Level - 5
Dedication Level - 5
Irritation Level - 4
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