OUCH!!!! OW!!!! SON OF A....!!!!WHY, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY?!?!?!? WHY?!?!?!?
I am having some major issues with taking out these aligners now. I am only guessing that I have had longer nails when switching into the new trays every two weeks.
Clipping my nails yesterday morning (after going into Tray #4), I thought I would be alright. After all, I haven't had any problems in the past, why would this tray be any different? However, I have really dug under my thumb nails trying to get these aligners out this week. It also doesn't help that I was peeling an orange and the citrus really burned getting into the nail bed.
(Note to self: stop eating oranges and buy some bananas...maybe grapes.)
This is where I can see that crochet needle becoming very handy. But, since I currently don't own one, I have been digging under my nail each time I need to take the aligners out, re-injuring the nail bed with no hope of it healing any time soon.
So, there is this great 'Catch-22': 1) keep your nails longer, they break, or 2) keep your nails shorter and dig under them. Or option 3, just leave the plastic buggers in and take my chances with cavities...yeah, that sounds less painful right now.
Bring on that drill.
Pain Level - 5 (for my nails, not my teeth)
Dedication Level - 7 (back on track after yesterday)
Irritation Level - 9 (when a drill in your tooth sounds like a party, something is DEFINITELY wrong)
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