OH. MY. GOD. Okay this is just going to be a psycho rant about my face, but, if anyone's into that, bear with me.
BRACESSSSS. I am so happy. I am actually like bouncing up and down in my seat like WHEEEEE right now. It's scary how joyous I am.
The day before yesterday, my dentist said she's referring me to an orthodontist in another town 15 miles away, that will probably take me on! They're new and are still taking NHS patients on and I don't care how far away it is I'M GETTING BRACES. I've been desperate to get these since I was around 12, just to put this into context. And I don't just mean I wanted them, I mean I have a research folder on braces, on my PC and a hard copy in a concertina file. I fantasise about braces. When I'm out with friends, I don't laugh, smile, or eat, without covering my mouth with a hand. You can see how a huge, glaring freak-out like that might affect my work, right? Right.
No doubt you're wondering why I didn't just get braces as a kid - long story short, regular traintracks won't help, and my mom's one of those "OH NO, MY BAYBEEEEEEE~" types. I need an osteotomy on my upper jaw (I'll tl;dr, they're going to put me in traintracks for a while, take the wire out, snap my jaw, screw it back together, and put the wire for my braces back. Let it sit for 2 years.) and she wouldn't let me get the surgery, and as a minor, her word was law. You bet your ass I stomped my foot and threw huge tantrums over that one. Didn't help. Flip forward to now though, I'm 20, I can do WHATEVER I WANT. Except my old orthodontist was like hey no way man, come back as a private patient. That'll be £200 for a consultation, and £5k for your braces. Sucks to be you!
I was devastated. £5k? Seriously? Not only do I not have that kind of money, even if I did, I can't justify spending it on something I feel is 'cosmetic'. I mean I know that for me, it's not cosmetic (my jaw gives me breathing problems, the malocclusion gives me eating problems), but it's not life threatening. £5k could easily buy me a car, or pay my rent for a long time. I have huge issues with spending large amounts of money.
SO. To wrap it up, now that I'm going to a shiny new orthodontist that can, most probably, fix my teeth, I am OVER THE MOON! Literally dancing in my seat. Someone come dancing with me. Or karaoke. I don't even care, I just need to get this I AM SO HAPPYYYYYYYY out of my system so I can calm down and focus on a damn thing. Eeeee!




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