Thursday will finally be the last day that I have to turn the key on my widener. The orthodontist told me that it will take 2 weeks from that point for the gap to close and you have no idea how much I am looking forward to that! I feel like such a monster and I’m completely self-conscious now. 7 millimeters is no small space especially when it’s square in the middle of your two front teeth for everyone to see!!
Also, as a result of all the widening my face is still a bit swollen so I don’t feel like I look like my normal self. Hopefully the weeks will fly by and I won’t be obsessing over this anymore.
Today I picked up the guitar and tried singing for the first time since the operation which has been about a month now. The space makes it difficult to articulate so my words end up sounding a bit slurred at times, kind of like the way a 5 year old sounds when they’re belting out a tune. Once the gap has closed this shouldn’t be an issue. I guess we will have to see in two weeks time.
