Waiting game

I have had the upper braces on for over a year and the lower braces for about six months now. It is a waiting game for sure! They are really annoying if I allow myself to think about it too much. I'm thinking it will probably be another year before surgery, so I'll just keep waiting....

My jaw muscles are really tight sometimes. It feels like my lower jaw doesn't quite know where the right resting place is. I get acupuncture frequently, which helps. I'm probably going to get some craniosacral massage to help, too. I have something called a tiger warmer that I can use on myself. It is a therapy that combines heat, and massage. I have actually only used it once on myself, but the heat felt good.

Lately, I have had to have photos of myself taken (starting a new business), and I really dislike having photos taken with the braces! I don't know if I should have the full smile or the closed lip smile. They both look bad!

This too shall pass....