There is relief!

So its been a little over a week since I had the braces put on and I cannot believe they still are so sensitive. The best thing that has helped me has been Ibuprofen every 6 hours and wax. I think the worst part truly is all the scratching!  I feel like my cheeks are battling against all the wires/brackets and inevitably the wires/brackets always wins. (Sigh!)
It still is very had to bite down and especially now that my teeth are beginning to shift. Its amazing how quickly the teeth are shifting. I can already feel my bite changing whenever I bite down, its a crazy feeling when you've been biting down for so many years and now to have things change...its pretty cool.

Just remember its so early on, so use the wax. Its not worth losing the battle and trying to push through it.
The best is yet to come...maybe the pain will get better...tis all in due time!

Found another great brace friendly recipe:

Soy simmer chicken wraps

Ingredients

• 3 boneless chicken breast halves
• 2 large onions, chunked
• Small flour tortillas (pkg. of ten) wheat or white
• (optional: 10-16 oz. of cooked chopped broccoli)
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup water
• 2 Tablespoons honey
• 1/8 teaspoon ginger
• 2 Tablespoons peach or apricot jam
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch

Directions

In a slow cooker, or a large pan on the stove, layer the onions and the chicken breast. Allow at least three hours in the slow cooker on medium, or at least one hour on the stove---the longer the better, but you don’t have to do anything to it while it cooks. Spoon out the chicken onto a cutting board, and with a knife and fork, shred the chicken as finely as you’d like. In a small saucepan, stir all sauce ingredients together over medium heat until the mixture starts bubbling, then let it simmer for five minutes on low heat to thicken. In a serving bowl, stir sauce and onion into chicken; if you’d like, add cooked chopped broccoli. Makes about six to eight servings.