brace face rookie: would it hurt?

[Destiny]

tomorrow i have an appointment and will be getting braces for the first time. i'm totally excited getting them and wouldn't really mind how they'd look. i've decided to get metal than clear so that i could have colored rubber bands (ma's fine w/ it since it's cheaper). but will it hurt? will it hurt when i run? cause i have a meet coming up and i'll be running pretty hard on my events ... just curious

 

[amandaplease]

how in the world did yahoo answers screw up so much as to put this question in the hockey section?

but to answer the question: yes it hurts. it doesnt feel so bad at first...just weird to have your lips touching something besides your teeth. about hour or two after you get them on you'll notice that pain. it hurts to eat....so have a lot of pudding, ice cream, mashed potatoes, yogurt, etc on hand. take tylonol or something to help with the pain. it becomes less painful as time goes on...you should be mostly used to them in about a week. then they'll tighten your braces again in about month and you get to start the whole pain process over again! joy!