Sorry to be late with this update. In the midst of the holidays I came down with the flu, so I didn't feel up to writing a blog post.
Anyway, one more month down! Honestly, not much has changed this month. I rarely experience those stabbing pains or tingles anymore. By my understanding, as long as it tickles or tingles when touched, the nerves are still trying to wake up. I experience these tingles when I touch my lip or chin and I have noticed more tingles as I floss my gums. Before, I couldn't feel the floss on my gums, but now it tickles when I floss. This is by far the slowest process of recovery. It took me a week to get used to my retainer. I still have a little bit of a lisp when I talk and I have a hard time keeping it in all the time. I eat all the time and brushing my teeth and cleaning my retainer is a big commitment to ending my snacking for a length of time. I'm working on it though. I am in the middle of my at home whitening process and it's going well! I can already see a difference in the color of my teeth. Hopefully the results show up in the photos. In a couple weeks I should be completely done and see the full results! Well, I think that is all to report on for now... Please email me or comment below with your questions! I'd love to be of help!
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