I recently got my braces and I’ve had them since august of 2023. They hurt so bad after I first got them I was literally dying from the pain for like more than a week. I was in so much pain I regretted getting them and I wanted them off immediately. I recently got them tightened and it hurts so bad. I can’t eat anything at all. For weeks I survive off of just soups. I have seen a lot of progress so I am proud. I feel good about the fact. But I also feel braces have grown onto me and now I don’t regret it I feel now I’m going to feel weird when I get them taken off. Because it kind of like you get accustomed to it.