17 with palate expanders feeling like I’m going to implode
Like the title reads I (17F) recently got palate expanders put in last Thursday and I feel like I’m losing my mind. Obviously it’s uncomfortable because I have a piece of metal on the top of my mouth that hasn’t been there for the past 17 years but sometimes the pain is so unbearable. The two teeth attached to the expander usually have a dull ache but sometimes they hurt so much ESPECIALLY when I chew anything. The pain may be my fault cause I fidget with the expander so much even when it hurts but I just can’t help it. I’m scared cause I feel like I heard crunching and cracking so I’m worried something like the gel, metal or my tooth is breaking but I can’t stop even though it hurts like hell. I legit want to straight rip this thing out with my hands. I won’t but I want to.
I didn’t even know I was going to get them or what they were during the scans because none of the doctors or nurses really explained anything until after they glued them in. I had no idea that I’ll have them for 6-12 months either because they only explained the 2 week expansion period. Even worse is I don’t know if they’re expanding my upper jaw because my moms whose doing the turning for me has bad eyesight + new expander being really hard to turn, I can’t even tell if she’s doing it. I tried myself too but it felt impossible, either way it makes it feel like they’re pointless.
I’m seriously considering and wanting to ask my doctor to remove them cause I don’t know if I can do all this. Obviously I’m not an orthodontist but it just doesn’t seem worth it to me. I’m 17 so I assume my jaw is pretty much developed so I question the power of it. I know I have pretty bad crowding (pictures attached) but I don’t have any issues with breathing or eating, it would maybe fix unevenness though in the way my face sits but I don’t know I just want braces. And also such first world problems but I’m a senior in highschool and the lisp and excess spit is so embarrassing man I don’t want to have to deal with this last semester. I’m don’t know mane I’m sorry for anyone who read this long rant but if anyone has any advice I would appreciate it so much.