Do any of you have braces if so tell if it hurt or not and if its no fun. I'm getting braces soon btw  

Yea, I've had them for a year now and another year to go. I'm gonna be completely honest with you, when you first get them on, they hurt pretty bad for about a week. If you chew on anything hard, it hurts reaaally bad. You will probably feel like you will never get used to them, but by the time you've had them for about 2 weeks, you'll get used to them. After that, they really never hurt unless you get them tightened(only hurts for a day), which for me, is every 6 weeks.  

I'm not looking forward to this  

Got mine taken off two years ago  

I have them now. I remember the first night I couldn't sleep at all because I was in so much pain. It lasts for a few days and you can't eat anything without wanting to gauge your mouth out. It sucks, but it's the truth. You'll never want to lose the gels they give you for your lips for the first few days. Trust me.  

I've had them for bout a year now, never felt any pain from them, the first day or two it felt awkward to eat and talk though.  

Ugh. I want braces so bad. But it will cost $10,000 to get everything that I need. ))):  

When you first get it, for the first week, you will need to drink soup. Then it gets better, you get used to it, except it's annoying when food gets stuck in your braces. Then you get it tightened, and you start over again.  

Ok, im not looking forward to them either  

try needing a palate expander and braces!  

I've had them for 2 years, they're off now, but before they were put in I had to get spacers, which seriously hurt (basically small rubberbands put in between teeth to spread them out). Couldn't eat anything for weeks without it hurting. Braces weren't that bad for me though, like others said, it was uncomfortable for a couple weeks because I wasn't used to them. Just stay away from hard foods for a while because your teeth might be sensitive.  

mine taken off 3 years ago, they weren't so bad  

with spacers despite what people say it is possible to chew gum without pulling them out

use sugar free gum  

I have them. You can say goodbye to Starbursts, Sour Patch, and all those good candies for awhile. I still eat the soft Gummy worms though. They say to brush your teeth after every meal and snack and also to only have pop like once a week. I have pop pretty regularly though. I just make sure to brush my teeth right after. They're not unbearable, but you will hate them at first.  

any body have any tips about palate expanders? im getting some soon and i need to know like what foods i wont be able to eat at all