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I don't want to be an ugly, lonely, crooked-toothed hunchback forever :(
Hi, I'm a 12 year old girl. I must wear a back brace everyday because of the curve in my spine (about 35 degrees). The brace is made out of plastic, and it makes me so sick. I'm never hungry, I'm always throwing up, and I always feel dizzy. I was wondering whether back surgery would be an option. The other thing is that I have braces( on my teeth) because up until about nine months ago I had buck teeth. I hate the braces so much, they're so ugly. Please help me with trying to get rid of both types of braces quickly. I don't want to be an ugly, lonely, crooked-toothed hunchback forever :(
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This is not the answer you are looking for; I'll tell you that up front. What I am about to impart is some common sense advice that may be helpful to you based on my advanced years.
I know and understand how you feel. For years when I was your age and younger I had to wear corrective shoes. They were ugly and far from stylish. I could not wear any of the type of shoes any of the other boys in school wore and it made me the butt of everyone's jokes and ridicule. As the saying goes nothing last forever and as I got older I grew out of the problem requiring the corrective shoes.
Like you I didn't understand it then but when I got to be an adult and had to go out in the world and stand on my own two feet, literally, I understood. As young people we are more pliable. Meaning our bones are more easily fixed without surgery. Your brace is attempting to correct the curvature of your spine without surgery.
While spinal surgery may seem like a quick fix, you'll have to trust me here, it is not. There is a great deal of pain involved with this type of surgery. Pain that does not always go away. The surgery itself is not always successful and as far as I know can only be done once. You may be left with some curvature and more pain then your in now. Is this what you want for yourself?
There are no quick fixes in this world. The tried and true methods are the only and best way to do things if you want to insure success.
As for the braces on your teeth. I know between these and your back braces you feel like the most ugly duckling. Realize that these braces will come off in a year or two and you will have a nice smile to go along with a straight spine. I realize it is hard for you to understand this at 12 years old, but the harder something is the better we will appreciate the outcome. Actually the way the saying goes is: "the harder something is the better the pay off will be."
This saying works well in just about everything we do. The harder you work in school, the better your education will be. The better your education, the better jobs that will be available to you. The better the job, the better you will be able to provide for yourself and your family.
While it all seems overwhelming now, in a year or so when your standing straight and tall with a pretty smile. It will be worth it and you will forget all about the pain and heartache of today.
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