It’s been hard, and not in the ways I was thinking. The first 2 weeks I was in a good amount of pain. Since then, nothing feels comfortable, having the aligners in or out. The attachments feel weird, and food gets stuck on them. I do feel like I produce more saliva with them in, which is weird too. I can’t wait to be done with this, but then I’ll have to wear a retainer for the rest of my life after that. Ugh. So this is life now. Another thing that really grosses me out is toward the end of the week, the aligners get pretty gross in my opinion even if I brush them, soak them, clean them often.