Braces As a Teen. Starting over in my 40s. Wear Your Retainers Kids! Vancouver, BC

So i will be taking the "plunge" this month. Not sure the reference there? Are we all going swimming? Lol! Currently waiting for aligners. Had my initial consult and scan and all that jazz at the end of February. 6-10 week wait I was told. Not too happy about that!
But so greatful i found this site! I feel much more prepared than I ever could have been without it! Although I have read a lot of things that scare me more than anything I've learned to just read "worth it" or "not sure" reviews. I had braces as a teen and sadly my teeth have reverted back to their pre braces crooked state for lack of wearing a retainer. (In my defence I had a rubber one and chewed through it! Just nevet replaced it. ) My biggest concern is my top front teeth. My bottom teeth are super crooked and tip in on the sides but never bothered me cause they don't show up in pics. But my once lovely smile is now marred with dare I say it a snaggletooth! Yikes! But I figure if I'm going to do this I may as well do it right! So i will be getting the bottom fixed as well. According to ortho my teeth will be in cased in plastic for somewhere between 16 and 20 months! Gasp! I was hoping for 9-10 months,( an estimate I received, well about 7 or 8 years ago from my dentist. If only I had gone about getting started then! Snaggletooth wasn't even around yet and could have been struck down before even making an appearance!) I am strongly considering the extra cost of acceledent to cut the time down. I just have to convince my ortho who does not use the device. I kick myself for not speaking to more than one ortho! But in all my research he was a top provider with good reviews that was open on Saturdays! How could I go wrong!
Anyways aligners should be arriving sometime in the next 1-3 weeks and I have started getting some things to prepare. Just got a sonic cleaner! A nine month supply of Retainter Brite is on the way. Going to get some ortho wax. I hear ortho will provide chewies. Got a small makeup case to carry everything. Going to get a couple small makeup mirrors. I have nail files but still considering a dremel or electric nail tool for filing. Advil night time to help me sleep through the pain. Maybe ambesol for mouth sores. (Really hoping I don't get those!) if anyone has any other suggestions let me know. I want to be prepared for anything! Oh and has anyone found a cure for lisp yet! Dreading that one! Cheers all!

Still waiting for aligners, but in my quest to find products to make living with invisalign easierI found these! (See pic) i was trying to fugure out what i was going to do when i was at work and cant always get away to the washroom to brush and clean my trays every time i eat. I'm often on location with no potable water in the washroom. So I think this product will be a life saver!

Well I'm finally posting my "teeth pics" yes that there Mr. Snaggletooth on top is the main reason I'm going through with all this. He has ruined my smile! Really I could care less about the the crooked mess on the bottom but if I'm going to go through with it may as well try and straighten out those little buggers too!