Yeah, I know the feeling. I had braces almost 20 years ago. In Jan 2006 I got braces put back on my bottom teeth. Luckily it wasn't that noticable, but you know what a pain it is when you eat with braces on!!!!
Another lucky thing was I only had to have them on for 5 months, then they put a permanent retainer on. That is a wire that is cemented to the back of my 6 front teeth, on the bottom. Blah!!