I’m in the middle of intense orthodontic treatment requiring a palatal expander. A palatal expander literally breaks the bone in the top of your mouth and rips apart the tissue so that your upper jaw becomes wider.
It’s a pretty huge and uncomfortable appliance. Side effects include splitting headaches (from the pressure on your skull) and difficulty eating.
Because of this, I’ve missed a lot of school in the past few weeks. The week I got it on, I missed all 5 days because my head hurt so much and I was nauseous and lightheaded from not being able to eat.
I also got braces on my bottom teeth, and managed to break a bracket within 2 weeks so I had to miss another day to get it fixed.
Because of my absences, I have F/Ds in 5 classes from missing work. I’ll have my grades back up in a couple weeks (easily, not worried at all) but for now, that’s what it looks like.
Do schools check grades mid-quarter? Should I email them and explain?