Sorry, I'll add in something constructive now, I just saw the title and thought...
Anyway, I've been through the braces and they're inconveinient but they have given me better teeth than I would have had without them. I think I got off quite likely, I've had riends you have been rendered unable to eat by their braces at times.
So, yes they are frustrating when you have them, but eventuallly, they do pay off. Stick with them folks!