Braces painful?

Everytime I went to get mine tightened I always took motrin an hour before my appointment and for the next 2-3 days. Sounds childish but I used to take liquid motrin cause it works faster. It is a different pain than when you get your teeth pulled, its kinda like a dull achy pain that is there constantly. After a couple days though it goes away. Get some soft foods like soup and jello and stuff until you get used to them. Oh and dont bite into sandwiches cause the bread will get stuck in your braces....also it hurts to bite directly into something...I used to cut up everything and fork it. Good luck, hope this helps....take motrin, it works like magic