That's okay, the sentiment is still appreciated in lieu of the act. :)

To answer the question, I do have braces. Rather nice ones that I dropped about $20 each on. My left one isn't always necessary because it's not my dominant hand. The right one has been on most of the day today. Probably will be off and on for the remainder of my short couple of days off.

Thank you very much for the suggestion and the offer. :) *hug*