Braces update: before appointment.

Have you been wondering what's been going on? I've been avoiding the truth: since my screw was removed 5 or so weeks ago, the screw that was closing the gap, the gap has now bounced open to about 4mm. This seems to me to be a disaster, but maybe it's all part of the plan. If it is a disaster, either I'm getting a new screw to close it again, hello 6+ more months of braces, or the whole gap closing thing was always doomed to fail and has been a waste of most of this year. I go to the orthodontist in one hour to find out.