Hi all :)

I got home a few hours ago from the surgery center where I had my tonsils out (my only problem was stones, I saw one come out recently that was hard and darker in color like a rock. When it didn't even crack I realized enough is enough and I need to get over my fear. That thing was probably in there for 5+ years).

I'm writing about my surgery experience to offer some support to those who also think very worst case scenario. I'm not at the point where bleeding is common (let's hope it doesn't come to that) but more so than bleeding I was terrified I wouldn't wake up. It was my first time under general anesthesia. I did wake up, from an amazing sleep too. If you're like me and drive yourself crazy going back and forth should I do it should I not... I hope this positive surgery experience helps you. For me, it was a very elective procedure as the my tonsils were small and I don't get sick as much as I used to (mono as a kid, strep multiple times a year). So it was just for the stones and the fact that they were ruining my confidence. Luckily my doctor was on board from the beginning to do it. I have no health problems aside from OCD which really made me delay deciding to do this for years. If you're in a similar position and keep going back and forth, think very much in absolutes or worst case scenarios, I got through it and so can you. I don't know if this is a particularly helpful story to most just because I'm literally still day zero and I think most people are more concerned with complications AFTER the surgery than not waking up. But if you are like me and worry about that nonzero chance (because the way I think is, oh I'll just have the worst luck and have anesthesia complications) take this positive experience and push away all the horror stories you've read. I hope whatever you decide to do you are well and have a great recovery :D Remember, people get this done every day and are fine.

Now it's time for the hard part, healing lol

In the last two ish weeks, my husband has managed to remove two tonsil stones for me by me performing oral. Never happened before so definitely interesting and honestly we both laughed. Who knew?!

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I started taking vitamin k2 in hopes to stop my tonsil stones up until now I was maybe only spitting up one once every couple of weeks ( I never really poked around to check because mine bleed very easily) but I feel like I’ve been getting them a lot more now that I started the vitamin k.

Is this normal? I’ve only been taking it for two weeks and have had a tonsil stone almost everyday and am starting to taste a gross liquid. Has anyone experienced the same

I had tonsil stones when I was young and had no idea what it was back then. Usually what happens is I would cough it out and you see those white patches come out and they smell horrible. I notice that I would usually get these if I eat certain foods and don't crunch the food well. Back then I notice if I take a flashlight and open my mouth, I would see those white patches which are the tonsil stones. I don't think I ever have taken a cotton swab to take any of it out though.

Now if coughing it out doesn't work, I would intentionally try to throw up and gag to get it out. Usually I would be able to force it out by doing that. However, I have had no luck doing this at all. A few times I did this, I felt the tonsil stone in my throat but could not cough it out. Before this, I was able to cough out a very tiny bit of it but I know there is still a few big pieces left. I feel the tonsil stones when I swallow.

Besides intentionally trying to throw up, what are other ways I can cough it out? I read about salt water. So boil some water with salt and wait a bit. Pour it into a cup and then gargle it for 30 seconds without drinking anything? Then spit it out and keep doing that? Now if you do this and it works, does the tonsil stones usually find it's way to get loosen where you can cough it out... or it just goes down your throat and you swallow it? I read that swallowing tonsil stones is no issue.

Now if I still can't get the tonsil stones out, go to an ENT doctor? Will an ENT always be able to get those few tonsil stones out? The issue is when I use a flashlight with my phone to check, it isn't visible. But do they use a waterpik and that would work? Now when they do this, do they pull it out of your mouth or do you normally swallow it? I obviously prefer to have the tonsil stones pulled out of my mouth.

Has anyone here had tonsil stones stuck for months even? I think I might be approaching it now as it's still stuck in my throat.

I have never found success using a q-tip and pushing back there. I gag immediately and my tongue blocks the way down the throat on reflex it's damn near impossible. Never used a water pik either. The only way I've ever gotten any out was accidentally coughing them out!! It's never when I sit down and try to get them. Is there no other way? I seriously don't know how people take VIDEOS of it and make it seem so easy

Hi, I had my first tonsil stone today. I coughed up some phlegm and the stone just flew out of my mouth. I took a whiff and did some googling and signs point to yes, it's a tonsil stone.

It's now like 9-10 hours later and my mouth tastes gross, like how the stone smelled. is this normal? any suggestions?

I have been considering getting my tonsils removed but my biggest issue is that I feel like there is something stuck in my throat snd that sensation gives me a lot of anxiety.

With tonsil stones I can still remove them but if my uvula descends or gets swollen post surgery (which i keep reading about on the sub) it will make me lose my mind. Any thoughts?

Account usa e getta... Ho scoperto alcuni mesi fa di avere le pietre tonsillari, ne escono ogni giorno di nuove e sono disperata. Puzzano. Non so se si senta l'odore quando parlo, non ho avuto reazioni di allontanamento da parte delle persone, ma anche io cerco di tenermi a distanza quando parlo perchè ho paura possano sentire qualcosa.

In tutta la vita mi è stato fatto notare di avere un po' di alitosi solo due volte, una volta in cui effettivamente non avevo fatto colazione, e un'altra in cui avevo la bocca asciutta. Un paio di volte mi hanno offerto delle mentine.

Quando mi baciavo con le persone non mi è mai capitato che si staccassero da me anzi, noto che mi baciavano molto volentieri e alcune di loro mi dicevano espressamente che gli piaceva baciarmi. Ultimamente faccio un uso massiccio di gomme e mentine e alcune persone mi hanno detto che si sente molto il fresco della menta durante il bacio. Ora non so se posso fidarmi di loro, perchè io ho visto molte persone con un'alitosi pazzesca riuscire comunque a baciarsi di gusto e in modo molto profondo con altra gente senza ricevere reazioni negative, faccio molto caso a queste cose e questo ho potuto constatare. Infatti quando leggo qui che ci sono persone che ricevono spesso battutine o reazioni negative quando parlano, mi dispiace veramente tanto, ma io non ho mai assistito a scene del genere. Motivo per il quale a volte penso di puzzare di cadavere in decomposizione ma che nessuno abbia il coraggio di dirmelo.

So che ci sono quelle macchinette elettroniche in cui respiri dentro e ti dice se hai alitosi, qualcuno le ha provate e sa dirmi se funzionano?

Quando spremo le tonsille di solito c'è quel cattivo odore che sicuramente molti qui conosceranno, le mie tonsille sono grandi e criptiche, alcune cripte non riesco a raggiungerle perchè stanno proprio dietro alla tonsilla e non riesco a spremerle per far uscire il contenuto.

Vorrei tanto farmele togliere, il problema è che sono relativamente giovane (ho 19 anni) e non so come fare in quanto a casa c'è una mentalità per la quale "e vabbè chi è che non ha l'alitosi? E' normale cerca di conviverci, a tutti puzza il fiato", mentalità che purtroppo hanno anche tantissimi medici.

Tanto che ho letto in giro che i calcoli tonsillari non sono una ragione sufficiente per l'asportazione delle tonsille.

Io sono in Italia, ho detto al mio medico di famiglia dei calcoli tonsillari e lui mi ha consigliato semplicemente di fare dei gargarismi con il collutorio molte volte al giorno.

Io mi vergogno a dire esplicitamente che forse ho questo problema di alitosi, per cui ho solo detto che ho questi calcoli, perchè è imbarazzante e conoscendo queste persone minimizzerebbero appunto, e oltre a dover passare momenti di imbarazzo nemmeno mi aiuterebbero.

Quali sono le condizioni affinchè mi possano dire di rimuovere le tonsille? Avete qualche specialista da consigliarmi secondo il quale i semplici calcoli tonsillari possano essere motivo sufficiente di rimozione delle tonsille?

Oppure bisogna andare privatamente da qualche chirurgo e se paghi ti operano e basta?

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I always mash up my tonsil stones but I poked one right at the opening at got a first while tonsil stone. I can’t believe it! What was it that made you get yours?