Tonsil Stones - My Tonsillectomy *21 Days After*

Hi, What I want to know is....

1. Does it work at stopping tonsil stones?

2. How do you know its cured your bad breath?

3. Does it also stop the white build up of discharge/plaque on your tongue?

I am 34 and have accepted if I have surgery that it will be very painful, but I want to know that the pain of surgery will result in fresh/normal smelling breath. I am a single mum, but was told constantly by ex husband that I had bad breath (he wasnt mean about it). Now that I am single I dont have someone who is going to be honest with me about whether my breath smells or not. What if I get my tonsils removed and the smell remains. I cant smell my own breath. Also despite good oral hygiene and brushing my tongue twice a day the white coating on my tongue persistently comes back, I dont see how the two are connected. If I remove my tonsils there will be no place for the stones to build up, but the putrid smell could still be sitting right there on my tongue. 

Your experiences in regards to actually knowing your bad breath has gone and any improvements in the white coating on your tongue would be appreciated.   

I know this post is very old. I stumbled across it while I was googling. Since you've clearly have a lot of knowledge on this topic my question is did you or any of your children have trouble urinating? I got my tonsils removed February 4, 2015. I'm on day 10. It's very difficult for me to pee. I have had two in and out catheters done and I'm not sure what else to do. I don't know if it's something that will gradually get better over time or if I should be really worried. I have to push so hard to pee and even then I don't get all of it out of my bladder. Help!

Hi! I am 21 and I had my tonsils removed a month ago. Although it was a very painful recovery and I hit some bumps along the way. It was totally worth it. I had tonsil stones and it caused very bad breath. I thought irrigating them would help but it didn't. The tonsil stones actually caused my tonsils to rot, after all tonsil stones is bacteria built up. It caused my tonsils to bleed so I had them removed. The first week the pain was pretty barable thanks to the pain pills. I will tell you because you're an adult the healing process is much different than a child's as my surgeon told me and as I learned very quickly. I'm not saying you'll have these problems but be prepared. Because of the steroid I had to take afterwards it caused me to get oral thrush. It was painful and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Also, urinating and having a bowel movement was difficult because of the pain pills and from the anesthesia. Week two was just pure hell but I got the swish and swolllw medicine for thrush (Neistat) and it got better from there. I can now eat okay. Not totally back to soild foods because it is hard for me to digest soon but I can tell a difference in my breath and yes the patchy white stuff does go away. I would recommend the surgery to people who absolutely need it. Plus I probably won't get as sick as often as I did now that all that bacteria isn't back there. Good luck and sorry for such a long post!

I'm about to get my tonsils out next month and I'm SO glad I stumbled upon this by accident. I've been obsessing over if the tonsils being out will really help me in the long run. And every search I've done previously only tells me how the recovery process will go and NOT how I will feel when I'm living the rest of my life tonsil-free. I'm actually really really excited to get my tonsils out. While I know I'll be miserable, I've always had a love for being sick and using it as an excuse to lay out and be waited on hand and foot by my loved ones. ^.^ Plus, I work every single day (haven't had a day off in over a month) and the two weeks of recovery time will probably be just what I need. Plus I get to catch up on netflix, and books, and movies. As far as pain goes, I'm pretty sure I know what to expect. My most recent strep throat was absolutely terrible. And I've had strep throat many many times (more so as a child, when I was SUPPOSED to get my tonsils out) Last time I had strep throat I couldn't even swallow my own spit in my sleep, I had to sleep with a towel under my head to catch the drool while I slept. One of my tonsils had become SO infected that it literally burst after 4 days of intense pain and pus drained out for the longest time, after applying suction and spitting several times(probably the most disgusting thing I've ever done in my entire life) my pain when from 10 to 3 in a matter of minutes. I explained this to my ENT and he laughed and said that the tonsillectemy may not even be as bad as what I had explained to him. But if it is, I know I can survive it, and I'm really looking forward to my life without tonsils. Thank you for writing this.

Thank you so much for your post this really helped me take care of my 19 year old daughter as she went through recovery for tonsillectomy for tonsil stones!

Thanks for your post! I am having this done on 4/20/2015, and I am scared as hell!!!! I am sick of being an Orbit Queen!! I wont go anywhere without gum.

I'm getting mine out in 9 days! I'm a 16 year old female and I also have tonsil stones! Hope the opp helps! Any extra advice??

I am a 18 year old femal and today is exactly a week since my tonsillectomy.  I've been suffering from tonsil stones for 2 years and i finally managed to bully my GP into refering me to the hospital (lool) . As soon as he saw them the doctor told me I needed to take them out. like the others have said the first day of the surgery the pain was fine apart from when they took of the breathing mask and all of a sudden i felt like i couldnt breath. the nurse told me this was nnormal due to the size of my uvula which had become huge after the op. I was so drugged up i slept for ages anyways. Same thing the next day the pain was bearable and though my doctor told me to eat normally i stuck to soup and ice lolies. i was given a "numbing" spray and told to take Co-codermal and ibuprofen which seemed to help with keeping the pain at bay. obviously swallowing was tough so i tried to sleep a lot. on the 3rd day i coughed and Lord God that was horrendus if felt like i was chocking the scabs were huge and so uncomfortable. the scabs started falling of on day 4 on their own and i thought yayy, finally some relief, it is however a really weird sensation when swalling, feels like you've got things stuck in your throat but aside from that the pain was fine. for me the real pain started on day 5 when i woke up to the worse earchace ever, it felt like someone was hammering into my ear. For a good hour a withered around in my bed in pain, i seriously wanted to cry. i took my pills and after a while the pain subsided and i fell asleep again. During that day though i managed to eat rice, and toast and i was under the impression that i was getting better. However on day 6 i woke up again to the same pain, if not even worse, this time i also had heart burn and swallowing became impossible my mouth was filled with loads of saliva which kinda tasted acidic. I took my pills again and that helped the a bit but not a alot, during the whole day it was impossible to eat because everytime i did my ears would start throbbing. So now its day 7 and the ears are killing me i woke up this morning crying in pain it was horrible, i am scared to eat but i need to because of the pills i am taking, its a vicious cycle seriously man. Hopefully the pain wont be too terrible for too long, Good luck to anyone having their tonsils because i kid you not the pain is a b***h, xx 

I'm 17 and on day 8 after tonsilectomy. He's right the pain was a 10 the 5& 6 day. I too threw up right after surgery, well that night for about 5 hours and I just heaved, nothing to puke except ice cream. Haven't eaten ice ream again because it does build up mucus and lots of it. I'm waiting for my scabs to come off hopefully I'll feel better after.

i am on day 11 and still pretty miserable. i want to feel normal again. i tried to eat a scrambled egg yesterday and the egg all got stuck in the back of my throat . i don't feel like i can swallow anything completely...its scary because it feels like i will never be able to again. i took one week off from work and i am 44 years old.. i should have taken two :( i read your post before hand and suffered from the same things you did.. i went through with it anyway. i can't imagine doing it right now as i am not out of the horrible part yet but i am hopeful it will feel better eventually. i can say that NOTHING can prepare you for how badly you will feel for so long. thank you for the input , it was nice to hear the whole story and also now to know that what im going through is not abnormal.

These stories have been very helpful! I'm 18 and on day 6, had trouble with tonsilitis this past year so badly that I finally made the decision to get them out. Currently feeling regretful tho, first few days were fine was even eating solid food on day 1. Been drinking lots and taking all my painkillers however day 5 and today have been really bad, didn't sleep at all last night due to the burning throat pain along with ear ache and tooth ache. Also the taste and smell of my breath is atrocious I'm hoping this is just the scabs? Did everyone else experience that, never had problems with bad breath until now. I still know this was the best decision and in a few weeks it will be worth it with no more tonsilitis!!

Are you finding the scabs taste horrific?

Did you have your tonsils out and did it cure your tonsil stones and bad breath?

It's so familiar this story. I am currently on day 6 and have experienced the same sequence of events. I too was admitted into hospital for dehydration, on day 3 and was given the anti nausea medication usually used for cancer patients, that stuff is the bomb. I am craving pizza or a cheese toastie right now, and have been for the past 2 days ugh!

THanks so much!!! I am getting mine removed next week due to awful tonsil stones, sore throats, and multiple recurrences of strep throat. I read how awful the surgery recovery is and I am just glad to know it was worth it and there is a light at the end of the tunnel.