Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery

[letsgetcured]

So I went to the dentist. He's sending me to a specialist tomorrow morning but it looks like the top 2 wisdoms will definitely be removed. The bottom 2 may or may not be removed since the risk of nerve damage is high..and I'm also getting my teeth whitened and clear braces to close my open bite. Looks like I'm in for a dental makeover, no? Hopefully the wisdom tooth extractions help my breath. Otherwise, what's the point of pretty teeth if it smells like a dead body..

As far as my decision to have my tonsils and adenoids removed, I did have problems with my tonsils. If I went to a concert or game where I'm yelling and singing for long periods of time, It would push up a few tonsil stones to the outer surface and they STUNK. Plus, I would have about 2-3 strep throats a year which, to me, is a bit much.I didn't have my tonsils removed just for the sake of removing it..but I guess the good news is that it was covered by my insurance as it was somehow deemed necessary. I'm also happy that I can at least have one thing that I know is NOT the cause for my bb. You have to think of it that way..otherwise, you'll literally drive yourself crazy.

Don't forget to keep us updated! Although it didn't work out for me, I'd like to know how things turned out with you! Take care.

[Life_Goes_On]

So I went to the dentist. He's sending me to a specialist tomorrow morning but it looks like the top 2 wisdoms will definitely be removed. The bottom 2 may or may not be removed since the risk of nerve damage is high..and I'm also getting my teeth whitened and clear braces to close my open bite. Looks like I'm in for a dental makeover, no? Hopefully the wisdom tooth extractions help my breath. Otherwise, what's the point of pretty teeth if it smells like a dead body..

As far as my decision to have my tonsils and adenoids removed, I did have problems with my tonsils. If I went to a concert or game where I'm yelling and singing for long periods of time, It would push up a few tonsil stones to the outer surface and they STUNK. Plus, I would have about 2-3 strep throats a year which, to me, is a bit much.I didn't have my tonsils removed just for the sake of removing it..but I guess the good news is that it was covered by my insurance as it was somehow deemed necessary. I'm also happy that I can at least have one thing that I know is NOT the cause for my bb. You have to think of it that way..otherwise, you'll literally drive yourself crazy.

Don't forget to keep us updated! Although it didn't work out for me, I'd like to know how things turned out with you! Take care.

I would definitely listen to your dentist and avoid any nerve damage. Hitting a nerve via tooth work is pretty rare, however, it happened to me once after I was getting a cavity removed. Apparently, the doctor drilled to deep into my tooth and struck a nerve in my jaw. It was one of the worse experiences of my life as it felt like someone was stabbing my jaw with a knife repeatedly. The pain lasted for a good month but that's not even the worse part. The bottom left side of my lip, teeth and gums were numb for less than half a year. I was terrified because I thought the nerve damage was permanent but it ended up being temporary. But again its rare for something like that to happen.

And I'm glad to hear, even though getting your tonsils removed wasn't your cure, you still maintained a positive attitude. That type of attitude is what I try to maintain in my everyday life so I can continue to go forward in life. I wish you nothing but the best in your attempt at getting your wisdom teeth surgically extracted.

[chika]

Hi life goes on...looking forward for your cure. I went for tonsillectomy, no luck for me. In a dilemma for adenoidectomy.

Hi chika,

Did you have tonsil stones, or smelly/infected/enlarged tonsils?

Hi attraction,

I was having tonsils stones. I used to pick them by pressing the tonsils with fingers. They smell very bad. Even my doc told me that I was having enlarged tonsils and also warned me of tonsillectomy doesn't cure my bad breath. But I am hopeful of adenoidectomy.

[messithegoat]

Post-Surgery Pain (Days 7-14)
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As I mentioned in my last update, the pain in my throat was at a 9/10 on day 7, which was also the last day I had to stop taking my prescribed pain medicine/anti-biotic Amoxicillin. When I woke up on day 8 I realized that the pain had decreased to I would say about a 7/10 and from there the pain continued to decrease day by day. Now on day 14 there is no pain in my throat unless I talk for a long period of time. So, at this point, there is no need in taking any more pain medication. Also, throughout week two I noticed my neck started to feel stiff and if I turned it to fast it would hurt or if I bent my neck backwards to gargle during my dental hygiene it would hurt but now on day 14 that pain has also gone away.

Post-Surgery Negatives (Days 7-14)
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The location site where my tonsils were located at is still covered in that light green gooey looking stuff, which are my scabs. However, I’m starting to see pink behind it so I assume my scabs have been peeling off. I’m also starting to see that my tongue is no longer a pure pink color and has a little white to it, which could be because I stopped taking the amoxicillin prescription after day 7. With that being said, my tongue is nowhere near as white as it used to be before surgery. In fact, my tongue still looks pink overall and I would think it looks like the average tongue.

Post-Surgery Positives (Days 7-14)
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I am proud to say that the bad taste in my mouth is still gone or has still been reduced to an undetectable level. One major positive thing I’ve noticed that I haven’t mentioned before is that I no longer get that white sticky stuff on my lips and on the corners of my mouth because before I had surgery, every day I had to carry around chapstick because of my lips being chapped and that white sticky stuff that would form on my lips randomly throughout the day. I’m not exactly sure what that white sticky stuff was but I know it was created from the saliva in my mouth. However, I still at times get a sticky feeling on my lips but it is not white or visible for that matter. And finally, I will continue to maintain that removing my tonsils and/or adenoids had eliminated that ill feeling I use to get, and it’s hard for me to explain what that means. However, I could be just experiencing the placebo effect lol.

Closing
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Feel free to ask any questions or offer any advice on my post-surgery journey. Please, do not ask me about the status of my breath because it is way too early to develop an analysis on it and I haven’t got the chance to see how other people would react to me talking to them yet. However, tomorrow is my first day going back to school and work, therefore I will be able to collect reactions from other people all thorough out the week. Also, at this point I don’t feel like there’s a need to continue doing updates after next Tuesday, therefore Update #4 will most likely be my last update concerning my post-surgery journey. And if it is my last update I will finally be able to tell you guys if I have been cured or not, or if my bad breath has improved, remained the same or got worse. So, with all that being said my next and possibly last update, Update #4 should be next Tuesday on November 22nd.

Nice update and glad to see there are some positives. Hopefully you won't get any reactions and are cured. Good luck !

[Life_Goes_On]

Hello everybody, this is my fourth and final post-surgery update. I want to make this update brief because my time is very limited due to my busy schedule. Also, before I begin I would like to thank everyone who posted and gave me words of advice and encouragement throughout my post-surgery journey.

Post-Surgery Pain (Days 14-21)
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During this period there was no pain at all and I didn’t take any pain medication


Post-Surgery Negatives (Days 14-21)
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My tongue still looks the same as I described it in the last update, it’s a little whiteness to it but overall pink. And as I mentioned in Update 1a, I was saving my prescribed bottle of Nystatin and Metronidazole tablets in case my tongue was still white after surgery. To make a long story short, I used both prescribed medications during this period just to see if I can get my tongue to be a pure pink color permanently and to no avail neither of those prescriptions worked after taking them consistently for a few days.


Post-Surgery Positives (Days 14-21)
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I went to see my ENT doctor a few days ago, and he checked the location sites where my tonsils and adenoids use to be and he gave me great news that my healing is going by just fine and that there were no signs of an infection. Also, what he did was after they removed my tonsils they did testing on it to see if they can detect any signs of cancer or diseases and there were no signs of anything. I still no longer have that bad taste in my mouth like I use to, that sticky white stuff doesn’t form on my lips anymore, I can’t scrape white stuff off of my tongue like I use to can do and the saliva on the back of my tongue don’t smell bad like it used to. In fact, when I touch the location site where my tonsils use to be I can’t smell anything on my finger which is very satisfying to me because before when I touched my tonsils my finger would always smell bad afterwards. Also, that green gooey stuff or scabs that was located where my tonsils us be is pretty much completely gone.


Final Result
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Surgery was a huge success for me and it has improved my life tremendously. With that being said, it’s now time to talk about the status of my breath as I had promised. Unfortunately, my bad breath is still the same as it was before surgery. In fact, I don’t think it has changed at all and if it did it didn’t improve or it didn’t get worse enough for me to realize the difference based on other people's reactions. But just because my bad breath wasn’t cured doesn’t mean that my surgery was a failure. I still made progress and it might not have been the progress I had hoped for, it’s enough to keep me going and help me realize that I’m headed in the right direction. Now what I plan on doing is continuing taking test that may help me find what's causing my bad breath, in addition to that I plan on improving my eating habits tremendously and being very active in the gym. I want to continue to do good in college as this semester I’m in a tight battle between making the dean’s list and the honour’s list. Lastly, I’m going to go to work and have an open one on one conversation with my manager. Without going into too much detail about what will be discussed, I feel like this talk is vital for my future career. Ultimately, I’m not going to let my bad breath prevent me from becoming successful in life. However, I’m not going to lie when I first realized my bad breath didn’t improve, I was hurt emotionally as I started to come to the realization that there may not be a known cure for my problem. So, with that being said I’ll never give up on looking for my cure but if I never find it, then it will be ok because Life Goes On.

[impactdial]

Hello everybody, this is my fourth and final post-surgery update. I want to make this update brief because my time is very limited due to my busy schedule. Also, before I begin I would like to thank everyone who posted and gave me words of advice and encouragement throughout my post-surgery journey.

Post-Surgery Pain (Days 14-21)
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During this period there was no pain at all and I didn’t take any pain medication


Post-Surgery Negatives (Days 14-21)
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My tongue still looks the same as I described it in the last update, it’s a little whiteness to it but overall pink. And as I mentioned in Update 1a, I was saving my prescribed bottle of Nystatin and Metronidazole tablets in case my tongue was still white after surgery. To make a long story short, I used both prescribed medications during this period just to see if I can get my tongue to be a pure pink color permanently and to no avail neither of those prescriptions worked after taking them consistently for a few days.


Post-Surgery Positives (Days 14-21)
---------------------------------------------
I went to see my ENT doctor a few days ago, and he checked the location sites where my tonsils and adenoids use to be and he gave me great news that my healing is going by just fine and that there were no signs of an infection. Also, what he did was after they removed my tonsils they did testing on it to see if they can detect any signs of cancer or diseases and there were no signs of anything. I still no longer have that bad taste in my mouth like I use to, that sticky white stuff doesn’t form on my lips anymore, I can’t scrape white stuff off of my tongue like I use to can do and the saliva on the back of my tongue don’t smell bad like it used to. In fact, when I touch the location site where my tonsils use to be I can’t smell anything on my finger which is very satisfying to me because before when I touched my tonsils my finger would always smell bad afterwards. Also, that green gooey stuff or scabs that was located where my tonsils us be is pretty much completely gone.


Final Result
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Surgery was a huge success for me and it has improved my life tremendously. With that being said, it’s now time to talk about the status of my breath as I had promised. Unfortunately, my bad breath is still the same as it was before surgery. In fact, I don’t think it has changed at all and if it did it didn’t improve or it didn’t get worse enough for me to realize the difference based on other people's reactions. But just because my bad breath wasn’t cured doesn’t mean that my surgery was a failure. I still made progress and it might not have been the progress I had hoped for, it’s enough to keep me going and help me realize that I’m headed in the right direction. Now what I plan on doing is continuing taking test that may help me find what's causing my bad breath, in addition to that I plan on improving my eating habits tremendously and being very active in the gym. I want to continue to do good in college as this semester I’m in a tight battle between making the dean’s list and the honour’s list. Lastly, I’m going to go to work and have an open one on one conversation with my manager. Without going into too much detail about what will be discussed, I feel like this talk is vital for my future career. Ultimately, I’m not going to let my bad breath prevent me from becoming successful in life. However, I’m not going to lie when I first realized my bad breath didn’t improve, I was hurt emotionally as I started to come to the realization that there may not be a known cure for my problem. So, with that being said I’ll never give up on looking for my cure but if I never find it, then it will be ok because Life Goes On.

Hey life goes on, thanks very much for the updates man, and even though your bb has not been cured, atleast you have ruled one more area out and you have really great benefits from the surgery anyway, the bad taste is so annoying and so is finding white stinky stuff at the back of my tongue, so atleast for that peace of mind I'd say it's worth it.

So the one question Id have and not to sound condescending, but are you definitely sure you aren't cured a bit? Considering that the surgery removed atleast self test odors, Im really surprised.

But there are other areas you can investigate and Im glad you're being positive, Im in a bad place right now and can hardly make it to work, so this stuff gives me alot of encouragement. I was going to mention one more thing you could have checked out; a pharyngeal pouch, but the barium swallow would've definitely showed that, which you passed.

Anyway good luck my friend, I couldn't go to the doctors on the day I planned but Ive booked another appointment, I will still be checking in here, but as my other problem is my body odor (aren't I lucky), I suppose Im trying to figure that out aswell.

[Life_Goes_On]

Hey life goes on, thanks very much for the updates man, and even though your bb has not been cured, atleast you have ruled one more area out and you have really great benefits from the surgery anyway, the bad taste is so annoying and so is finding white stinky stuff at the back of my tongue, so atleast for that peace of mind I'd say it's worth it.

So the one question Id have and not to sound condescending, but are you definitely sure you aren't cured a bit? Considering that the surgery removed atleast self test odors, Im really surprised.

But there are other areas you can investigate and Im glad you're being positive, Im in a bad place right now and can hardly make it to work, so this stuff gives me alot of encouragement. I was going to mention one more thing you could have checked out; a pharyngeal pouch, but the barium swallow would've definitely showed that, which you passed.

Anyway good luck my friend, I couldn't go to the doctors on the day I planned but Ive booked another appointment, I will still be checking in here, but as my other problem is my body odor (aren't I lucky), I suppose Im trying to figure that out aswell.

Surgery was definitely a success to me based on the many positive effects I've received. However, I will not lie and say it has improved my bad breath in any way when it didn't. Keep in mind, everybody is different,and even though the surgery didn't cure/improve my bad breath doesn't mean it won't help the next person's bad breath.

Definitely keep me posted on whats happening next for you as I will do the same. Next up for me is a CT scan of my sinuses, an ultrasound to check my liver and gallbladder and the TMAU test.

[Attraction]

Can you remind us again... did you have tonsil stones? I know they smelled, but did you ever pick them out or whatnot?

This sort of makes me wonder how my upcoming tonsillectomy will work.

I get tonsil stones daily, pick them out every morning, but maybe there is something else wrong.

[chika]

Hey life goes on, thanks very much for the updates man, and even though your bb has not been cured, atleast you have ruled one more area out and you have really great benefits from the surgery anyway, the bad taste is so annoying and so is finding white stinky stuff at the back of my tongue, so atleast for that peace of mind I'd say it's worth it.

So the one question Id have and not to sound condescending, but are you definitely sure you aren't cured a bit? Considering that the surgery removed atleast self test odors, Im really surprised.

But there are other areas you can investigate and Im glad you're being positive, Im in a bad place right now and can hardly make it to work, so this stuff gives me alot of encouragement. I was going to mention one more thing you could have checked out; a pharyngeal pouch, but the barium swallow would've definitely showed that, which you passed.

Anyway good luck my friend, I couldn't go to the doctors on the day I planned but Ive booked another appointment, I will still be checking in here, but as my other problem is my body odor (aren't I lucky), I suppose Im trying to figure that out aswell.

Surgery was definitely a success to me based on the many positive effects I've received. However, I will not lie and say it has improved my bad breath in any way when it didn't. Keep in mind, everybody is different,and even though the surgery didn't cure/improve my bad breath doesn't mean it won't help the next person's bad breath.

Definitely keep me posted on whats happening next for you as I will do the same. Next up for me is a CT scan of my sinuses, an ultrasound to check my liver and gallbladder and the TMAU test.

Hi life goes on,

Disappointed with your result. I'm impressed with your confidence.....not getting down with your life. I am also looking forward for my adenoidectomy result....still i need to take dr. appointment.

Looking forward for your journey of this bb

Hope you'll find your cure.

[Life_Goes_On]

Can you remind us again... did you have tonsil stones? I know they smelled, but did you ever pick them out or whatnot?

This sort of makes me wonder how my upcoming tonsillectomy will work.

I get tonsil stones daily, pick them out every morning, but maybe there is something else wrong.

I never had tonsil stones but good luck on your upcoming tonsillectomy. Just because it didn't improve/cure my bad breath doesn't mean it won't improve/cure yours. I would think by removing your tonsil stones your bad breath should be improved/cured. Also, If you don't have a humidifier buy one because you will need to be in the vicinity of it throughout your post-surgery healing phase to prevent your throat from drying out. And I would recommend you try eating honey after surgery. Honey soothes the throat and it taste good.

Keep us posted on your post-surgery journey my friend, hoping for the best for you.

[Life_Goes_On]

Hi life goes on,

Disappointed with your result. I'm impressed with your confidence.....not getting down with your life. I am also looking forward for my adenoidectomy result....still i need to take dr. appointment.

Looking forward for your journey of this bb

Hope you'll find your cure.

Thank you, I appreciate it. I'm hoping your adenoidectomy will either improve/cure your bad breath. I would highly appreciate it when you have your adenoidectomy if you can come back to this post and elaborate on your post-surgery experience. Your opinion is very important to me and everyone who is surveying what you're saying. I wish you the best and I hope to hear from you again my friend.

[messithegoat]

Hello everybody, this is my fourth and final post-surgery update. I want to make this update brief because my time is very limited due to my busy schedule. Also, before I begin I would like to thank everyone who posted and gave me words of advice and encouragement throughout my post-surgery journey.

Post-Surgery Pain (Days 14-21)
--------------------------------------
During this period there was no pain at all and I didn’t take any pain medication


Post-Surgery Negatives (Days 14-21)
----------------------------------------------
My tongue still looks the same as I described it in the last update, it’s a little whiteness to it but overall pink. And as I mentioned in Update 1a, I was saving my prescribed bottle of Nystatin and Metronidazole tablets in case my tongue was still white after surgery. To make a long story short, I used both prescribed medications during this period just to see if I can get my tongue to be a pure pink color permanently and to no avail neither of those prescriptions worked after taking them consistently for a few days.


Post-Surgery Positives (Days 14-21)
---------------------------------------------
I went to see my ENT doctor a few days ago, and he checked the location sites where my tonsils and adenoids use to be and he gave me great news that my healing is going by just fine and that there were no signs of an infection. Also, what he did was after they removed my tonsils they did testing on it to see if they can detect any signs of cancer or diseases and there were no signs of anything. I still no longer have that bad taste in my mouth like I use to, that sticky white stuff doesn’t form on my lips anymore, I can’t scrape white stuff off of my tongue like I use to can do and the saliva on the back of my tongue don’t smell bad like it used to. In fact, when I touch the location site where my tonsils use to be I can’t smell anything on my finger which is very satisfying to me because before when I touched my tonsils my finger would always smell bad afterwards. Also, that green gooey stuff or scabs that was located where my tonsils us be is pretty much completely gone.

Final Result
----------------
Surgery was a huge success for me and it has improved my life tremendously. With that being said, it’s now time to talk about the status of my breath as I had promised. Unfortunately, my bad breath is still the same as it was before surgery. In fact, I don’t think it has changed at all and if it did it didn’t improve or it didn’t get worse enough for me to realize the difference based on other people's reactions. But just because my bad breath wasn’t cured doesn’t mean that my surgery was a failure. I still made progress and it might not have been the progress I had hoped for, it’s enough to keep me going and help me realize that I’m headed in the right direction. Now what I plan on doing is continuing taking test that may help me find what's causing my bad breath, in addition to that I plan on improving my eating habits tremendously and being very active in the gym. I want to continue to do good in college as this semester I’m in a tight battle between making the dean’s list and the honour’s list. Lastly, I’m going to go to work and have an open one on one conversation with my manager. Without going into too much detail about what will be discussed, I feel like this talk is vital for my future career. Ultimately, I’m not going to let my bad breath prevent me from becoming successful in life. However, I’m not going to lie when I first realized my bad breath didn’t improve, I was hurt emotionally as I started to come to the realization that there may not be a known cure for my problem. So, with that being said I’ll never give up on looking for my cure but if I never find it, then it will be ok because Life Goes On.

Sad it didn't work for you, keep your head up. One less thing to worry about. Hope you do well in school too, and good luck on any further tests.

[Life_Goes_On]

Sad it didn't work for you, keep your head up. One less thing to worry about. Hope you do well in school too, and good luck on any further tests.

Thank you my friend, words can't describe how much I appreciate your concern and whatever you're going through I wish for you the best as well.

[Life_Goes_On]

So, basically with it now being over a month after my tonsil and adenoid surgery I feel it’s important for me to clarify on a few things. First off my tongue is back to being as white as it was before surgery, I can scrape white stuff off of my tongue again and now I started getting that white stuff on my lips again. The bad taste in my mouth returned but it has improved tremendously and is less noticeable, however my bad breath has remained the same. Now this all can be attributed to the effects of the antibiotics I was taking after surgery wearing out or leaving my system as I have stopped taking the prescribed antibiotics almost 3 weeks ago. Also, I figured out why I felt good after surgery and that could be because around that time I started taking prescribed Vitamin D pills for my severe Vitamin D deficiency, which has decreased the level of fatigue I was experiencing, which would explain why I was starting to feel good. So with all that being said, below I’ve listed where I’m at in my journey in finding a cure.


Symptoms I have
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Chronic Halitosis
White Tongue
Dry Mouth
Post Nasal Drip (PND)
Sour Taste in my mouth
Sensitive Gums
Itchy Anus
Minor Rectal Bleeding
Casual Fatigue

Dental Status
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No Cavities or Tooth Decay- Recent X-Ray completed by Dentist
Gums in Good Condition- Recently checked by Dentist
Consistent Dental Cleaning- Recently completed by Dentist

Diet
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Severely lacking but I’m in the process of developing better eating habits.

Surgeries I completed
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Tonsillectomy and an Adenoidectomy
Wisdom Tooth Extraction (All Four Removed)

Test I completed and passed
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Tested for H. Pylori (Stool Test) – Negative
Tested for Acid Reflux (Barium Swallow)- Negative
Tested for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Blood Test)- Negative
Tested for Diabetes (Blood Test)- Negative
Tested for Liver Disease (Blood Test)- Negative
Tested for Zinc Deficiency (Blood Test)- Negative
Tested for Gallbladder Disease (Blood Test)- Negative
Tested for Food Allergies (Blood Test)- Negative
Tested the Lungs/Chest (X-ray)- Negative
Tested for Vitamin B12 Deficiency (Blood Test)- Negative

Test I completed and did not pass
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-Tested for Vitamin D Deficiency (Blood Test)- Positive
Result: 12 ng/ml (30 ng/ml is the minimum out of 100 ng/ml)
-Tested for Obesity (Body Fat and Weight to Height ratio assessment) – Positive
Result: Body Fat: 30%+, (For my age my BF should be between 10%-17.5%)
-Tested to check the Gallbladder and Kidney (Abdominal Ultrasound) – ?
Result: Something may have showed up and the doctor needs further evaluation & testing

Upcoming Test
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CT Scan of the Sinuses
Colonoscopy
TMAU Test
Oral Thrush Sample Test
Xerostomia Test


Conclude
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Basically, I’ve listed every symptom, surgery, and test that I’ve completed all within the last year and a half and every test that I am scheduled to do or planning to do soon. I also list everything I’ve been diagnosed with. So, for all of 2017 I’m going to focus on improving my eating habits and being very active in the gym to eliminate my obesity. I’m going to go outside a lot more for sunlight and take vitamin D prescriptions/supplements to eliminate my vitamin D deficiency. I doubt eliminating my obesity and vitamin D deficiency will have any positive effect on my bad breath, however I will still hope it improves my bad breath slightly. Ultimately, I’m starting to conclude that there is no known cure for what I am experiencing. But I’ll continue to try to find a cure for myself and hopefully it might be a cure for so many of you. I will keep you guys updated if I make progress or find anything irregular and again if anybody have any questions, want to offer me advice or recommend any other test I have not listed feel free to do so and I’ll have a response for you soon.

[winter]

Life goes on, where are you from? How do you get your doctor to assist you? I have to beg for all the tests and justify why I think that might be the cause of my problem.