Fedup...I read your posts and can relate to your frustration. I had all the procedures you mentioned except for:
"tonsils removed, corrective surgery to my tonsils, sinus surgery, and my uvla removed!!!"
I went to the GI doctor and told her about my concern with my bb breath. She scheduled an upper endoscopy and a colonoscoipy. She said I had a few pockets in my instestines. My Hpylori was fine and I had a slight slippage of the sphicter. This was in Aug. 2011.
I also had a sleep apnea test done a couple of years ago and they issued me a cPap machine. It helps with the snoring and provides me with energy. I got the machine in June of 2011.
I started noticing my bb breath about 12 years ago when I turned 30. I got a job that provided me with good benefits. I used those benefits to my advantage. I had tons of procedures done on my teeth, even down to getting my gums shaved. I see a hygenist 4 times a year to do deep cleaning in my gums. Nothing seemed to help the issue.
I found this post back in 2004 and tried all suggested ideas and remedies. There was one post where a lady mentioned using a water pick and colegate. I tried it and I was bb free for a month. My bb breath came back with a vengence. I spent tons of money on remedies and some worked temporarily, but nothing really solved the problem. I took charcoal tablets, mint tablets, TheraBreath products, tongue cleaners, mouth sprays, gum, health store remedies, probiotic drinks and pills, Candida diet. The elimination of dairy and sugar products helped a little, but it was too strict for me.
Soooo....it had been over a year since I went to the dentist. I purchased the Phillips Sonicare toothe brush and noticed my tongue had a little less white film on it. I started using the water pick again also. I scheduled a perio scaling on the leftside of my gums and that shit hurt like hell, but my hygenist used a prescribed mouthwash? She said it would help kill the irritated bacteria being released after the scaling. I noticed 2 days after brushing with the Sonicare tooth brush, , the scaling and using the water pick I didn't have bb. Call it a miracle, or something, but I don't know if it was the combination of the scaling and toothbrush, but something's happened...for the better. I still have a light layer of white film on my tongue, but no bb. I am having the right side of my gums scaled tomorrow, along with a filling and a tooth extraction. I'm hoping and praying this isn't another "temporary" miracle.
I've been at my job for 13 years, so I decided to test my breath on my coworkers. I was talking to coworkers in the office at a close up range and a lot of them immediately stepped back from fear they would smell my bb. It was weird to see their reaction when there wasn't the smell of bb coming from my mouth. Some people were hesitant to get closer for fear they would smell something. Even when they would walk by my cubicle before, some would make noises like they were letting out their breath because they had been holding it in when going by my cubicle.
I used to smell my breath when talking to other people and I don't anymore. My cubicle doesn't smell either. My bb breath smelled like feces and sometimes dog breath. I asked my hygenists about it and she said it may be a build up of bacteria in my pockets. I have receiding gum lines and they're worried my teeth will start to get worse overtime.
I neglected my teethe and gums in my 20s. I smoked and drank a lot and never went to the dentist unless I had to have my wisdom or rotten teethe pulled. I have't smoked in over 10 years and I seldom drink. I have bad tarter and plaque problems.
My suggestion would be to ask for a perio cleaning and see if there is even a slight difference in your breath. Even if the dentist doesn't suggest it, be persistent.
Here is a link I read re: halitosis. It has some good info, especially about the gums.
http://www.ask.com/wiki/Halitosis
Please let me know if you have any questions. I will keep you updated on my progress. If I can stay bb free for at least a month, it may be a good chance the problem is caused by the bacteria in my gum pockets and I'll have to get scalings done 4 times a year.