21 Years of Suffering-Tonsilectomy
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 10:08 am
Hello
Long-time lurker here. It all started when I was about 7 or 8 years and my older sister was back from varsity during the holidays and she asked if I had brushed my teeth and that I should brush my tongue. Everything went downhill from there from my classmates making fun of me to getting toothpaste as a present every year during primary school from my “friends”. I started chewing gum every day, it provided temporary relief but the smell just would not go away. All throughout high school I survived on gum and ignoring the negative comments people made. I have always had a tough skin and I never talked to anyone about it but I suffered. I thought that maybe if I ignored the problem it would go away and that was my coping mechanism for most of my life. Varsity came along and through my research on such forums I bought a tongue scraper and I though all my problems will disappear. No such luck!! The problem persisted and this is when I started my BB routine (brush, floss, tongue scraper, gargle with salt water and baking soda, waterpik floss repeat this 4-5 times a days plus chew a pack of gum and drink lots of water and eat sweets). It seemed like the more I did my BB routine the worse the problem got.
The first time I mastered up the courage to speak to a Dr about my bad breath was when I was about 19 20 years old and the Dr just said he couldn’t smell it and said that maybe its because my gums are a darker colour. Some Dr’s are so pathetic. So my early 20s consisted of me going from Dr to Dr to specialist and receiving no answers.
Symptoms
Horrible BB (rotten eggs/dog feces) even after long tedious oral hygiene routine
White heavily coated tongue
Fatigue
Constipation
Then I got my first job, which I was very hesitant to take because this meant being around people 8 hours a day unlike in varsity where some days I could just not go to Lectures if my BB was very bad that day. Working was a huge nightmare from nose rubs to people stepping back when I talk to some colleagues lighting fans when I was near them. Some colleagues where even rude enough to cover their whole nose with their hands when talking to me. It was a Hellish experience this led me to be very antisocial and angry cause it very frustrating when people just simply think you don’t brush your teeth. Mints made it worse and It got to a point when even chewing gum did not help. No matter how many times a day I brushed my teeth or scraped my tongue the BB would just return in 5 seconds and my tongue remained pale white.
Things I have tried
Antibiotics
Hydrogen peroxide
Raw vegan diet
Dentist twice a year (teeth perfect)
Oral hygienist twice a year (teeth perfect, had a bit of plaque that was removed)
Teeth deep cleaning
Therabreath (waste of money)
Chlorophyl
Parsley mouthwash
Alkaline Diet
Chewing mint
Fenugreek tea
Parsley oil pills
Probiotics
Vitamin C Pills
Whitened teeth (oral hygienist said It would help, Waste of money)
ENT (gave me Flixonase for PND)
And the list goes on and on and on, I was depressed and could not find a solution.
Lets not even go into my love life cause I chewed even more gum than ever, even slept with gum in my mouth and woke up in the middle of the night to brush teeth. Dating was just horrible because it meant I had to up my BB routine I was exhausted. It was just so exhausting having to go through all these things and still having terrible breath. Surprisingly none of my boyfriend’s has ever mentioned it. Having friend and a social life was equally as exhausting. Driving in a car meant that I couldn’t talk and I avoided that. Plane rides were a nightmare life in general was just terrible.
So I dedicated this year to finding a cure no matter what. By some Miracle I went to this Dr and I explained my problem to him (probably the millionth Dr I have had to explain this to). He actually had someone in his family that had the same problem and he had assisted them.
Process with Miracle Dr
Barium test (admistered at hospital you swallow some thick liquid and they take scans of your stomach) – No problems found
Allergy test- came out positive for allergy to inhalants
Sinus scans
Referred to ENT- Sinuses fine , checked my throat and he said my tonsils were severely infected I had to remove them before we could do anything else (ENT said I have a rotten egg breath)
Tonsillectomy and adenoictomy- I WAS FINALLY HEALED!!!
WOW the happiness I am feeling right now after so many years of suffering. I had never had any problems with my tonsils ever since I was child(except for tonsil stones once in a few months) so I never thought this would be the source of my BB. The only reason I went in for the surgery was because I just wanted to remove it from my list of things to do so I can go through all the tests to find a cure.
The next step if the tonsillectomy didn’t work was to get allergy shots and then if that didn’t work He would have to check my lungs.
In a way I am so angry that I lived so many years suffering over a simple things that I could have fixed when I was a child but at the same time I am so glad and happy that I finally found a cure. This is day 15 post tonsillectomy I have the freshest breath! I still need to brush my teeth as normal and scrape my tongue but I only do that once in morning and at night like a normal person. My tongue doesn’t have the thick white layer anymore, my floss doesn’t smell after I have used it and I used to have a lot of plaque on my teeth especially at the end of the day it would be a thick smelly layer but that’s gone. I haven’t chewed gum ever since my surgery. I took antibiotics for the first 7 days and ever since I stopped taking them 8 days ago my breath is even fresher. Yesterday I was out doing my nails with no gum in my mouth and there was no negative reaction. I am back at work today still no gum and I haven’t had any nose rubs or people stepping back when I talk. I even ate eggs for breakfast (LOL I was pushing it) and still no reactions.
I would strongly recommend everyone on this forum to get their tonsils removed as a first step towards finding a cure. Even if they have never given you any issues because they do become infected even without being inflamed. I have so much energy as well now my BB has gone from a 200% to maybe 15% before I brush my teeth. I think the 15% is from my PND when I sleep I will get a nasal rinse for this and see if it helps.
Usually when I’m at work to test my breath I would go to the bathroom mirror and breath into it, in the past I smelled dog feces, today I did my test and smelled nothing at all. Its Unbelievable
Please don’t lose hope, the is a cure for all of us!
Long-time lurker here. It all started when I was about 7 or 8 years and my older sister was back from varsity during the holidays and she asked if I had brushed my teeth and that I should brush my tongue. Everything went downhill from there from my classmates making fun of me to getting toothpaste as a present every year during primary school from my “friends”. I started chewing gum every day, it provided temporary relief but the smell just would not go away. All throughout high school I survived on gum and ignoring the negative comments people made. I have always had a tough skin and I never talked to anyone about it but I suffered. I thought that maybe if I ignored the problem it would go away and that was my coping mechanism for most of my life. Varsity came along and through my research on such forums I bought a tongue scraper and I though all my problems will disappear. No such luck!! The problem persisted and this is when I started my BB routine (brush, floss, tongue scraper, gargle with salt water and baking soda, waterpik floss repeat this 4-5 times a days plus chew a pack of gum and drink lots of water and eat sweets). It seemed like the more I did my BB routine the worse the problem got.
The first time I mastered up the courage to speak to a Dr about my bad breath was when I was about 19 20 years old and the Dr just said he couldn’t smell it and said that maybe its because my gums are a darker colour. Some Dr’s are so pathetic. So my early 20s consisted of me going from Dr to Dr to specialist and receiving no answers.
Symptoms
Horrible BB (rotten eggs/dog feces) even after long tedious oral hygiene routine
White heavily coated tongue
Fatigue
Constipation
Then I got my first job, which I was very hesitant to take because this meant being around people 8 hours a day unlike in varsity where some days I could just not go to Lectures if my BB was very bad that day. Working was a huge nightmare from nose rubs to people stepping back when I talk to some colleagues lighting fans when I was near them. Some colleagues where even rude enough to cover their whole nose with their hands when talking to me. It was a Hellish experience this led me to be very antisocial and angry cause it very frustrating when people just simply think you don’t brush your teeth. Mints made it worse and It got to a point when even chewing gum did not help. No matter how many times a day I brushed my teeth or scraped my tongue the BB would just return in 5 seconds and my tongue remained pale white.
Things I have tried
Antibiotics
Hydrogen peroxide
Raw vegan diet
Dentist twice a year (teeth perfect)
Oral hygienist twice a year (teeth perfect, had a bit of plaque that was removed)
Teeth deep cleaning
Therabreath (waste of money)
Chlorophyl
Parsley mouthwash
Alkaline Diet
Chewing mint
Fenugreek tea
Parsley oil pills
Probiotics
Vitamin C Pills
Whitened teeth (oral hygienist said It would help, Waste of money)
ENT (gave me Flixonase for PND)
And the list goes on and on and on, I was depressed and could not find a solution.
Lets not even go into my love life cause I chewed even more gum than ever, even slept with gum in my mouth and woke up in the middle of the night to brush teeth. Dating was just horrible because it meant I had to up my BB routine I was exhausted. It was just so exhausting having to go through all these things and still having terrible breath. Surprisingly none of my boyfriend’s has ever mentioned it. Having friend and a social life was equally as exhausting. Driving in a car meant that I couldn’t talk and I avoided that. Plane rides were a nightmare life in general was just terrible.
So I dedicated this year to finding a cure no matter what. By some Miracle I went to this Dr and I explained my problem to him (probably the millionth Dr I have had to explain this to). He actually had someone in his family that had the same problem and he had assisted them.
Process with Miracle Dr
Barium test (admistered at hospital you swallow some thick liquid and they take scans of your stomach) – No problems found
Allergy test- came out positive for allergy to inhalants
Sinus scans
Referred to ENT- Sinuses fine , checked my throat and he said my tonsils were severely infected I had to remove them before we could do anything else (ENT said I have a rotten egg breath)
Tonsillectomy and adenoictomy- I WAS FINALLY HEALED!!!
WOW the happiness I am feeling right now after so many years of suffering. I had never had any problems with my tonsils ever since I was child(except for tonsil stones once in a few months) so I never thought this would be the source of my BB. The only reason I went in for the surgery was because I just wanted to remove it from my list of things to do so I can go through all the tests to find a cure.
The next step if the tonsillectomy didn’t work was to get allergy shots and then if that didn’t work He would have to check my lungs.
In a way I am so angry that I lived so many years suffering over a simple things that I could have fixed when I was a child but at the same time I am so glad and happy that I finally found a cure. This is day 15 post tonsillectomy I have the freshest breath! I still need to brush my teeth as normal and scrape my tongue but I only do that once in morning and at night like a normal person. My tongue doesn’t have the thick white layer anymore, my floss doesn’t smell after I have used it and I used to have a lot of plaque on my teeth especially at the end of the day it would be a thick smelly layer but that’s gone. I haven’t chewed gum ever since my surgery. I took antibiotics for the first 7 days and ever since I stopped taking them 8 days ago my breath is even fresher. Yesterday I was out doing my nails with no gum in my mouth and there was no negative reaction. I am back at work today still no gum and I haven’t had any nose rubs or people stepping back when I talk. I even ate eggs for breakfast (LOL I was pushing it) and still no reactions.
I would strongly recommend everyone on this forum to get their tonsils removed as a first step towards finding a cure. Even if they have never given you any issues because they do become infected even without being inflamed. I have so much energy as well now my BB has gone from a 200% to maybe 15% before I brush my teeth. I think the 15% is from my PND when I sleep I will get a nasal rinse for this and see if it helps.
Usually when I’m at work to test my breath I would go to the bathroom mirror and breath into it, in the past I smelled dog feces, today I did my test and smelled nothing at all. Its Unbelievable
Please don’t lose hope, the is a cure for all of us!