I just popped my tonsil like a zit.... (warning: KINDA DISGUSTING)

[Stallacrew]

Since I can remember I have gotten a little white speck on the back of my throat every few months. I mostly ignored it and it would go away on its own, and occasionally I would pick it off of there, sometimes it would be mushy and sometimes hard....... and it would always stink like hell.

Last night I noticed this and I decided to pick it off, this time mushy....well I picked that one off, and it returned immediately with another. and I noticed the right tonsil (which I didnt know THAT was what my tonsil was until last night) was swollen, and realized......this MUST be what tonsillitis is.

To the best of my ability, I reached back there and popped that little swollen sucker......a whole bunch of those little mushy bits came out and they reeked ... alot.



I googled around and got this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillitis

EXACTLY what I have, same white specks that were sometimes a "stone"......I thought all this crap was redonkulous. SOOOOOO I am going to the doctor at 23 years of age to see about this tonsil zit in the back of my throat. Wouldnt normally go, but this has been going on all my life really, and I just discovered it shouldnt be. Its not a huge deal but I don't like the symptoms of a sore throat, bad breath, and possibly linked to me sawing logs all night rather than sleeping in peace.

Evidently the tonsil is has a bunch of holes in it that can get infected and this ONE crypt keeps getting full, so maybe Doc can do something for me. It gets infected and fills up with little kernals of pus rather than goo.




I know all this is really nasty to look at and think about, but I posted also to inform the others out there that may get these from time to time so you know what you are dealing with cause I had NO idea this was tonsillitis at all....really I just thought it was a peice of food that had clung to my throat when really it was a hole in my tonsil overslowing with pus kernals.


BTW: my throat had one SMALLISH dot on the back like the wiskipedia picture, not a dozen huge puppies like that poor soul.

[Ralph]

Thanks for sharing.

[5spd_xj]

good luck @ the doctors offfice :)

[RichP]

Back when I grew up in the 50's tonsil removal was stand operating procedure for everyone. I had mine done at around 7

[bigalpha]

I've always heard them referred to as "throat potatoes".

[CROSBIKE]

I was born with tonsils and now I no longer have tonsils and they were never surgically removed.

[GrimmJeeper]

when i was a lil kid i called em throat teeth because i thought i was growing an extra tooth back there. ive been spittin those lil bastards out for 30 years.

[AIbandit]

To the best of my ability, I reached back there and popped that little swollen sucker


no one else finds this impressive? lol

[bcmaxx]

So weird, I too used to get them little kernals, and stink they did! I used to eat porridge every morning, well my mom made us, I thought it was porridge getting stuck in there, and they'd come out in the morning. haha, well havent had them in many years now.

[Timber]

They're harmless. It isn't an indicator of tonsilitis, necessarily. They are called tonsiloliths.

[bigalpha]

They're harmless. It isn't an indicator of tonsilitis, necessarily. They are called tonsiloliths.

I've always heard them referred to as "throat potatoes".

Oh yeah, those are throat potatoes for sure. You plant a little seed, then it grows bigger until they get harvested. Probably not as good "au gratin" though.

[BobDog]

:puke:

[Root Moose]

For you young'uns out there still looking for a life mate...

Make sure you ask your future partner if they have had there tonsils out (they should say yes to be worth pursuing).

You can thank me later after you figure out why this is important.

;)

[Coastie]

I had mine out when I was around 10. All I can remember is lots of ice cream and this young nurse had what I thought at the time, was the best set of breast I had ever seen.

[bigalpha]

For you young'uns out there still looking for a life mate...

Make sure you ask your future partner if they have had there tonsils out (they should say yes to be worth pursuing).

You can thank me later after you figure out why this is important.

;)

Do tell.

[cherokee89]

http://www.therabreath.com/art_tonsilstones.asp


Try it. Worked well for me. Not cheapest stuff around, but it does work.

[CherBear]

I had mine removed at about age 8. It still seems to be a fairly common procedure, that might just be the thing for you.

[muduck18]

Do tell.

I am kinda thinking we need a demonstration...

[Root Moose]

I had mine removed at about age 8. It still seems to be a fairly common procedure, that might just be the thing for you.

They used to remove tonsils at the slightest indication that there was infection or whatever. This was before the medical community figured out that tonsils were a active participant in the immune system. Nowadays they only remove them as a last resort.

At least, that is what I've been told about tonsils and why doctors are less likely to remove them now.

[xtimmax]

:puke:

Im glad I dont have tonsils, I dont have to worrie about that.

[RichP]

:puke:

Im glad I dont have tonsils, I dont have to worrie about that.

Worry about what :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D no, second thought,don't want to know.

[Smittty9785]

thats weak

[muduck18]

thats weak

Seems pretty solid if you ask me...
givin the topic of conversation just before the post, and the
:puke: smiley face...

has tonsils removed doesn't have to worry about the :puke:

I saw the connection...

[old_whitey88]

wow when i had tonsilitus i could not speak, eat, swallow...and i drooled alot. i was sick for about two weeks straight. great for weight loss...i should lick the meat counter at Giant more often! ;) JK

[Waterhammer]

no one else finds this impressive? lol

Of course we do. It just got overshadowed by the fact he actually posted about it, we read it, and now posted comments.

I never knew what those things were, btw.

[5-90]

Alex, you putz, ever since I first read this I've had this Gawd-awful taste in the back of my throat. No, I don't have tonsil crud - it's just psychosomatic.

But even drinking battery acid would probably not wash it away. Thanks.:twak::twak::twak:

:laugh3::laugh3:

[snail]

hahhahha because of this thread i just checked and i have tonsollitis also. ive had a sore throat for a bunch of days and figured id give it a look in the mirror and sure enough the sympton signs are there. hopefully itll be bacterial based and not viral :twak:

[CherBear]

They used to remove tonsils at the slightest indication that there was infection or whatever. This was before the medical community figured out that tonsils were a active participant in the immune system. Nowadays they only remove them as a last resort.

At least, that is what I've been told about tonsils and why doctors are less likely to remove them now.

Yes it wasnt done as a routine procedure, everyone in my family seems to be predisposed for tonsillitis. Me and my older brother had ours removed 10yrs ago. My younger brother had his taken out last summer.His were HUGE they were making it difficult for him to swallow when ever he had a sore throat, so they had to come out.
Tonsillectomy does really help fight chronic problems like that.

[POLAR_JEEP_04]

I have had tonsillitis once and it sucked! I still have my tonsils though. the worst part was the fever for me!!! 104* a few times for four days or so

[xtimmax]

Worry about what :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D no, second thought,don't want to know.

:D No comment

[Veeb0rg]

just don't crush and then sniff the suckers..

trust me on this.

[RTicUL8]

I had chronic problems with this stuff...until one Dr. suggested eliminating milk and eggs from my diet.

"Cow milk is good....for cows" He said.

I went vegan about 16 years ago.

I've been sick only once since then.

.

[muduck18]

I had chronic problems with this stuff...until one Dr. suggested eliminating milk and eggs from my diet.

"Cow milk is good....for cows" He said.

I went vegan about 16 years ago.

I've been sick only once since then.

.

oddly enough...
The thought of not eating meat grosses me out more than the tonsil thing...

[RTicUL8]

Mmmmmm, Yummy!

http://members.rennlist.org/warren/cow.gif


"You're sick Jessy!...Sick, sick, sick!"
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[muduck18]

Mmmmmm, Yummy!




"You're sick Jessy!...Sick, sick, sick!"
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"image hosted by tripod"

[muduck18]

http://www.toonpool.com/user/997/files/natural_food_martini_soybean_454995.jpg

[muduck18]

you can get one pound lumps of ground buffalo at all the major supermarkets around here, and its around $6 a pound.

last time i cooked it, this gem came out:

"no shit the buffalo almost went extinct, they're delicious!"

[Stallacrew]

And now to resurrect an old thread:

Im sitting at the house today after my tonsillectomy. I had to wait til I finished up college and I was working to get the procedure done.

The surgery started sometime around 8am and its now 4:15 pm and Im doing fine. I thought I had a seizure when I woke up from surgery, but I was just shivering, which evidently they have meds for.

So far I've had about 50 oz of water and powerade and Im going good as long as I dont laugh, cough or have to swallow more of the above mentioned powerade/water.

Maybe I can post a pictures up......MUCH worse looking than I thought it would be. It looks like they took a red hot icecream scoop and took my tonsils and adenoids out. Gaping hole in my throat (Insert fellatio joke here). This is how I described it on facebook:

I'm pretty sure once I was under, they started the surgery with a solid judo-chop to the throat, and then went on their merry way. They probably locked down on the tonisils with vise grips and then yanked really really hard, and followed that up with a torch to cauterize it. Then when they were done with that, they used that new Black-and-Decker Auto Hammer on my uvula to make it the size of my thumb.
All in all, not too bad.



and then:

Im sorry guys, I was WAY off; it was a Craftsman Auto Hammer I was thinking of.


I'll be fine as soon as the swelling goes down and I stop trying to swallow my uvula

[Ralph]

I had mine out when I was 7. Still one of my most vivid memories of childhood.

[Hellbent]

Do tell.
never mind...

[snail]

right as this thread started for the first time i actually ending up having tonsilitus (i originally posted up hoping i didnt). it was the worst ive ever felt EVER, and everyday life was basically impossible. still got those darn suckers though

[Hydrolock]

WOW! Very gross


I had sore throats as a kid never saw crap like that though....Had my tonsils removed in the third grade.

Im just thankful I never saw those in my throat.

[Stallacrew]

WOW! Very gross


I had sore throats as a kid never saw crap like that though....Had my tonsils removed in the third grade.

Im just thankful I never saw those in my throat.


Oh just wait til I post these craters in my throat. They're all burnt and ALOT bigger than I thought they'd be.

[kybray44]

research tonsil stones, I too had an incident like this, I was feeling in my mouth and then I popped something, bunch of tonsils stones popped out, then bled for a while. Persistent brushing and cleansing with a waterpik will help alleviate this.

[Hydrolock]

Oh just wait til I post these craters in my throat. They're all burnt and ALOT bigger than I thought they'd be.


Please don't. lol

[ChattTacoma05]

gross

[RTicUL8]

That would of have been cool to see.

POP! & Splatter all over the camera lens. :thumbup:

===

I have a DVD of my knee surgery - from the camera they put inside.
Now THAT was cool to watch!

[joe_peters]

Hemorrhoid surgery photos coming to a forum near you soon!

"What has been seen cannot be unseen!"