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SO FED UP..tonsils/throat issues
I have been having very annoying problems with my throat and tonsils for quite a while. My tonsils have been two different sizes for at least 2 years. One is kinda flat looking while the other one is more ball shaped, I don't know why or how this happened but it seems strange to me. I have also had tonsil stones pretty much constantly for almost 2 years too. Right now there are very small white streaks on one of my tonsils. I also have an issue with the side of my throat right now, I don't know how to describe it, it just feels like it is irritated in one small spot. Drinking water relieves it for a few minutes but it is pretty much always there and has been there for a few months. I am getting so fed up with this. The ENT told me he didn't know if tonsillectomy would solve all the issues, but frankly I am so fed up that I am willing to try it at this point. Is tonsillectomy a good idea?
I'm a senior, so I have memories of the 1950s and earlier when it was considered a good preventive measure to remove tonsils - I have mind, we didn't have that kind of money to spend - but I do remember some school mates having tonsils out and saying they got to eat ice cream after to help them feel better... we didn't get much ice cream either, so you know how good it all sounded to me.
I know the practice of removed tonsils "just-in-case" is no longer done, but that experience suggests to me that the operation itself is relatively quick and easy (Suppose harder for adults than children) - thus if one is having problems related, or possibly related, to tonsils and a doctor thinks it may help to remove them, I'd go for it.
Reading your post I wonder how you are seeing all these things in the back of your throat.. are you using mirrors and bright lights? Yes, I've looked at my teeth , maybe my tongue if I happen to bit it, but I don't remember ever trying to look at my tonsils.
Good luck.
I know the practice of removed tonsils "just-in-case" is no longer done, but that experience suggests to me that the operation itself is relatively quick and easy (Suppose harder for adults than children) - thus if one is having problems related, or possibly related, to tonsils and a doctor thinks it may help to remove them, I'd go for it.
Reading your post I wonder how you are seeing all these things in the back of your throat.. are you using mirrors and bright lights? Yes, I've looked at my teeth , maybe my tongue if I happen to bit it, but I don't remember ever trying to look at my tonsils.
Good luck.
Forgot to mention..there are also little flesh colored bumps right above my tonsils. .
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