Question:
Is it considered refusal of treatment of a doctor doesn't do anything to get rid of tonsil stones?
I have these horrible, disgusting, rancid, foul smelling, tonsil stones. I already have severe depression and anxiety and these make it worse. I can never have a boyfriend because they don't want to smell these things on my breath. I actually never had a boyfriend and I'm not ugly it's just these horrible things turn people off. I obsess about them constantly and they are constantly coming out of these holes in my tonsils. Sometimes I want to end my life cause of them. They are causing me to not have any friends in life. My doctor refused to remove my tonsils to get rid of them and that is the only way to get rid of them I heard. I tried everything they said to get rid of them. I floss after every meal, use thera breath mouthwash, brush my teeth after every meal, brush my toungue after every meal. I make sure my mouth is rinsed out before bed and I gargle. I never had sinuses or a runny nose so it's not from that. I want my nasty ugly tonsils out and every doctor refuses to do it. Isn't this considered refusal of treatment. Don't I have a right to treatment. I thought doctors have to help people to be healthy and cure them. I know some adults said they had their tonsils removed because of them well why won't they remove my adult tonsils? Can I sue them for not treating me and refusing to treat me. What if I comitted suicide cause of the tonsil stones? Would the doctor be the cause of my suicide from neglect to treat the tonsil stones? I cry everyday cause of them. Please someone help I want to kill myself right now cause of this horrible disease. Please answer my questions I know I have a lot of questions in here and I'm sorry about that but I just feel lost and hopeless cause it seems like there is no hope for this situation. I need quality of life and doctors are suppose to do that. I feel so hurt and betrayed by doctors. I need to deperately get rid of these nasty smelly things quick or I will commit suicide. It seems like suicide is the only way to get rid of them right now. Thanks to anyone that reads this long paragraph.
Answers:
Do you ever get reflux? Some of your bad breath and tonsil problems may come from reflux.
The reason that doctors won't remove your tonsils is that they serve a very important role in your immune system. They help keep you healthy. It would be totally negligent for a doctor to remove your tonsils if they aren't infected. I doubt that any doctor would do it. It's not like the "old days" when doctors removed tonsils at the drop of a hat.
If the tonsil stones are up high where you can see them when you go "Ahhh" you can remove them yourself with a long handled Q-tip swab (or even a regular one). It takes some practice not gag when doing this.
Drink lots of liquid when eating your food so it won't get stuck in your tonsils. Avoid food that may make it worse. I have found that popcorn always gives me a problem, and so does cottage cheese and feta cheese, and sometimes nuts.
An excellent ENT doctor once recommended gargling several times per day with warm diluted mouthwash to help loosen them. He also recommended a weak solution of peroxide and water, but I don't remember the exact amount of each....just that there was only a little bit of peroxide mixed with the water.
Anyway, I'm sure it's not quite as bad as you feel it is. Everyone gets some of these from time to time. I'm not sure what sort of doctors you're seeing, but you need to go to a good Ear Nose Throat doctor. Look on Yelp to see if anyone in your area has great reviews and start from there. You could see a doctor several times per year and he could remove them for you on a regular basis.
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