tonsillectomy, tonsillitis, bad breath, please help!!?!

Question: Tonsillectomy, tonsillitis, bad breath, please help!!?

I just recently had a tonsillectomy. I'm on day 11, and my throat pretty much does not hurt anymore, so that's good. but I feel like I still have bad breath. I know that's normal after a tonsillectomy, but my scabs are like, almost off, I just have a little bit white stuff left, but my breath is still bad, so I need to cover up with gum and stuff. And this literally TERRIFIES me! Because the whole reason for me having the surgery was because I have been dealing with tonsillitis/tonsil stones FOREVER, ergo really bad breath, and my life has been AWFUL. Having to always chew gum, and always think about how close you are standing to someone is just very stressful and not fun at all. So I'm very afraid that this tonsillectomy has not cured my problem, cause even though it would be weird having tonsils stones with no tonsils, I've read stories about people saying that basically, tonsillectomy did not help with their bad breath. Because tonsillectomy is the only and last option, there is no other way of curing bad breath... I think.

But pleeease tell me that it's too early for the bad breath after the tonsillectomy to be totally gone. That I need to give it some more time :-) but be honest, haha, if that is not the case.

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I can't promise what the eventual outcome will be but it is surely too early to be thinking in this way.

You had the tonsillectomy because of stones? Then I assume that this will have removed the tonsils and the source of the stones? That means that you will no longer have tonsil stones - right!? If the tonsil stones were causing the bad breath then they won't cause it any longer - right? Maybe the bad breath will improve when the area is healed properly? If it doesn't then there must be another reason for the bad breath but you can deal with this issue if and only if it proves to be the case. At the moment, getting worried and anxious about it will not help you or your breath. Focus on what you can do now and allow your throat to heal properly.

Are you able to drink plenty of fluid and attend to proper oral hygiene at the moment? You will need to be able to do this to improve your breath.

I totally understand why you're nervous, but you don't need to be. It's still too early to tell, so I'd wait a bit more. Hopefully it goes away.... fingers crossed!

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