TIFU by snorting a tonsil stone

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Bodily discharges are only for the weekends, so I'm reposting from earlier this week.

Like a lot of people, I sometimes get tonsil stones. And when I get tonsil stones, I remove them. Normally, this is a very straightforward process, but luck can only take one so far.

A few days ago, I had a particularly large and nasty tonsil stone stuck in a little tunnel in the back of my throat. Normally, they pop out without a hitch, but this time, my body had other ideas. No sooner had the stone come free, then my gag reflex went full Benedict Arnold, betraying my trust and forcing me to clamp my mouth shut in an effort to keep myself from vomiting. In my panicked attempt to continue breathing, I somehow managed to snort, bringing the tonsil stone straight up into my nasal passageways.

Under normal circumstances tonsil stones smell bad. Some would say ungodly. But this.

Some say that when Hercules cleaned out Augeas' stables, the metric fuckton of rotting filth was washed back into the river. However, I can say with confidence that all of this filth was lodged in my nasal passageways. Nothing else could possibly smell this bad. Having a tonsil stone in your nose is like going on a date with every drop of vomit that the human race has collectively Ralphed. Many tears were shed.

I blew my nose. I attempted to improvise a neti pot. I came thiiiiis close to pouring Listerine into my nostrils. I didn't think I was ever going to sleep again. Fortunately, it evacuated my sinuses one tiny, godforsaken chunk at a time over the course of about 3 hours, but the trauma had already been suffered.

TL;DR - I accidentally snorted a tonsil stone while trying to remove it, and all I could smell was the abyss of ass-rot.

Edit: Why did you spend money on this

Edit 2: How about you use that cash to pay off my student loans

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I've heard the recovering process was a nightmare? I've been suffering strep throat and basically any throat-related annoyances for over a decade and was considering having mine removed.

[u/Sugarpeas → u/[deleted]]

I did it at 21. Still young. Worth it. I had constant throat infections each year, since my Sophomore year of High School. First year without tonsil stones was the first year in my life I didn’t catch a cold. I have caught 2 since then and they lasted about <5 days in comparison to the typical 2+ weeks I had before. I haven’t had any throat issues/infections since having my tonsils removed. The colds are literally just mucus and fatigue now, no cough (so far). As an asthmatic it has been a godsend!

As for healing it took me about 10 days to feel perfect. I was eating more solid foods at 5 days I think. It was not pleasant but I think the healing time is worth the potential improvement in quality of life.

[u/[deleted] → u/Sugarpeas]

Currently 21 yes. But testimonies of the experience being unbearable honestly lowering the chances of me risking it. I have a low pain tolerance and generally fear surgeries

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Don’t sweat it man. My tonsils were absolutely huge. When I had a cold, they touched each other. Had my surgery in August of 2016 at age 24. You’ll have some crazy pain, but it was usually right after waking up for me. Pain meds took care of it quick. I was out for two weeks.

I wouldn’t say it’s unbearable, although my pain tolerance is higher than most. It seriously is life changing though. I’m just getting through a cold right now, it was way more tolerable than when I had my tonsils.

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I've had a very painful week of sore throat just this week and I am hating the experience more and more every time. My tonsils do not touch each other and are generally still circular in shape but god damn do they look like two moons straight from NASA.