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TIFU by trying to examine an abscess on my tonsils with a small crochet hook. (Graphic)

I have had pain on my tonsil for weeks, and I haven't been able to get in to see a doctor. I finally grabbed a flashlight and looked in my mouth. Then I grabbed a small crochet needle (the kind used for doilies) I had nearby, and sanitised it. I started poking the abscess just to get an idea of what was going on with it (I now know this was dumb as hell). To my absolute shock and horror, the hook slipped into the tonsil tissue and embedded. The more I tried pulling it out the more stuck it was getting and the deeper it was going into the tonsil. I panicked and twisted it a few times as well, which caused it the abscess to burst and blood to go everywhere. Still it wouldn't come out. After a few minutes of this I had a strong urge to swallow as my mouth was building up with saliva and I also have this reflex to swallow when I'm nervous, but I instantly had an intense jolt of fear when I realised that swallowing could potentially make the injury way worse (I would have had to close my mouth over the crochet needle and the swallowing process could have pulled the tonsil in a bad way). I started just letting the saliva drip all over me and tried to ignore that the best I could, but it fully freaked me out that I was stuck with my mouth open. I had to look myself in the eyes in the mirror and tell myself to stay strong and that it'd be okay. But I couldn't find a solution and I was frantic so I'd periodically freeze in place. I had to also weigh up if I should try calling an ambulance as the level of stuckness was becoming more clear. But I felt so embarrassed by that thought that I decided to just yank it out and deal with the consequences Maybe 8 minutes had passed and I decided dealing with the pain would be better than the unknown with it being stuck. I started pulling firmly and my tonsils started coming loose from the wall of my mouth, which of course disturbed tf out of me. It was an intense tugging sensation. Blood everywhere. I got it out and immediately fainted on my bedroom floor. Went to my bed and cried as I tried to process what the hell just happened. 11/10 idiot. Going to the doctor asap.

TL:DR Tried to investigate my tonsils with a crochet hook and it got very embedded into the tonsil wall. Had to yank it out with force, and then I passed out on the floor.

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