ATTN: Doctors, or anyone - What could these strange bits from my throat be?

OK. This is alittle embarrassing and gross. I have had these mysterious things that come up from my throat that are waxy-looking, whitish-beige in color, they're small and cratered looking (looks like a miniature asteroid!), and they SMELL REALLY BAD. I don't believe it has anything to do w/ my WLS which I had on 5/21/01 (open distal RNY) because I used to get this once in a while before surgery. My sister said she gets those things once in a while too (she never had WLS, only gallbladder removal). Anyway, I haven't had them in some time but now they're back. Its like, I can feel that something is in my throat, and when I cough, they come up. WHAT IN THE WORLD CAN THESE THINGS BE?! They're disgusting!

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