Will I still need my tonsils removed?

Question

I was put in the hospital for three days about two weeks ago due to severe tonsilitis. After I got out my tonsils became infected and I was given new steroids and antibiotics. I was set to get them removed Wednesday but had a delayed allergic reaction to the medicine and broke out in a rash so the surgery was postponed. While still slightly swollen, my tonsils are much better. I'm set to get them out on the 22nd, but due to the obvious progress my throat has made, will they still need to be removed? I suffer several soar throats a year and was told that would end with the removal of my tonsils but if they are better I don't know if I should still get them out. Any past experiences and help is appreciated. Thanks.

Well it was almost nearly closed up and it is a same day surgery. Obviously, I've seen the specialist a few times and he had good reason to take them out but since it's been several weeks and with several medications they have gotten better but are still a little big. They would be out already if I didn't have an allergic reaction to the antibiotics which I will no longer be able to take (it was the best medicine possible and the only one that actually worked). I guess I'll tell my mom they are better though I know one thing-I never wanna have to go throw with this again (it was really bad).

Answer 1

experience tells me that even if they get better they are coming out, your dr. decides to remove them by the number of times in a period of time they make you sick and it sounds frequent with you.........its not too bad, overnight in the hospital, bad sore throat for a couple of days, but cold stuff helps it feel better and afterwards you wont have these problems anymore, i found after having mine removed that i get over colds a lot faster now too...............good luck

Answer 2

Don't get them out unless the doctor tells you to do so and gives you a good reason why. Nature put them there for a reason. If you get them removed "just in case" you still get sore throat just the same.

When I was young, I was getting sore thoat all the time. Now I'm older and my immune system is stronger. I don't get sore throat all that often. My ex-husband had his tonsils removed when he was little and he'd get sore thoat just the same, if not worse. There is a belief that tonsils stand in the way of infection getting further down. I'm not sure it's true, but I'm glad I didn't get anything removed what Nature gave me.

Answer 3

There are at least a 'million' health remedies that you could use to get around almost any surgery.

I would highly recommend finding a local health food store and walking in and asking one of the consultants (they're usually walking around the store to assist people) what they would recommend. If your broke tell them that and they might find something that isn't too expensive or try to find the same product on www.vitacost.com. They could also recommend a good natural health provider.