Question about tonsils....?!


Question: Question about tonsils!.!.!.!.!?
Hi,
I was just wondering about weather or not I should have my tonsils removed!.
About 7 years ago I had a somewhat severe case of Strep Throat!. My tonsils swelled up HUGE and they never went back down at all!. They make it hard to swallow food sometimes, and it's nearly impossible to swallow at all when I get sick!. Whenever someone I know has a slight runny nose I end up with a terrible sore throat!. Right now I've had what the doctor diagnosed as tonsilitis and I was on antibiotics for 10 days!. After I finished the meds my throat started to hurt again severely!.
I just want the opinion of some health professionals and from people who have been there and done that!.

Thanks for any help anyone can give me =)
LoriWww@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
The first poster is right, ask your doctor to refer you to an ENT specialist!. They can help decide and offer advice on what you can do!.

It's not a comfortable surgery!. I got my tonsils out a week ago and I'm still in a lot of pain! I feel like this recovery has been worse than when I got all 4 of my impacted wisdom teeth removed! It's gets harder when you're older too!. I just hope that I can look forward to the results after - less sore throats, easier to swallow and breathe, etc!. If you see an ENT specialist they can help you decide whether or not the pros for getting your tonsils removed outweigh the cons!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I'm not a health care professional but I do see an ear nose and throat doctor!. Have you been to an ENT specialist before!? They can answer your questions!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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