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A member asked:
I have bacterial tonsillitis and its re occuring. im an adult so what would the risks of a tonsillectomy be?
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Tolerable: Recurrent bacterial tonsillitis is an indication for tonsillectomy. The operation is one of the safest surgeries but there is a significant recovery phase.
Answered 9/8/2013
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Pain, bleeding: Tonsillectomy hurts for 7-10 days. There is a 2-3% chance of bleeding within 2 weeks after surgery. Infection is rare. Anesthesia has serious risks that are also very rare in healthy patients.
Answered 5/5/2014
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My son had his tonsils out at age 4 - now at age 20 he is getting tonsillitis again ( 3rd time now in 3 months). Does he need tonsillectomy again?
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I had tonsillitis several times and had a case for 3 months so got a tonsillectomy about a month ago but now am having similar symptoms to tonsillitis?
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