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Had a tonsillectomy 11 days ago got painkillers(tramadol)& antibiotics pain is still very severe &there is alot of white& a red lump 1side, infection?
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Follow-up ENT.: Pain after a tonsillectomy really should not last this long nor be this severe. Please follow up with your ENT for a directed examination of the operative site.
Answered 11/28/2017
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