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Our 5 year old has fever for the past 5 days. doc says tonselitis wull remove on thursday. he has been and still on antibiotics im worried is this normal?
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Wait until better: It is unwise to do surgery in someone with an acute infection. Most people who have tonsillitis do not need surgery- only if chronic or for many recurrent infections. Tonsillectomy is rare in the US because it usually does not really help. I advise waiting until he has recovered from this infection and would also get a second opinion from another doctor as to whether surgery is necessary at all.
Answered 10/13/2019
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