The effectiveness of, tonsillectomy, even for chronic recurrent tonsillitis is questionable.
You have a choice, take the advice of an "expert," who may give you his opinion based on his experience- (which is sometimes very valid), or take the advice of a clinician who prefers to follow the evidence.
Such a clinician should be seeking out the results of unbiassed, robust, scientific trials, or the results of several of these trials , (The Cochrane database is a good starting point.)
Be careful you don't get a blinkered approach.
Last edited by gingernut; 6th September 2006 at 08:45.