Can your tonsils grow back? And if so, do they or should they be removed?Hi, i'm 17 years old and when I was 9 I got my tonsils taken out. This past year or so I have been getting extremely extremely painful sore throats which include a temperature. I went to the doctor to see and he said could be tonsilitus (even though I don't have any!), throat ulcers and it's a virus so take panadol.
That lasted for about a week. Then recently I got the same again; minus the fever, all in the throat, can't swollow etc. Thought it might be ulcers but I noticed two funny shaped lumps where my tonsils are supposed to be, like half grown ones or something.
Anywayyy my question is, if they have grown back should I have to get them removed seeing as I have before? Or will I be right this time?
Thanks.
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It is possible for tonsils to partially grow back. During a tonsillectomy, most of the tonsils are removed. However, some tissue often remains, so tonsils can occasionally regenerate — although they probably won't grow back completely or to their original size. Whether or not you would need surgery again depends on how badly and how often they get infected.
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