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can you still get strep throat after a tonsilectomy

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PostPosted: 11/23/05 - 01:00    Post subject: can you still get strep throat after a tonsilectomy Vote now! Reply with quote

Hello! I am interested if it is possible to get strep throat after a tonsillectomy? My son had a tonsillectomy 6 months ago and yesterday he developed high fever again and a sore throat. Please, any info is welcome!
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PostPosted: 12/23/05 - 06:55    Post subject: Vote now! Reply with quote

Hello there! I found information online that children whose tonsils are removed for recurrent throat infections may experience fewer and less severe strep throat infections for at least 2 years. So, this gives a positive answer to your question.
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PostPosted: 12/01/06 - 17:00    Post subject: strep throat after tocills removed Vote now! Reply with quote
I have had my tonsills out for 10 years and I have been getting strep agian
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PostPosted: 02/02/07 - 09:33    Post subject: Strep throat after removal of tonsils Vote now! Reply with quote
You CAN get strep after the removal of your tosils!
I urge everyone to be leary of Doctors that dismiss it just because your tonsils are removed. There are other complications that can occur from untreated strep that are dangerous like Rhumatic Fever which can cause heart problems and you will be on antibiotics for the rest of your life! Sure the Doctor will say the chances of getting Rhumatic Fever is around 1% but do you want to be in the 1%? Consider the number of cases of strep! The statistic are not what matters, it's the 1% that matters! The tonsils serve a purpose of intersecting bacteria to help ward off sickness and if they get sick and need removed so be it but I urge anyone that has a sore throat that comes on suddenly and gets progressivly worse throughout the course of 24 hours please do not dismiss it just because you have no tonsils. Go to the Doctor and have a culture done. If your Doctor has to send your culture out and your throat is worse then next day, call them and push them to get the results back ASAP! It's better to be safe than sorry!
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PostPosted: 11/10/07 - 10:19    Post subject: Strepthroat! Vote now! Reply with quote
Hello, I just wanted to let you know that I personally had my tonsils out when I was a child. I am now 25 years old and currently have strep throat.....
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PostPosted: 06/10/08 - 07:48    Post subject: strep after tonsillectomy Vote now! Reply with quote
I had my tonsils removed 6 days ago. I now have strep! This is crazy. I'm not even healed from surgery. I thought I couldn't catch it anymore.
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