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my 5 year old kid having palatine tonsils, if we are going for Surgery will there any side efects


Posted by Jeevan Reddy

my 5 year old kid having palatine tonsils, if he is taking any cold item(cool drinks, Ice creem …) or sauce items  he is getting high fever with enlarged tonsils. If we are going for surgery will there be any side effect in future.

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Jeevan Reddy

 
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The tonsils are structures that assist the immune system in processing "tags" on bacteria that identify them as targets.  There are other mechanisms in the body that perform the same function so that removing the tonsils have no deleterious side effects. There is a small risk of bleeding about 10 days after the surgery (about 1 in 1000) that is usually relatively minor but requires surgery to stop. 
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