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If you are still recovering from being sick before you are due to get your tonsils out, it could be possible that the operation could be postponed. In general surgeons prefer that a patient not be unwell prior to a tonsillectomy in order to prevent any foreseeable complications.

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Q: Can you still get your tonsils out if you are sick?
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Do your tonsils make you sick?

No everybody has tonsils. But if they get infected then you're sick. I had my tonsils taken out because they were infected not everyone gets infected tonsils but its better if you get tonsilitus (infected tonsils) when you're a kid because its more dangerous to get then surgically removed when you're older.


Is it benefitial to keep your toncils?

whether you keep you're tonsils or not is entirely up to you. i still have my tonsils, and it's been three years since I've been sick and never had tonsillitis :)


Can you still get strep throat if your tonsils are out?

You can still get strep throat if your tonsils are out.


Try to not have your tonsils taken out?

the tonsils are put in your body to prevent infection. if you take them out you have a greater chance of getting sick.


If the tonsils are taken out can you still get tonsillitis?

No, if you have no tonsils then you cannot have inflamed tonsils.


Do you still have gag reflexes after having your tonsils removed?

Your gag reflexes should not be affected by having your tonsils removed.


What figurative language did Shel Silverstein use in the poem sick with the sentence your tonsils are as big as rocks?

In the poem "Sick" by Shel Silverstein, the line "your tonsils are as big as rocks" uses a simile as a form of figurative language. By comparing the size of the tonsils to rocks, Silverstein creates a vivid image in the reader's mind to emphasize the severity of the sickness.


What do your tonsles do?

Your tonsils used to help digest food that cave men ate but we still have them now. Our tonsils can now keep dust out of our bodies but if your suffering from tonsillitis ill agree tonsils can be a pain.


Can you get strep throat when you don't have tonsils?

They can - tonsils are part of the throat, but do not comprise all of your throat. Since even if your tonsils are taken out, the rest of your throat remains, so you can still acquire an abscess on it.


Will you still get strep throat if palatine tonsils are removed?

No. The tonsils are the things that are causing you to get sore throats. See, you tonsils rub against your throat when they are too big, causing a sore throat. When you get them removed the sore throats go away.


What is the most common gland to be removed in your neck?

Your tonsils. You don't need them but you still have them.


What part of your throat makes you sick?

uvula makes you throw up, tonsils make you get strep throat because the bacteria incubate there