Funny you mention that. I had tonsillitus so often as a child that they could never find a window of opportunity to yank them out! It figures that the SOB's would wait until I'm 55 to try and kill me! LOL They just melted they puppies into oblivion with the radiation. But I have had nightmares about adult tonsillectomy - I hear it really hurts. But that's what they have pain management for! I would be screaming at the doctors for relief if this is still hurting him (or amy thing else for that matter). Pain management is part of the cure.