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My dr said I have hypertrophied tonsils and it needs to operate. Is it really necessary and we cannot treat this with meds? I have on off pain on left side of throat and it feels something is stuck or a thorn is there from last 1.5 month , changed multiple docs, all said infection but today my physician said it's hypertrophied tonsils
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