tonsils etc

[nyigi]

Hi,

My 4 year old son's tonsils are massive (often nearly touching, or actually touching). He's always been a snorer and sleeps with his mouth open,still drools a bit, had lots of chesty cough problems, and has a cold more often than not (though that could also be childcare related).
We've talked to our gp about it a few times and she says that his case is pretty borderline. They are big enough and probably causing enough trouble to warrant getting them taken out. But they aren't such a problem that she would say definitely get them out, especially as mine are also very large and I seem to do ok. She says the decision is up to us. She added that the surgery will be easier the younger he is but that he could also grow into them so that could be a reason to wait.

I really don't know what to do. I feel really bad that it could be causing him quite a bit of trouble and that we could fix it, but I don't want to send him off for surgery unless he really needs it. The question keeps coming back to my head every now and again but I don't get any closer to resolving it. We've tried monitoring him for the last year and sometimes there has been real improvement where his tonsils are a bit smaller and he sleeps better but there hasn't been any overall improvement from last year till now.

So I thought I'd ask for the BB wisdom. Have any of your kids had similar issues? Have you gotten your kids tonsils out? Any advice?

Thanks heaps!