Have you sought a second opinion before?

[Indadhanu]

Yes i have, for DD. Our first dr (not my usual, my usual left unexpectedly so we ended up seeing the other dr at the clinic) told me her tonsils were normal, she'd grow into them, no infection, but proceeded to prescribe an extremely high dose of antibiotics that he had to get approval to prescribe!! It didn't seem right (why, if there was no issue or infection, would you prescribe antibiotics? This was a big red flag!).

Saw a second doctor at a different clinic (the other doctor at our usual clinic had a terrible reputation so we were more comfortable going to a new one), said her tonsils were HUGE but no infection, saw the antibiotic prescription and was absolutely stunned at the dose for her age and size, gave me his professional opinion which was to not get the antibiotics as he did a full checkup and saw no sign of any infection, asked questions about her history, sent an immediate referal to the Royal Children's Hospital for specialist management, and we have just seen the specialist this morning (we ended up going back and getting a private referal because the public list was very long) who has recommended surgery to remove tonsils and adnoids because they are unusually big.

Very glad we got the second opinion, and this is your right as a patient and really you need to be your own advocate. Not to say that you have to push for one particular outcome, but if it is the right way to go then hearing another doctor say that the course of action is warranted might put your mind at ease.