My ds has had tonsillitis 5 times so far this year, usually starting with a very high temp and beign off colour, but much better after a day or 2 of antibiotics. He completed a 5 day course of penecillin on Friday, having seen the Dr on Monday morning and been kept off school Mon and Tues. This morning I thought his voice was sounding a bit 'thick' again, but he said his throat didn't hurt and his temp was normal.
I have looked and his tonsils are HUGE, but not pus covered and he has been running around like normal all day, in fact we've been to two parties today - and before I get flamed for that, I checked his temp before both and didn't look in his throat until afterwards, which I realise wasn't very clever.
So what is the best course of action? Dr again in the morning, but what will they do? Keep him off school again? (My school don;t have a policy for this). He's currently asleep on the sofa having woken screaming, which is very similar to last Sunday, I've given him Calpol for what must be a very painful throat although still no temperature. Any advice gratefully received - NHS direct are very busy and want urgent calls only, and tbh I expect they'll just tell me to take him to the GP in the morning