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Hi Anon,

Welcome to EmpowHER.  This is something your health care provider or ENT will decide.  Before surgery,some doctors choose to try antibiotic treatment first. In some cases like

• Fever of 101 degrees F (38.3 degrees C) or higher.
• Enlarged or tender lymph nodes in the neck.
• A pus-like coating, known as exudate, covering the tonsils or the surrounding throat area.
• Evidence that the infection is streptococcal in origin

Surgery will be needed.  But the one to make that final decision is your ENT. 

Here are some resources for you

Tonsillectomy - Strep Throat Info

Best,

Daisy