[BeckyS]

Darn it!! I just lost an almost completed, long-winded post.

I have a 3 1/2 year old that gets frequent fevers. They generally occur about every month (sometimes skipping a month) and last a few days to a week. This has happened since he was an infant and we made several trips to the ER as a babe with 105 temp. We alternate tylenol and motrin just to manage the fever and most of the time, that is the only symptom.

My peditrician just says he is just on the high side of average for viruses - average being 7 to 10 a year. I have heard and been reading up on a connection of a tonsilectomy reducing or eliminating frequent fevers. Any experience out there? Anyone go thru this or would one of the pediatricians on the board give their input.

I am not keep on jumping on the bandwagon until I'm confident that there is a big chance that it will help. We have just thought all along that he will outgrow it and it just doesn't seem to be happening.

Thanks for any input.