A Gosforth teacher used to get tonsillitis "multiple times a year" which made it difficult to swallow and talk and led to weeks on the sick.
However, Elinor Barwick - who is now 37 - was the first person to take part in a Newcastle University trial which has shown that getting your tonsils taken out as an adult is worth it when it comes to those hit by recurrent bouts of the illness. And since the operation, Elinor's not had a day off sick.
The research carried out by a Newcastle University team led by Dr James O'Hara has shown that those adults to have their tonsils removed saw a 50% reduction in how often they suffered from a sore throat. This busts a medical myth that had seen far fewer adults have the operation in recent years.
