This is really sad, and yet I can relate because I had chronic tonsillitis up until a tonsilectomy at age 7, requiring doctor's visits every-other-week. But I had to advocate to my mother to let me get the surgery from ages 5-7 until she consented... and I became allergic to 4 antibiotics in the mean time. For me, it was undiagnosed celiac disease, but I definitely relate wishing that I didn't have to be such a hassle for everybody.