I had to laugh at this comment. I wish they would.

As for tonsillectomies/appendectomies, I have not had either surgery. In fact, knock on wood, I've never had surgery. So, I think this theory is "grasping at straws" as jprinz put it.

I don't know why I have MS. I don't know what triggered it. Looking back I had symptoms since I was 16 that I just ignored and kept on going. I'm a tenacious little one and don't like to stop for anything. I know that a few years ago, my body was thrown on to the MS roller coaster, and what a ride it has been.

I do think researcher need to look within our bodies to figure it out. What is it that we all have that triggers MS. I really think it is something within our genes, whether a gene/geonome is turned on or off. I think that something triggers the gene/genome to turn on or off, whether it be a virus, chemical, or some other environmental trigger who knows. I think that would be a bigger issue and area of research than tonsillectomies and appendectomies and their increasing the risk of MS. But, this is just my opinion and I'm not a researcher/scientist.