See your orthidontist about getting it removed or some antibiotics to bring the swelling down.WRONG!! An ORTHODONTIST will not perform this procedure. You go see an ENT (otolaryngologist) to consider...
Yes, fevers are common with tonsillitis.
No, your lymph nodes swell and cause the glands in your throat to swell also. And in most cases there are little white spots where it's swollen.
of course it hurts.. especially during swallowing, you cant eat well, you not even advised to talk.
Because your infection leans toward one side and does not effect the other.