Dear Sally
You posted:"We have recently tried homeopathy with good success so far....
he has been classified as a tuberculinum child and he has many of the characteristics ..........................."
The proof is in the pudding! If there are signs of improvement..
....................Not all Tub. symptoms have to fit. In fact there are Qualities of "polar opposites" in various typology constitutional remedies.
A homeopath might not look past these possible polar opposites and miss the well indicated remedy because of this.
Example: Cal carb= typically -fat/ flabby/slow....................not ALWAYS the case with Cal carbs. The polar opposites can also indicated cal carb.
There are many many such examples in the Materia Medica.
antibiotics and looks set to undergo surgery at the earliest opportunity to remove the tonsils..................
My reply to this: I have news for you,antibiotics and or surgery DO NOTHING to correct/cure tonsilitis.Stick with a good homeopath!