Why did my Doctor say that?!
Question: Why did my Doctor say that?
Answers:
But you did feel sick today?
What did he prescribe? Antibiotics or analgesia? Its hard to answer your Q without knowing.
My guess is he prescribed antibiotics. Tonsilitis is an inflammation of the tonsils, which could be viral or bacterial. It may be that he could see something indicating a bacterial infection and decide to treat you with antibiotics. Even if the pain has gone the bacteria can still be there.
If he prescribed analgesia (pain relief) then i can understand you question as you are saying that the pain is gone, but i bet it was antibiotics he prescribed you.
just take the prescription and hush.