Well, before this afternoon the back of my throat looked like it was coated with a thick layer of mashed potatoes. 1 piece of toast later my husband says he can actually see pink skin or whatever and a very fine layer of white. Toast did the trick in helping rub those scabs right off. Better than big chunks falling out in my sleep right?
Cant recall your name now, but wanting to know about the surgery. The first 2 days werent so bad day 3 was the absolute worst!! I have been forcing myself to eat/drink because dry throat is not something you want and the more calories/nutrients you get in you, the better. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being just shoot me and be done with it excruciating pain Id rate it so far as follows:
Day1 = 6
Day2 = 6
Day3 = 8/9
Day4 = 7/8
Day5 = 5/6
Ice cream and such is a joke, if I was you Id avoid dairy products like the plague, they make you mucousy and thats awful. I am a smoker, only about 3 cigarettes since surgery so I have been coughing which wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. Ive gone from 3 tsps of Vicodin every 4 hours to 2tsps just bc I dont want to cold turkey it. I am hoping to be back at work by Thursday, even if its just for light duty. Sleep is the best thing for me, because it doesnt hurt when I am sleeping. My snoring has gotten worse LOL I have literally woken myself up snoring at night but I snored before (just not as bad). I also recommend setting your alarm and waking up in the night to drink water so your throat doesnt get too dry. I also bought myself some kids bubble gum flavored mouth wash, peppermint at this stage scares me, and that helps with the dragon breath syndrome. I havent decided if it is all worth it yet though
Will have to keep you updated. Feel free to ask anymore questions, more than happy to answer them for you!
Regarding Post-tonsillectomy 
Is there anything I can do to encourage the scabs to come off without causing bleeding or something serious? About how many days post-op did it take for your scabs to come off? All replies appreciated as I sit here and wonder when can I have a lovely steak dinner with baked potato again? 2 more weeks? 3 more? 
Aye, aye, aye!!
Re: Regarding Post-tonsillectomy 
HI , I had my tonsills out last year at the age of 30its true it is worse the older you are, prior to getting my tonsils out i never snored !! my husband now says i make a terrible noise from my throatsince having a tonsillectomy. yes those horrid scabs do come off mine took about two weeks and a year later i still get sore throats and wonder wether it was all worth it. i cannot understand why i still get sore throats ? obviously not as bad as before but i thought once i went through the op everything else would be plain sailing, ice cream ect for a few weeks. After my op in hospital i was forced to eat a peice of toast ?? the hospital told me to eat cornflakes and resume to normal food to encourage the scabs to come off and get back to normal - i had to have ' voltrarol' medication before eating which numbed the pain. good luck i hope you think it was worth it..
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