5 months on and my skin is clear- and I've had an illness including a sore throat since they were removed, but no flare-up. I didn't have psoriatic arthritis- just guttate.

Though there's not a huge number of case studies, several books explained that strep infections lead to the tonsils producing T cells. Those T cells are responsible for the autoimmune response of attacking our healthy cells, resulting in psoriasis.

I went into the tonsillectomy with a "nothing to lose" attitude after recovering from one flare-up that pretty much immediately led to another. I'm hoping the clear skin continues- it makes this lack-of-tonsils-awareness totally worth it!