Our sweet Zachary under went surgery & general anesthesia on March 13th. Zachary was so brave! Zachary was born with a congenital mole (some would call it a "birthmark"). We have been taking Zach to a dermatologist since he was 6 months old to "watch" this mole. We knew that at some point in Zachary's life it would have to be removed because it had a 90% chance of becoming melanoma by age 20. We were just waiting for him to need his tonsils or other routine surgery to have the mole removed. Then recently we discovered it was changing shape, color, and size and it had to be removed. The dermatologist sent us to a general surgeon and he agreed. What we thought would be a minor event turned into a more serious situation. We had to schedule surgery at the main hospital. Fortunately, our hospital offers a pre-op party for children. Zach and I went to the pre-op party three days before the surgery. It was a great experience and totally made Zachary excited for surgery.
Pre-Op party
A visit to the Operating Room
It's Surgery Day!
Loopy Zach
After his hour procedure my mom and I went into recovery to see Zach. He was so adorable. The first thing he said was, "Mom when is my surgery?" He had no idea it was already over. He was distraught about the hospital gown and was ready to get his Temple Run pjs back on.
"Aunt" Steph stopped by while Zachary was in surgery. She brought balloons and a candy bouquet for Zachary. It's funny because Z did not want ANYONE to know about his surgery. He was super embarrassed about it. So anyone we told about it had to be super quiet about knowing. "Aunt" Steph left the hospital before Zachary woke up because she didn't want him to know she knew about the surgery. We took the goodies to Zachary and he LOVED them!
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