On May 22, Eva had her nevus removed. She had three, one on each leg around her knee and the third on the bottom of her foot.
We arrived at the hospital by six. She was in a very good mood too. After we arrived we did the basic check in process. Time went by swiftly and she was entertained by the life skills nurse. After both the plastic surgeon had circled her spots and the anesthesiologist gave a visit, the last nurse came and pushed her away in the car. She was very willing to go with her even though the picture doesn't seem to support that theory.
The procedure lasted about 50 minutes and the nurse told me that she was in recovery. Then her surgeon came and said that she did great. They will do a biopsy of the spots and I will know by next Thursday. Either way, they will call me. We also have to visit his office within two weeks and then in six months. I received home care instructions from him and we were finished. Simple.
After about five minutes, the nurse brought Eva back to me in her arms. She was in and out of consciousness. When she was out, she was snugly. When she would come to she was extremely physical and very irritable. She would whine, kick, punch, and have almost uncontrollable body movement. If I didn't know any better, I would think that she was having mini five to seven seizures. It was a just a little concerned about her actions. About ten minutes of this and the nurse came in with dismissal paperwork. She was explaining to me what I needed to do at home while I was wrestling Eva, at that moment. I requested assistance to the car. The nurse asked if she could carry Eva. I told her that was fine as long as Eva would not act like she just was with me. Well, instantly, she was a calm, sweet, recovering three year old that loved this new stranger. Her demeanor was completely different. We walked through half the hospital to our vehicle and it seemed like everything was back to normal. I went to get the car while the nurse and Eva waited at the entrance. I put Eva in the car and we went home. No more struggles. No more hitting. I had Eva back and it took a nurse to make that happen, at least that's what I feel it was.
We got home and she was wanting to go outside and play. I did not let her go, I felt as though her legs and foot were still numb and I didn't want her to unknowingly hurt herself. She ate lunch like a bird and took a four hour nap.
The next day, she woke up not wanting to walk on her heel and kept saying that her boo boo was ouchy. I gave her some ibuprofen and took her to school. She was instantly back into her student mode when we arrived and our normalcy continues.
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