Navy SEAL Dad by Metsy Hingle
Author:Metsy Hingle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2002-11-15T00:00:00+00:00
Six
âWell, Commander, the tests came back pretty much as expected,â Captain Hayes, the doctor at the naval hospital informed him. He pointed to the X rays. âThe damage from the explosion was limited primarily to the right eardrum. The hearing loss here is the most extensive, nearly 60 percent. The left ear, however, appears to be fine.â
âSo whatâs the next step?â Mac asked.
âAs I explained when we spoke the last time, itâs a relatively simple procedure. Weâd have to do some preadmit measures, but youâd virtually be able to come in on the morning of the surgery. Iâd use a local anesthetic, perform the surgery, and after a short stay in recovery, weâd send you home. You would need someone to drive you, since your equilibrium will be affected for a day or two.â
âHow long before we would know if the surgery worked?â
The older man removed his glasses and polished them with his handkerchief. âItâs hard to give you an exact date. But usually there should be some evidence of improvement inside of a few days.â He put the glasses back on and met Macâs gaze evenly. âIâd want you to come back in a week and let me administer some tests to see if thereâs been any improvement.â
âAnd if there hasnât?â
Captain Hayes sat back in his chair. âThen thereâs nothing we can do, unless youâre interested in being fitted for a hearing aid.â
âIâm not,â Mac said.
âNo, you indicated when you first came in that it wouldnât be an alternative.â
And it wasnât. Not as far as Mac was concerned. The way he saw it, he couldnât remain a SEAL without the surgery. And even then the surgery would have to be successful. But the truth was, his remaining a SEAL was no longer an option. Despite Rachelâs refusal to marry him, he was sure he was making headway. And he had no intention of giving up this battle until Rachel was his wife. That meant keeping his promise to Rachel and resigning his commission. Just the thought of doing so still left an icy knot in his gutâbut it was one he would learn to live with. He wasnât the selfish bastard his father had been. He refused to pursue a livelihood that would cause Rachel to shed tears as his mother had, that would risk leaving P.J. to grow up without a father. Even now he could remember that awful sound of his mother weeping at night, of his brothers never sharing those special moments a father shares with his son. He would be there for Rachel. He would be there to teach P.J. how to throw a baseball, how to swim.
âCommander?â
âSorry, sir,â Mac said and dragged his thoughts back to the present. âYou were saying?â
âAs I explained earlier, this surgery is not without risks. Thereâs a chance that the procedure will fail. If it does, you may find your hearing unchanged or you may find it diminished further.â
âI understand, sir. And Iâm prepared to go through with the surgery.
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