Texas Rebels: Falcon by Linda Warren

Author:Linda Warren [Warren, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-08-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

A time to decide...

“What!”

“You’re feeling sick because you’re pregnant.”

Her body trembled and she wrapped her arms around her waist, her hand inching down to cover her stomach. Pregnant. Again. With Falcon’s child. An overwhelming sense of joy washed over her and she stopped trembling. She should be angry, upset, but all she felt was a joy of the precious gift she’d been given.

“This presents many complications.” The doctor’s voice penetrated her fog.

“What?”

He held up two fingers. “I now have two patients and I have to figure out what’s best for both of you. I’ve canceled the surgery until I can consult with an obstetrician, an anesthesiologist and a neonatal doctor.”

“This is hard to believe,” she said, trying to take it in, but her mind wasn’t working. All she could think was that she was pregnant.

“What happens now?”

“I’ve operated on women before who have been pregnant, but the tumor was discovered while they were pregnant. Your situation is slightly different. I’ll postpone the surgery until I can speak with doctors who have dealt with this type of high-risk pregnancy before. After the consultation, we’ll talk again. The tumor has to come out. We should’ve done it a year ago or even before that, but at that point it wasn’t life threatening.”

“Will the tumor harm the baby?”

Dr. Morris walked around to his desk and sat down. “No, not the tumor itself. I’m more concerned with the drugs you’ll be given and the effect on the fetus. Starting today you’ll only take acetaminophen for the headaches.”

“Okay.” She glanced down at the clasped hands in her lap. This was the last thing she’d expected when she walked into his office today. So many questions ran through her head and so many emotions threatened to choke her. When it was just her life, the decision was easy. Now there was a baby and she would do nothing to harm it. This was her second chance and she was going to grasp it with everything in her, even if it meant risking her life.

She looked at the doctor. “If I have the surgery now, will the baby be at risk?”

“The drugs you’ll be given will be a concern and there’s a possibility you might abort it.”

“I want to carry this baby as long as I can. Since the tumor is not harming it, I will do just that.”

“I advise talking to the doctors first. “

She shook her head. “It won’t change my mind. I want to give the baby every chance.”

“Leah...”

“I’m serious about this.” She put her hand over her stomach.

“It’s your decision.”

“Yes, it is.” Her bravado wavered a little. “Not that it will make a difference, but how will waiting affect my health?”

“The tumor will continue to grow and possibly become malignant and then your chances of survival are considerably lower. If we get it out now, your chances are better. Losing your eyesight is a main concern, hearing, too, but I suggest a neurological evaluation every two weeks to stay on top of it.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.