Today was supposed to be slow in terms of Aaron's medical things, but I don't suppose that's never the case when it comes to a hospital stay. They inserted a PICC line (a more long-term IV from which blood can be drawn and into which medication can be administered) in his upper arm because he has a high platelet count and his IV failed. It also stops a good deal of the poking to get blood samples and give medicine.
The biggest set of news is that the valve replacement surgery is an "if" rather than a "when". There are three doctors working with Aaron: a cardiologist, a cardiac surgeon, and an infectious disease doctor. After the most recent echocardiogram it appears that the stenosis of the aortic valve is not as bad as they had thought. The cardiologist and the infectious disease doctor both believe that a valve replacement is not necessary right now. It will probably be a must in 20 years or so. The cardiac surgeon believes that it should be done now rather than put off to a later date. There will be more tests performed tomorrow and the doctors will look at those to make a final determination of what should be done.
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