This is what the PICC line looks like.
Decisions are being made!! She got a CT scan on her hip today, which did not show anything. However, finally something is going to be done on the shoulder. After consultations with some orthopedists in Providence and Boston the medical team decided on a procedure to make an incision in the shoulder and go in to inspect it and clean it and to put in a drain. If there is anything that indicates that something is seriously wrong she will go somewhere else for surgery. She will be put under light anesthesia for it, but it's a pretty minor surgery that will provide information to determine how to move forward. In the best case the procedure itself will make things significantly better. In the worst case they will know exactly what is going on there and will be able to inform surgeons in either Providence or Boston. The doctors are hoping the procedure will be done Thursday morning. Her glucose levels continue to go up and down and probably won't be steady until the infection is totally gone.
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