After the procedure update

Hi All...It's actually Tamara posting for Heather.
Here's the update. Heather had the pericardial tap today at around 12 pm and was back in her room around 2 pm. The good news is that Dr. Wong, who turned out to be great, got all the liquid out. It was around a cup. It was bloody, and we don't know what that means yet. They are doing lots of testing to find out.
Heather had another Ecco, so that's how we know that Dr. Wong 'did a great job' according to the technician.
Heather is in quite a lot of pain right now. She says it's an 8 out of 10--for those of you that know her well and know how much pain she can tolerate (a lot), you know that this is a serious amount of pain. However, the good news is that the pain goes down to a 2 or 3 when she gets Fentanyl, which is an opiate. She's getting Fentanyl every hour.
Heather wants to say thank you to all the wonderful friends who have come to visit her today.
Tamara says that folks close by should call her and try to stop by tomorrow if you can--D 'needs a break' as the 7 months are wearing on him, and she really needs company so she doesn't feel alone in all of this. So if you can stop by, just make sure to call her first...you can look up the number for Swedish and she's in room 705. It's very important to call first though to make sure she's up to a visit.
If you call her first, she can give you the flavor of smoothie that she needs right at that moment!