she is being wheeled into the operatng room in the next few min. and will have a recovery of 4 hours after the operation.....then 4-6 weeks healing, after this once the swelling etc subsides, she will undergo 5 mths of chemo and the 1 week of radiation.....needless to say she has a journey in front of her but she is mentally focused and with support around her she should do okay if cancer goes into remission. .......anyhow thought I'd update