My mother had her whipple surgery on May 18, 2005. The doctors feel she will not need chemo or radiation because the cancer was contained in the common bile duct. She is doing fairly well, so far. She's sucking on ice chips and drinking water. They have taken her off the oxygen. She is walking to a chair in the room and sitting up at least twice a day - 30 mins to an hour at a time. Dr. Shen has not made a decision on whether or not she will be discharged in our custody for recovery after her hospital stay or send her to an outpatient facility for recovery. What should we expect her to leave the hospital with ---the drain tubes, feeding tube, IV and etc. We are so happy we decided to bring my mom to Baptist Hospital (affiliated with Wake Forest)in Winston Salem, NC. Everybody here is so compassinate. Dr. Shen is wonderful, but I am wondering are there any surprises that we should be watching for? My mom has alot of people praying for her, and I know that GOD is good and he has the last say so, but .............. Everything is going too smooth. Am I worrying for nothing?