Due to a cancellation, my surgery has been moved up to tomorrow. I talked to the doctor late yesterday about my CT and he said that it showed no masses, lymph nodes were not swollen and blood vessels were open. So it looks good going in. Of course he said he won't know the exact location or what stage I am in until he gets in there but we're taking the CT as a possitive sign for right now.
My friend who has been through numerous cancers over the years asked her doctor if he knew about my surgeon and she got a "this is the guy that you want perfroming this surgery" from him. When I went in for pre-op, everybody (even the woman taking my insurance infomation) was very familar with whipple which made me feel better.
With any luck, I'll post back here in a couple of weeks to share my experience in hopes that it may help someone else.