Thanks appreciate good wishes. Unfortunately surgery did not go as anticipated. My husband did not have a Whipple because surgeon found live tumor encasing an artery and he was not able to remove it. Instead IORT was done and a new connection between stomach and small intestine. We have had to scramble to understand what this means. And we will be seeking second opinions.. there is something about this disease which does not allow for any predictability. I guess the silver lining is that this is a less challenging procedure to. Recover from.