Traditional Whipple but my surgeon, Dr. Allen at Duke is so precise, he had me in recovery in 4 hrs rather than the usual 6-8 hrs. I had a spinal block that worked well and was walking the hallways the morning after surgery with help of a walker for 2 days. I also had an elastic waist support that really was great. I went home in 5 days rather than a week. My stomach issues started a week or later. My team helped me work thru it but I ate a little a few times a day to keep my weight steady. I told my Oncologist that I am fighting hard to give research time enough to catch up.