E! correspondent Giuliana Rancic, 37, first went public with her breast cancer diagnosis this October. Early stage cancer was found in both of her breasts following two rounds of IVF treatment. An initial lumpectomy was unsuccessful at removing all the cancer, and she just had a double mastectomy with reconstruction. In an appearance on the Today Show earlier this month, Giuliana was with a breast cancer specialist who explained that the reconstruction options for mastectomies are so much more natural now than they were in the past. According to that doctor, most women opt for reconstruction immediately after the breasts are removed, which is what she usually recommends. The good news is that Giuliana is doing well and her husband said she was even cracking jokes after her surgery:

The E! News and Fashion Police mainstay underwent successful double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery last night for her breast cancer, and, according to husband Bill Rancic, came through in great spirits.

“G is doing really well,” Bill exclusively tells E! News. “Her surgery lasted about four hours and the doctors were very pleased with the result.”

“She had a little bit of pain through the night but is feeling much better this morning and was cracking jokes.”

Sounds like Giuliana is already back in fine form.

Indeed, she even had her own message to share.

“I want to thank all the viewers and fans for their support and prayers,” she says. “The tweets and notes have not gone unnoticed. I am very grateful.”

[From E! Online]

In the comments in our last post on this, I learned so much from those of you who have had cancer. Two of you have had lung cancer and noted that it’s the most common cancer of all. Many nonsmokers get it as well. Also, I was touched by Beryl’s comment that she’s a cancer survivor and that it’s hard to predict how Giuliana will feel emotionally during her illness. Giuliana has said that she’s keeping strong and will be fine, but as Beryl mentioned cancer can an emotional roller coaster. She may “sacrifice some of her personal life to help others,” but it could ultimately be harder for Giuliana to have to go through all this in the public eye. Hopefully she’s right about how she’ll feel and she’ll be ok. Best wishes to Giuliana for a speedy recovery.

*That title is a homage to the “save the tatas” campaign. Giuliana and Bill are shown outside the Today Show and The Wendy Williams show on 12/5 and 12/6. Credit: Pacific Coast News