Tina, thanks for the feedback. We were told that she would still need rad and chemo after surgery. I'll ask the doctors the following:
-with surgery, is there a chance that rad and/or chemo will not be necessary?
-what makes it more or less likely after surgery?

I agree with your view about radiation and chemo. I'm not a surgery person myself, and I've avoided it when it was an option, but I personally lean towards it in this case. But it's not my choice, thank goodness.

Little Bird, CG to mother, diagnosed March 15, 2013, age 70, non-smoker, non-drinker
BOT, HPV+
Cisplatin and 35 days of radiation, completed June 13, 2013.
Looks like they got it all. (knock on wood)