Please Please someone answer...

My mom has to have lung cancer surgery. shes 70. Good health, other than breast cancer in Oct of last year..mastectomy on left side. The lung cancer is very small..about an inch..and he said a lobectomy...( sorry I dont know more about it) ...But my question is just a very general question.
what do we expect after her lung surgery? How will she "be"? Will she be in tremendous pain? Up and around? Down in bed? Struggling to breathe? Recouperating fast, or is it a long recovery?
They live in a very rural area..coming to the "big city" for the whole surgery thing..but when they dismiss her, shes going home...and the nearest hospital is a good 30 minutes away. I will be taking off work to go up and just help her and my dad..he cant do it all...and Im kinda (well, ok, very) nervous about taking care of her...far from medical help.
Are there big bandages?

[natezekri]

Hi my grandpa died of lung cancer about a year ago when he went through surgery he was in pain but they had him on multiple pain meds most surgery hurts. But the best thing is to be with her it is very good of you to do that i am not a doctor but ive seen it first hand. hope everything goes well give your mom my best wishes. i will pray for you guys.