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\"Hopefully no chemo or radiation after this and I should have normal function with my breathing,\" she wrote about her surgery. \"I should be up and running around as usual in a month or less.\"

\"It’s been a helluva 4 years, trying to get back to work, making you guys laugh and entertaining you, but I’m gonna be just fine,\" she added.

Griffin also sat down with ABC News' Juju Chang to discuss her reaction to her cancer diagnosis, her battle with addiction and more.

Read more about their conversation here.

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