Giffords could be released from hospital in "days to weeks"

The operation involved opening a window in Giffords’ skull through an incision over her eyebrow, removing the rim of her eye socket, removing the bone fragments and then reconstructing the socket with the help of metal mesh, doctors said. She will need another skull repair surgery, but that will be done later.

Asked when Giffords might be released from the hospital and into a rehabilitation center, Lemole said it could be as soon as “days to weeks.”