Dog the Bounty Hunter’s wife, Beth Chapman, remains in the hospital following her throat cancer diagnosis … but the family has already hatched a plan on where they’ll head once she’s released.

Doctors discovered Beth’s throat cancer, which she beat in 2017, was back following an emergency surgery Tuesday morning. She’s been hospitalized ever since … with doctors working to determine the best course of treatment.

Sources close to Beth say her medical team expects full test results by next week … but until then, treatment options are unknown.