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I did similar asking, you know doctors trained in traditional surgery and have never seen, read, or studied a close option are not going to recommend it since it is just another unknown and in past some not great options were out there. But contrary to what you mention, if you see a doctor you are still there patient for two years - in general this is true nationwide. So you don't lose any doctor going with another treatment. Also Tulsa leaves ALL other option open for recurrences, it does NOT close them, I looked and talked to doctors on that and it is completely true. It also opens some options in some cases.
Good luck on your procedure hope it works out for you.
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Actually I intentionally did not restrict my discussions to surgeons, and even the radiation oncologist also said the same thing, despite having read multiple times on forums that "surgeons only recommend surgery, oncologists only recommend radiation". But, I also did my own research on the matter and have read some very large studies which confirmed their concerns. I'm glad it worked for you and I'm sure it's worked for other men as well, but it's a little too experimental for me unless my last medical oncologist (who has no pony in the race) from MD Anderson tells me to reconsider.