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@peterj116

That's the big thing to remember. It's natural to make up scenarios in your head that probably won't happen.
You'll read all sorts about side effects, recovery times, complications etc.

The thing to remember is this: When you read "You might have this" or "You might have that" or "I had this".... it's *possible* outcomes.
Take note of "could" or "might". It doesn't say "will".
When you read may, could or will, it actually means "IF this happens, don't worry... it's normal".

I had that experience with the biopsy. I read all sorts about bruising, swelling, not being able to walk for days.... Nothing. Bleeding stopped with hours & nothing else happened. It's the same with the surgery recovery experience.
Things might happen or might not. Totally different for everyone. We're not robots.
Even the robotic surgery wasn't done by a real robot. What a rip-off. Surely the robot from Lost in Space has nothing to do....

But take any & all experiences from others as "If this happens, it's ok... it happened to me too."

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"That's the big thing to remember. It's natural to make up scenarios in your head that probably won't happen."

This is my problem right now. I have two months to dwell on it. However, I have two months to prepare my body as much as is in my control at least for the incontinence part of the question. I keep waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat thinking of waking up from surgery and being told those nerves I'm hanging on to hope will be spare were contaminated and had to come out.

It's hard to keep the mind from fixating, but I'm talking to those that know and did it. My logical side totally agrees with your statement, but the less logical side is beating the snot out of logic currently :).