I think it's a mix. You have those that are middle aged who aren't likely to do anything new, then you have those that are in their 30's who jump on the new technology because it's cutting edge (some pun intended). My doctor was the latter group, jumped on Da Vinci when it first came out and he's one of the best now. But I also realize that, if not already, in a few years he's not likely to turn to a new option because he's quite good at this one.

There's another side of the coin, though. I don't want to be a test subject unless my condition is rare or so severe that currently accepted treatments won't fix the problem. It's partially why I didn't go with TULSA or the other similar family of treatments - it's still too new and the long term efficacy is yet to be determined and the technology itself is still evolving. That, plus it's new enough that only a handful of doctors have experience on it - none with equivalent experience to my doctor and Da Vinci. I see the appeal of these other treatments and I dove pretty deep into them because of that appeal. I have no regrets - but as you know I currently have little to regret so that's easy for me to say.