Multi incision vs one incision da Vinci RP - benefits & risks

I am so sorry to hear that : (((. You are completely right, people will have different experience and different opinions based on their own experience.
We can only rely on statistics and make sure that we choose the best surgeons that had thousands of cases done with great success, but recovery is very case dependent and very individual matter.

As you said , we can not choose multiple ways and compare them, so we will never know if our particular choice was the best one for us personally. It all can go either way for any choice in life, we just can do our best making reasonable decision with the best chances of success. All the rest is written in the stars and in our genes.

On the side note, just for the reference - were you treated by surgeon that specialize in prostate cancer and works in Cancer Center of Excellence and who is doing hundreds of those surgeries every year and has about at least 15 years of experience behind him ?
Also, was you cancer contained in a prostate or they found it has spread to local areas and had to remove additional tissue and nodes ? If surgery turned out to be more extensive and they removed nerve bundles and similar, recovery definitely can be more lengthy and more painful. : (((

Wishing you much faster recovery from this point on < 3 and may the cancer be gone !!!

My neurovascular bundle(s) were preserved per the urologist/surgeon’s report. I was one of the unlucky 10-20% that have “surgical margins.” I also had minimal invasion into the left seminal vesicle, but my urologist said he was taking both of my seminal vesicles and both vas deferens before he even knew there was invasion in that left seminal vesicle. I also had “cribiform glands” identified (apparently not good). No tumor or extensive cells were found in the left seminal vesicle. All cells were grade “3”. My biopsy Gleason of 3+4 =7 only had 10% “4” cells, but all of the above changed when the left seminal vesicle invasion was identified, as minimal as it was. I am classified a p3Tb which, for whatever reason tends to experience a fairly high recurrence rate at 5 years, despite no remaining prostate. I’ll know more in my next follow up at the end of July, to include what I hope is a PSA if < 0.1.

I had multi and can't say I had any problems. I believe single would be more old school. Very small incisions and pain free a few hours after surgery exception being the main one going through the bottom of the navel. Felt gut shot there for a week or so. Had to barrel roll out of bed for 1.5 weeks. I guess if you have a choice you have options. I wouldn't change facilities over that one. I had no urinary related problems. Might be one of those things to not over think. Good luck and get er done.

Having had a couple of abdominal surgeries including a multiport partial nephrectomy last July and after meeting with several surgeons from a couple centers of excellence, I choose a single port radical transvesical (through the bladder) prostatectomy at a center of excellence in April. Pain was mild and recovery was faster than with the nephrectomy. Post surgical pathology was encouraging and first PSA undetectable. Only downside thus far has been rather significant and unexpected incontinence albeit have experienced major improvement the past several weeks. So, for me, I have no regrets whatsoever with going single port and would make the same choice again.
Do your homework, talk with highly experienced surgeons from both camps (multi vs. single) and make the decision which feels right for you.
All the best with your journey!