@bdouglas67
I had a prostatectomy at 62, 16 years ago I ran a Computer consulting business and was out at client’s offices four days after the surgery. I only went to three offices and took it easy but four days later I went to work full-time. The catheter didn’t bother me and I had the Bag attached to my ankle. Is it got full I’d go into a bathroom and empty it..

All I needed was Tylenol for the pain, There wasn’t much since it was done arthroscopically. You would be hard pressed to find a surgeon that didn’t use Robotics.

With a Gleeson seven there’s no such thing as a 7 to 10 yard survival rate. Expect to be around for decades. I know people that are Gleason nine that are having their first reoccurrence at 20 and 30 years. I know many of them that have lived for well over 10 years. The guy who runs ancan.org was a Gleason eight and 17 years ago had radiation and he still alive and cancer free.

Even with my genetic problem that causes my cancer to keep coming back. I’m still here after 16 years and I had a 4+3. For the last two years My cancer has been undetectable.