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Go immediately to a center of excellence. You may not need to be carved up and suffer the related side effects. I would ask for an evaluation to see if your are a candidate for the Tulsa procedure (radiowave ablation from within the urethra). Some here will comment on their experience with the procedure. Some of us have varying levels of buyers remorse because remember surgeons sell surgeries, radiologists sell radiation, and med oncologists sell pills . Do your own homework. A wealth of information exists on this platform .

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Thank for the good advice! Yes, I saw my local urologist surgeon and he didn't want to influence me one way for the longest time between surgery or radiation, but I eventually got him to admit that for my case (63, overall good health) that surgery was what he would recommend. I met with the radiology oncologist and he definitely was selling radiation. For radiaiton, I'm comfortable staying local. But, I'm leaning toward surgery at this state.