@capatov Radiation has dramatically changed over the years. My daughter is a family practice doctor and she sees lots of people that had radiation a long time ago and the side effects from the less targeted approaches. The new approaches are so much better.

@capatov "the post procedural external drains, extended foley catheter and fairly high incidence of impotence and incontinence"

In my opinion, the first two are the same for everyone with a competent surgeon. In my case, they were a minor annoyance that did not interfere with my daily activities during the brief period I wore them. I don't understand the aversion.

In my opinion, the last two are highly variable for each person. In my case, I elected impotence (nerve-sparing) surgery beforehand, & was not incontinent afterwards. But as I said, this part varies between persons, & I highly understand the aversion.