@clevelandguy no hernia. Have a call with my doctor tomorrow to find out more details.

@clevelandguy

the hernia seems to have been ruled out.
I am fairly certain that the problem all along was the lymphocele. One of the surgeons said it was almost as big as my bladder. I kind of wish they had drained it but I also agree that the risks outweigh any benefit and it has shrunk, possibly resolved since.

I am a little stuck with my urology practice however because of biological recurrence I am now seeing an oncologist at a major teaching hospital and will probably not be dealing with urology that much going forward.

A little background

I saw a urologist I really liked for many years .
His group practice got bought out by a large regional chain. Things really went downhill ( all the patients are treated like numbers, large waiting room, you do not always get to see the provider you want and I had a really troubling experience with a kidney stone while involved with this practice
I then tried a very renown large teaching hospital. I saw one of the urology chiefs. I was not impressed by his manner but could live with it. However when it came time to schedule the RARP he told me he was referring me to one of his colleagues. I checked out the reviews ( and I know very well that even the best docs can get some negative reviews) however, this person had many negative reviews in two of the most important areas; patient care/follow up and results

This concerned me enough that I went with a local group that had a very good reputation on both counts. I had the RARP however, patient care/follow up has been very disappointing since