prostate op

Hello rjp,

You haven't given any details of your tests and diagnosis so far, e.g. PSA, staging (T3xNxMx - do you know the 'x's?), PIRADS score (from MRI scan), gleason score (from biopsy)?

It sounds like you decided to have a prostatectomy, instead of radiotherapy. I hope a clinician has gone through the differences and the pros and cons of both. We can certainly do that here, but it helps to know your detailed diagnosis. Does the surgeon expect to be able to do nerve sparing (leaving nerves required for erections intact)?

You will get loads of help here, but we probably need some more information about your diagnosis.

It's hard to say without knowing more but at Stage 3 you sometimes aren't offered the operation and Radiotherapy is offered to treat a wider area.

There is often debate about the best treatment for each case.  Usually a Multi Disciplinary Team discuss your case to allow both the surgeon and the oncologist to have their say.

Assuming that's happened and you're having the operation there is plenty of reading matter on here.  Some people have done write ups about their operations.   I have. If you read my profile and if you also click on the link to the separate website I did. There is a page about the operation and a page about the post operation.

I was wondering if you'e a private patient having a CT scan.  Most just have an MRI during diagnosis.

Everybody has different cases, different factors during the operation.   Although there is a pattern.  I thought the operation was fairly easy as long as you take it easy yourself afterwards for a while.