Originally Posted by: Online Community MemberAn MDT is far less emotionally involved in your case than you are, if they make a recommendation it is far more likely to be influenced by logic than any decision that you make can be.
My decision making was also affected by my lack of faith in one NHS Trusts. During my diagnosis and active surveillance, they'd made some quite serious mistakes.
To have robotic surgery, they had to pass me on to another neighbouring Trust. At this time the communications between the two Trusts completely broke down. I was seen one day, by a surgeon from one Trust who said surgery was fine. Then about a week later I was told by the other Trust's MDT that radiotherapy/HT was recommended. At this time the MDT didn't even know that I'd be seen by the surgeon and that he'd put me on his waiting list. In fact, the initial Trust had booked me in for another follow up prostate MRI on a date after my scheduled RARP. They'd have got a shock when they couldn't find one. 😂
Dave, I understand the anology of attacking the cancer with knives and electing surgery. A lot of men, because it seems a bit more macho, have the attitude of "Lets kill it! Lets get it cut out!"
It's a bit like slaying a mythical monster with a single blow of a sword, rather than visiting it 35 times and just causing a bit of damage until it snuffs it.
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