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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / September 2006Robtic Surgery...my last message expired
Hello All, (I took too long on previous message and it expired, I guess) Paul and I have had a very busy week with Dr.'s. We went to a surgeon on Wednesday. He does the robotic surgery. We like him and he answered most of our questions...only down fall he made us wait for 2 hours in the waiting room. Nurse said he takes him time with patients and after meeting him I believe it is true. So, while annoying I suppose knowing when our turn comes around he will give his full attention and not be in a hurry. He has done roughly 400 surgeries on his own and over 600 where he assisted. I realize assisting does not matter as he is not the one controlling the robot. He also gave us his email address when we left in the event we have any more questions. He told us Paul was a good candiate for any treatment he chose. This brings me to our next Dr. On Thursday we saw a radiologist oncologist. I have to tell you on our way to the visit we were feeling like we might be interested in brachtherapy. The Dr. was great. We were with him for an hour and a half. He also talked about Paul being a good candidate for any of the treatments. He was very detailed and attentive. First, we have felt exhausted with two days of DR's. The good thing, all our reading and this group helped us know what both Dr.'were talking about. It was exhausting all the information coming at you but I can only imagine what it would have felt like not being informed. Our decision....Robotic surgery. I think it is done RLRP on the site...is this correct? Can anyone tell me what further research we might do on the Dr? We feel relieved to have made our decision. I slept better last night than I have in some time. We will plan for November. Thank you to all of you for sharing your information and experience. I hope as we through this journey our experience may aid others who are just beginning. I know the roughest part of the road lies ahead of us but we are on our way now and there is no turning back...even if we wanted it..there is no turning back. Lisa > Our decision....Robotic surgery. I think it is done RLRP on the > site...is this correct? Can anyone tell me what further research we > might do on the Dr? Lisa: On site I presume that you mean that the procedure will be done at a hospital? The surgery is *not* done at the doctor's office. Make sure the doctor has lots of experience using the robotic procedure. He may be great at open surgery, but there is quite a learning curve to do this robotic procedure correctly. Big mistakes can be made from small holes! He should have at least 50+ robotic procedures under his belt. (For an example, my surgeon had done well over 1000 open surgeries and 400 robotic procedures and specialized in the treatment of PCa and robotic surgery as well). Keep us posted. B.A. The surgeon has done 400 robotic surgeries on his own and been involved as an assistant in an add's 200..but I know an asst. does not count. The surgery will be done in the hospital. I did not ask how many open RP he has done. I know he has done them in the past. This surgeon is the Director of Robotic and Laproscopic surgery for this hospital. Thanks for your input. > On site I presume that you mean that the procedure will be done at a > hospital? The surgery is *not* done at the doctor's office. Make sure [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > B.A. Lisa: Seems like you're in good and experienced hands! B.A. > Hello All, (I took too long on previous message and it expired, I > guess) Maybe you have set some 24-hour expiration date in your own computer settings. The rest of us have now seen your encouraging letter 5 times. ;-) Does anyone know what P&L need to reset to avoid the expiration problem Lisa's referring to? > Paul and I have had a very busy week with Dr.'s. SNIP
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