What would an uninsured person pay for this? What would a vet getting VA benefits get in your position?

British papers write about such surgery being a guaranteed sacrifice of the ability to have sex the rest of one’s life. That might be, at least indirectly, a function of the health care system there. One 52 year old British man commented to a recent article saying that his girlfriend was half his age so (therefore) he’d rather die than have surgery…after getting diagnosed, he’s going for the other options and taking his fate.

This brand new report from ABC News says that the Davinci machine is not as important as the experience of the doctor using it:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WireStory?id=8816893&page=1

If I could be convinced to go surgery at all if I ever got cancer (my PSA was just measured at 1.2 over 0.7 which is safe) I would totally refuse to have a doctor operate with the Davinci who hadn’t already had 100+ operations. Period. They have a doctor admitting in the article that he flubbed it many times as part of his “learning curve”.

I understand your doctor was famous and experienced. That is why I asked how much your operation with the exact same doctor would cost to someone who is uninsured and without your kind of contacts.

Obviously, your side effects are your business and you’ve been brave enough already in your descriptions. But an 800 pound gorilla leans over this issue like no other surgical procedure.

mazel tov