Tom,

I know of three individuals that had a protatectomy, which is a micro-surgical procedure that was developed at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. This technique utilizes micro-surgery, performing the operation under a microscope and disecting the prostate from around the urethra without damaging the prostate nerve and the adjacent sphincter muscle. While the procedure takes a bit longer to perform, the outcome is much better, eliminates incontenence problems and has few sexual side effects as well. Long term survival rate is right at the top, and recovery time is relatively short.

Good Luck my friend,

Gary