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Bob,
Two law firms refused my case. The one I mentioned specializes in medical work and they even have one lawyer who is familiar with prostate cases. You would think that failing to remove all of the gland would be actionable; especillay sisnce the doc didn't give me the choice of open or the robot because he needed more patients on the robot to gain experience. This just makes me more depressed.
If you were diagnosed with low risk cancer - Gleason 6, PSA <10, stage 1, etc. all treatments are open to you. While having the whole thing out is likely to provide the most cure, it is probably the most likely to leave you with continence issues. Many men suffer from stress incontinence afterward where jolts cause some urine loss.
If you are low risk, you have time to explore all your options. I suspect a dedicated horseback rider might find other treatments better suited to his lifestyle. Surveillance is an option as well.
