Does anyone regret having robotic cancer surgery? Feeling upset about my decisio...

It's completely understandable to have complex feelings about treatment decisions, especially when facing unexpected outcomes or side effects that weren't fully discussed beforehand. Many people in this community have shared similar experiences of feeling uncertain about their surgical choices after the fact. Consider reaching out to other community members who've been through robotic surgery - their perspectives and coping strategies might provide helpful insights during this difficult time.

We all go through very similar consternations after any type of surgery. You, me, all, have to decide the "best" treatment with the information presented to us. Have I had doubts about my RP vs Radiation? Yes of course. It is a journey and you may go to bed at night wondering if you chose the right path. I certainly did. A year later, it's still up in the air as I take my daily ADT and ARPI drugs that make me feel not so great some days, my now ultra dry skin, my cracking bones every time I get out of bed, my very very dry hair, all the things you have read about. You will make this!!

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I had surgery Dec 2024 and I have no regrets whatsoever...I was gleason 3+4...I was lucky in that i never had incontinence...As of my last psa I am still undetectable...Everyone is different but I am happy with my decision

My experience is similar to the comment immediately above. A year out I’m still undetectable and hope to stay that way. Progress while slow has been steady, so for me this has been a good decision, but this all takes time and patience. I don’t have much of the latter so this is my learning and adapting challenge, but I recognize how lucky I am. I wish the same for you.

I fretted quite a while and ended up w RALP decision that made sense to me. I had a long list of Pro/Con. Not sure if id recommend second quessing whichever you do/did choose. Id think about future focus. Really, whats done is done. No looking back. Heal yourself and enjoy your life