Is da Vinci Robotic Surgery Painful?
I had prostate cancer and chose to have it treated with surgery using the da Vinci® robotic surgical system. Did it hurt? Stay tuned, and I’ll tell you all about it. I am an average guy without an agenda, so I’ll give you the straight info.
Before I answer the question, first a little background. Let me walk you through the couple of days before and the couple of days after the surgery, so you’ll better understand my answer.
Before the surgery, I had to fast and then drink that colon flushing solution – just like you would before a routine colonoscopy. Apparently, for pelvic area surgery, they want the colon completely empty. So as anyone who has had a colonoscopy before […]
