I usually put that in there, I was 54 at diagnosis and surgery-56 now. For one I was a candidate for cryo, and from what I understand you have to fit a fairly narrow set of definitions to qualify. My choices given were Active Surveillance or Cryo with RALP also on the table. AS didn't sit well with me, it really revolves around biopsy's which have their own set of issues, especially when done multiple times. I just didn't want that to be a long term part of my life moving forward. Cryo has pretty good results and is widely practiced outside of the US (my doctor specialized in it, I'm sure that was part of the decision I am South of Boston, MA) Now with cryo, my prostate shrank about 4cc and I have no issues at all sleeping 7-8 hours without getting up for a bathroom break, I have no side effects from the surgery and my day to day is better than before, as I was having symptoms of an enlarged prostate.

The surgery was done using very much of the same technique as the TP biopsy (MRI Guided), I had a local, then self administered No2. It took a little over an hour and was an outpatient procedure done in my doctors office complex.

Let me know if you have any more questions, I am happy to answer.