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PATIENT NAME:
Jay Kjoller
LOCATION:
Portage, Ohio
AGE:
61
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"For anyone facing a radical prostatectomy, I would, without reservation, recommend the da Vinci Robotic-Assisted procedure."

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PATIENT NAME:
Benjamin Richardson
LOCATION:
Short Hills, New Jersey
AGE:
76
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

My 'robotic' experience was the way-to-go, and I was up and walking in two hours...I am so glad I went [with da Vinci] robotic [assisted surgery]."

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PATIENT NAME:
Stephen
LOCATION:
Denver, Colorado
AGE:
63
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"All I can really say is that it is a difficult personal decision, but I could not be happier with my decision for surgeon, hospital, surgical technique and more importantly my current outcome. The daVinci Surgical method in trained hands, in my personal experience, offered everything promised: less invasive, less scaring, shorter hospitalization (one day), less pain, faster recovery, and fewer complications."

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PATIENT NAME:
Kim
LOCATION:
Las Cruces, New Mexico
AGE:
58
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
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PATIENT NAME:
Paul Daniel
LOCATION:
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
AGE:
55
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
Paul

"Dr. Butler is also a da Vinci surgeon but didn't push that on me, instead encouraging me to do research. I met with an oncologist, and [radiation] just seemed like a long and drawn out process, and if they didn't get all the cancer, surgery was then not an option. I chose to go the da Vinci route. "

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PATIENT NAME:
Soren Vestergaard
LOCATION:
Beaverton, Oregon
AGE:
67
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
Soren

"The outcome exceeded our best hopes...I never felt tired or any pains. I was very active within 2 weeks. It was simply amazing all the way through. "

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PATIENT NAME:
Art Bowers
LOCATION:
Plainfield, Illinois
AGE:
65
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"My research led me to be very confident that the [da Vinci Prostatectomy] procedure would go well, be successful, and that my recovery would be speedy...it exceeded every one of these assumptions."

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PATIENT NAME:
John Monfredini
LOCATION:
San Mateo, California
AGE:
66
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"I never dreamed I would have progressed this far this quickly, as I returned to work a week after the surgery."

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PATIENT NAME:
William Kalmar
LOCATION:
Lake Orion, Michigan
AGE:
66
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"...given all the choices, I would still opt for the robotic surgery. It was painless and there have been no lasting after-effects. I am now cancer-free."

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PATIENT NAME:
Charles Blakley
LOCATION:
Sun City West, Arizona
AGE:
73
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"I would recommend the da Vinci procedure to any man who feels that surgery is the best solution for him."

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PATIENT NAME:
William
LOCATION:
Waltham, Massachusetts
AGE:
63
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
William

"This is truly miracle surgery."

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PATIENT NAME:
John
LOCATION:
Oak Lawn, Illinois
AGE:
62
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"Robotic [-assisted] removal was the best option remaining with its short recovery time."

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PATIENT NAME:
Mike
LOCATION:
Peoria, Illinois
AGE:
66
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"I had very little pain; pads are a thing of the past!! Sexual function (has been) restored, too!!"

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PATIENT NAME:
David Chartier
LOCATION:
Ocala, Florida
AGE:
69
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
David

"I researched the procedure by viewing the videos online of actual surgeries being performed. Being an old 'techie,' I was convinced that the da Vinci robotic-(assisted surgery) was the solution for me."

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PATIENT NAME:
Jim Shelley
LOCATION:
Ocala, Florida
AGE:
55
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"As a board certified operating room registered nurse, I have been involved in thousands of surgeries...I knew it was in my best interest to have the minimally invasive, laparoscopic, robotic-assisted, radical prostatectomy."

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