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PATIENT NAME:
Robert Davies
LOCATION:
Bracknell,
AGE:
39
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
Robert

"11 weeks after the operation, I was told my PSA result was down to less than 0.01 ng/mL, which would indicate that there is a very high chance that my cancer has been removed successfully."

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PATIENT NAME:
Dalton Ramsay
LOCATION:
North Lauderdale, Florida
AGE:
48
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"My [da Vinci Prostatectomy] surgery took about 5 hours, and I went home the next day. It has been about 4 months, and I am completely dry and my sexual functions have returned (with help, of course)."

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PATIENT NAME:
Larry Shick
LOCATION:
Green Cove Springs, Florida
AGE:
60
PROCEDURE:

"I took two Extra-Strength Tylenol at bedtime the first two nights I was home from the hospital, and that was the only painkiller I wanted for the whole post-op process."

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PATIENT NAME:
Greg Polvere
LOCATION:
New York, New York
AGE:
49
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
Greg

"The research I did on the da Vinci procedure (indicated) that it offered the most technically exact procedure to get the diseased tissue out without causing permanent damage to me in other areas. And I was happy that the da Vinci Prostatectomy was available. I couldn't have asked for a better outcome. "

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PATIENT NAME:
Robert Stacy
LOCATION:
Houston, Texas
AGE:
63
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
Robert

"I couldn't be happier with my doctor and the da Vinci method!!!"

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PATIENT NAME:
Jim Hammack
LOCATION:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
AGE:
64
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"After talking with several men who had been treated for prostate cancer, I decided that da Vinci robotic surgery was the best for me."

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PATIENT NAME:
Bill
LOCATION:
Santa Cruz, California
AGE:
60
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"I didn't really second-guess the decision to remove the prostate using the da Vinci robot, and I was optimistic that the results would be positive."

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PATIENT NAME:
Steve Roberts
LOCATION:
Port Aransas, Texas
AGE:
62
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
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PATIENT NAME:
Fred Smerlas
LOCATION:
Sudbury, Massachusetts
AGE:
52
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
Fred

"We have robotics that can help you, and move (machines) much more precisely than the hand can. And the increased vision in there, because of the way they can magnify it, it gives you options."

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PATIENT NAME:
Tim Propheter
LOCATION:
Sterling, Illinois
AGE:
59
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"It's like a miracle, but no one believes me when I describe my surgeries and my rapid recoveries. I truly feel it is a real shame that any patient who has undergone what I refer to as 'conventional surgery' did not have the opportunity that I have had."

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PATIENT NAME:
James Smith
LOCATION:
Long Beach, California
AGE:
60
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"For those anticipating da Vinci robotic surgery for prostate cancer, it is the only was to go!"

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PATIENT NAME:
Lorraine Edwards
LOCATION:
Wilmington, Delaware
AGE:
61
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy

"We elected to have the surgery as soon as possible. The da Vinci robotic method was the best course."

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PATIENT NAME:
Stan Keith
LOCATION:
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
AGE:
60
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
Stan

"This surgery was so easy, such a quick recovery. I encourage anyone considering a course of action with prostate cancer to seriously consider robotic surgery."

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PATIENT NAME:
Raymond Jones
LOCATION:
Charlotte, North Carolina
AGE:
60
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
Raymond

"The da Vinci is a wondrous machine in the hands of a skilled surgical team, and thanks to a virtuoso performance by my team I was home in just 48 hours."

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PATIENT NAME:
Roy Emerson
LOCATION:
-, California
AGE:
70
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
Roy

"The da Vinci prostatectomy method is less invasive than other treatments and profoundly reduces blood loss, pain,and recovery time with fewer side effects. This was for me!

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