High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) testimonials from patients.
Sergio Gonzales: One thing that I would tell every man who is over forty, is to get a check-up, and every year. That's how I found out I had prostate cancer. And, uh, get your best option. And for me, in my case, the best option was HIFU, after looking at other options because of my active lifestyle, because of my travels, because of my work. I did not know what I could do under the circumstances when I was told I had prostate cancer. And the answer was Dr. Suarez and HIFU. That was the, Thank God everyday for finding him and finding his staff and the people that helped me out through this brilliant ordeal. And I'm back to my usual self. I really feel good. And as you can see, this has created a new person. I am a better person. I think that any man that is even thinking I have any doubts about HIFU"" just ask to see me.
Chuck Panozzo: The very fact that I did not have to go into intensive care for one day or spend one hour in it, or go to a hospital for one day, and just go to a hotel to recuperate, which I think you're always more comfortable in your own space. And as far as the discomfort: minimal. Just getting used to a cathedar. Well, what's so new about that? It's always difficult getting used to that. Bt beyond that, you know, there was no pain, there was no excessive discomfort in the least. And the ability for me to know that this surgery had gotten ridden of my cancer. You know, in a way that I think less invasive to my body and psychologically. Because what my fear was, of course, the horse or in continents, the inability to get an erection. You know, all things that effect the quality of life. And if you have no quality of life, well, you're stuck.
Carl Sola: If I had to do it over again, and was going to do anything about it, HIFU is the only way to go. I did not drop one drop of blood. I spent 7 hours on the table because my prostate was extremely enlarged. It took longer to do my procedure than most. And, when the procedure was done, I was able to get up from the table and walk out of the operating room. I don't think I could do that with any other procedure that I've had. The convelesent time is greater. Anytime you have to cut someone, you stand a chance, in my opinion, to open yourself up to other problems. So this being a non-invasive type procedure, as far as I'm concerned, it's the only way to go. And if it had not been for HIFU, I would not have had anything done.
Dr. Don Erickson, MD: Basically, what they want to know is, will this fix my problem and will I have less chance of having an adverse reaction or side effect? And I tell them on the first question, I can't tell them for sure. But I couldn't tell them for sure if I said have radical surgery or seeds. There's a recurrence rate with all those procedures. So I simply say that I chose it because I knew it didn't close any doors. I could have something done in the future if I needed it. Or I could have repeat of HIFU. But I just did not want to accept the complications. And that's basically what they want to know. Is there a way to do this in a reasonable fashion and yet not accept the complications of any other procedures. It's been sixteen months I guess since the surgery, almost seventeen months. Especially in light of the recent biopsy, which was negative, I feel very comfortable that I chose the best procedure for me. Frankly, it was so simple that if I had to have HIFU once a year, and could keep cancer under control and avoid side effects, I'd be willing to do that rather than risk another procedure with known side effects.
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