The main reason is two-fold (for the op)
1) I have quite bad prostatitis and that has not been helped by alpha blockers, antibiotics, heat, etc etc and it is quite draining to have for nearly 8 months now
2) I have a perhaps warped view of Cancer. My Mother suffered badly, and 2 years ago I lost a beloved sister to this hideous disease. My view is not good therefore I am struggling to see AS as a good pathway given the 3 monthly testing, yearly biopsy etc. The waiting in between the tests so far (6 months) has not made me a happy person. I am hoping the surgery will at least relieve some anxiety along with the prostatitis and the cancer that is there
Perhaps not rational in argument, but rational to me from what has been happening in the past 6 months. I do appreciate the effect surgery does have and I know there could be a bunch of issues, but having also spoken to a nurse today I still see it as the best direction for me (and my brain)...