Hi Carl,
We're similar in that my Gleason is also 4+3, though I have a slightly lower PSA than you. I'm Stage T3 where cancer is starting to break out of the prostate capsule. Following major disappointment at my op being cancelled less than 24 hours before admission, I'm coming round to the view that maybe it's best, on a risk basis. I'm told that, generally speaking, PCa is a slow growing one (I'm NOT any sort of medical practitioner) so an extra couple of months before surgery shouldn't make too much difference. You and I may well have had it some while before diagnosis. You say your hospital didn't mention the aerosol problem - I only found out last Friday, 27 March, and it seems to have been very recent new guidance.
This whole PCa business is nasty, threatening and unpleasant; the treatment is uncomfortable to say the least. No one likes one's equipment interfered with, and it goes to the heart of one's manhood and virility. However, as many have told me, say 12 months down the line one can be well-recovered, living a full and happy life and even enjoying an erection again. I'm sure your wife wants to support you, rather than feeling it's something you are putting her through. I wish you well.