HIFU 5

My prostate cancer suddenly worsened to Gleason 7, and I faced the task of choosing how to treat it. I selected Dr. Dean Elterman at Can-Am HIFU (UUA) because focused ultrasound was said to have excellent results with over more than a decade of use, be painless and, amazingly, the operation would be completed in a few hours. As a dyed-in-the-wool pessimist, I expected some difficulty, but I was very pleasantly surprised by the entire process. I went into the operating room at 8am, had a spinal anaesthetic neatly delivered and pain free, some sedation, and woke up at 12 noon with no grogginess. I had a drink of water, a sandwich, talked to the competent, friendly staff and my wife, and left the clinic for home at 2 p.m. I had no pain, absolutely none, the catheter was not really unpleasant, and once it was removed, I urinated regularly and easily. Dr. Elterman astonishingly replied to telephone calls and emails, a new experience for me. I don't yet know the long-term results, but I was more than pleased at the initial stages. Worth every penny! J.L. Granatstein, Toronto