PLEASE DO NOT PROCEED WITH THE SURGERY YET!!!!  I am a prostate cancer survivor, first diagnosed in 2000, and with a recurrence 5 years later, and I am healthy as a horse.  My very strong belief is that your husband needs to obtain a second opinion from a doctor in a different discipline.  Urologists are trained to treat prostate cancer with surgery, and so they always recommend it.  Oncologists are trained to treat it with radiation or meds.  Your husband needs to hear from both disciplines before he makes a decision which, once made, is irreversible.  He is NOT too old for radiation--that statement is very troubling.  Also, there is no compelling medical evidence that surgery is better than radiation, or vice-versa.  There IS compelling evidence that the possible side effects from surgery are worse than the side effects from radiation.  Your husband  should not be in a hurry to make a decision.  A few months will not make any difference in his prospects for survival.  PLEASE consult with at least one other physician from a different discipline; you will never regret it.

PLEASE DO NOT PROCEED WITH THE SURGERY YET!!!!  I am a prostate cancer survivor, first diagnosed in 2000, and with a recurrence 5 years later, and I am healthy as a horse.  My very strong belief is that your husband needs to obtain a second opinion from a doctor in a different discipline.  Urologists are trained to treat prostate cancer with surgery, and so they always recommend it.  Oncologists are trained to treat it with radiation or meds.  Your husband needs to hear from both disciplines before he makes a decision which, once made, is irreversible.  He is NOT too old for radiation--that statement is very troubling.  Also, there is no compelling medical evidence that surgery is better than radiation, or vice-versa.  There IS compelling evidence that the possible side effects from surgery are worse than the side effects from radiation.  Your husband  should not be in a hurry to make a decision.  A few months will not make any difference in his prospects for survival.  PLEASE consult with at least one other physician from a different discipline; you will never regret it.