We had it done at the University of Chicago and the sugery took seven hours. We also went to a top surgeon and he took around ten lymph nodes and dads prostate. They did howver spare his nerves as well. He had prostate cancer and we never suspected that so removal was lucky for us. You are much younger than dad who is 66 yrs old. He did have post op complications and recovery has not been an easy one. He developed and abcess and blood clot. Now, almost two months post op he is FINALLY doing better. He had abnormal liver functions we believe due to a reaction to one of the antibiotics her received. This happened to him ten years ago and we though he had a liver disease. After going to Mayo they determined he had a rare but documented case of a drug allergy. He has returned to work for short spurts but still is weak and not himself.
Im glad things are going so well for you!
Deb