Has anyone done surgery in Asia, Australia, or Europe?

This is an offshoot of my earlier post “How much does prostate surgery cost in the US?”

I am a 52 year-old American working in Japan, just diagnosed with prostate cancer. I am trying to explore all of my options. I live in Asia and have insurance that will reimburse me anywhere in the world except, in the US. I have not been able to find the surgeon that I want in Japan.

Has anybody had surgery done by, or do you know of, a surgeon outside of the US that has a good reputation and LOTS of experience doing either open or robotic assisted surgery?

Any suggestions, or ideas about locating such a surgeon and arranging such a surgery would be more than welcome.

Thanks.

KJN

PSA 6; Gleason score 6, pattern 3+3

I had my surgery done in Sydney, Australia, by Prof Phillip Stricker, he is one of the best we have got they tell me, I am certainly very happy with my results.  Please check out the link below

http://www.prostate.com.au/

Kev

I am 6 months SPO from RALRP in Luzern, Switzerland. My doc had 300 and counting under his belt. You can see below my results. I expected 35-40K as a bill for all. It was less than half that.

Hi David I have already given all the details that I have about Thailand in an earlier post

I have also been watching your continued problem and hope they soon come to an end Colin

The Sydney surgeon suggested by "NotHard" has a very good reputation in Australia. I had another in the same practice do mine (Dr. Raji Kooner). He also has an excellent reputation (bit of a show pony though). These are the two robotic guys that I know of in Sydney. Prof Tony Costello in Melbourne also has a very good reputation and was a pioneer of robotic surgery in Australia. But there are numerous other first class treatment facilities (St George in Sydney for example). As well as the usual treatments Cryotherapy and HIFU are available at some hospitals.
Bill

I'll second NotHard in recommending Prof Phillip Stricker of the St Vincents Prostate Cancer Centre in Sydney.
As to the cost, my own open prostatectomy in Nov 2007, done entirely as a private patient, had an all-inclusive cost of approx. AUD 24,000 (USD 21,500) of which my Australian private health insurers have refunded about two thirds.

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Skippy_1954 (Australia)
age at dx 53,
PSA at dx 6.0,
biopsy, Aug 2007: T2aNxMx Gleason 7 (3+4)
open RRP + PLND 01Nov2007, both bundles spared,
post-op pathology pT2aN0Mx, Gl.7 (3+4), margins negative, no perineural involvement, lymph nodes clean.
PSA since surgery undetectable (below 0.04).
Continence back to 100% of pre-op state within 2 mths of surgery;
potency initially nil, 30% at 12 months, 50% at 24 months with regular tadalafil + sildenafil before practical attempts.

Thanks. Dr. Stricker sounds interesting. I looked at his website. I am waiting for a second opinion on my slides from the States, then I will send him my information through his website. Going to an unfamiliar country to have surgery would be a challenge, but worth it for a good surgeon.