I had the procedure, it was not bad at all. 2 days after surgery I went home. The tube and the bag were a pain, as expected, but within a few days I felt great. after about a week I went back to have the tube and the bag removed. The test to see if the ureatha had healed to the bladder was more painful than the surgery. I felt like I was going to explode. Anyway that was removed and I had a psa test done about 30 days later and it came back at >.013. So the doc said that was great.