Hi, Dana, I agree with many things the folks here, Herb, Mike and Pat etc have posted. The Internet is a great tool but it can cause so much confusion etc. Do believe what they are telling you. And, no robotic surgery isn't the best at all. It is just one of several ways to do this surgery. If you have a very experienced and competent surgeon with robotics then you are fine. But, the open surgery method is very good as well. Jim had part of his RC/IC done robotic and the other part was open. So, go figure. I think that was partly due to his size, he was a big fine fella and now is still a fine fella just not as big! Which is a very good thing for him. We are rapidly approaching the 1st anniversary of his surgery and as of this moment he is cancer free until proven otherwise! I got the expression from another poster and we have used it as our mantra! Thanks, Humpy!