Hubert, 68 years old

When I asked for more information about the HIFU treatment I was warned about the "lack of follow-up". All revolutionary treatments lack follow-up at the beginning, but they have saved countless lives of patients, a great many of whom would no longer be here today if they had waited for more follow-up on these treatments. When you have this type of illness you only have one thought: to get rid of it. I didn't want to wait and miss such an opportunity. All the studies published (including the oldest ones, which are still 10 years old!) showed without any doubt that Ablatherm HIFU is a very effective treatment, and above all one which has very little risk of complications.
Today I don't regret the choice I made as I am cured and I have a normal life again. The treatment was so harmless that I still can't believe it – I went home after 2 days with no pain or side effects. Compared with the experiences of other patients I have spoken to, some of whom had to go through 6 weeks of daily radiation treatment or undergo surgery, with everything that means in terms of convalescence and speed of recovery, the benefits are huge. I set myself the objective of talking about this technique to everyone around me to give hope to people who, like me, have experienced the distress which follows when told you have the illness. My urologist offered me HIFU instead of surgery as my heart is a bit weak and as HIFU is practiced under local anaesthetic, it would be more suitable for me