What procedure did they use? Mine was removed with what I would term 'keyhole surgery, camera etc' . I was lucky, or the surgeons were bloody good, as I had no incontinence problems and impotence lasted 6 months. What I wasn't told is that they shorten the uretha and reattach to the bladder which pulls the knob in a bit. I have only got 8" of slack now but I cope.