In our largest study, funded by the National Cancer Institute, we gathered information about more than 1,000 patients with cystectomy and urinary diversion from Kaiser Permanente health systems, some of whom provided detailed information about their quality of life, recovery experiences, and opinions about the urinary diversion they received. With help from several other urologic oncologists, we distilled our research data into a series of key questions that patients and caregivers had before, during and after surgery.