Prostatectomy and Bike Riding

It's been almost a month since I had a radical prostatectomy with the
DaVinci robot. Subsequent pathology was very good, very encouraging,
cancer wholly removed, very low chance of later complications, etc.

How long until I even feel like riding the bike again?

I'm a daily rider, commuter, and enjoy log distance touring. But
frankly, at this time, because of the residual pain I'm not even
tempted to ride the bike!

How long is this gonna last? Would a different type saddle help? Is
there a danger of doing harm by attempting to ride the bike too early?

My surgeon isn't a biker. The best he could offer is that I could
start riding the bike "about two weeks after you're back to work."

Anybody gone through this that would like to offer words of
encouragement?

Thanks.

--
Bob Kastigar; mailto:R-Kastigar -at- neiu.edu
Home: http://www.neiu.edu/~rkastiga

"Sweet Old Bob" wrote in message
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Anybody gone through this that would like to offer words of
encouragement?

I haven't but I ride with a guy whose is presently 76 years old who had it
done about 5 years ago. He claims that he was back riding rather quickly
whatever that means. And he does a 300 mile ride down the coast each
September or October depending on weather besides a lot of group riding the
rest of the time. And I have to ride like heck to keep up and I'm a long
term rider ex-racer. I'm not saying this guy is particularly fast but he
sure as heck ain't slow.

get the penectomy too. and be gelded as well.

On Aug 15, 9:35*am, Sweet Old Bob wrote:
It's been almost a month since I had a radical prostatectomy with the
DaVinci robot. *Subsequent pathology was very good, very encouraging,
cancer wholly removed, very low chance of later complications, etc.

How long until I even feel like riding the bike again?

I'm a daily rider, commuter, and enjoy log distance touring. *But
frankly, at this time, because of the residual pain I'm not even
tempted to ride the bike!

How long is this gonna last? Would a different type saddle help? *Is
there a danger of doing harm by attempting to ride the bike too early?

My surgeon isn't a biker. *The best he could offer is that I could
start riding the bike "about two weeks after you're back to work."

Anybody gone through this that would like to offer words of
encouragement?

Thanks.

--
Bob Kastigar; mailto:R-Kastigar -at- neiu.edu
Home:http://www.neiu.edu/~rkastiga

wrote:
get the penectomy too. and be gelded as well.

The voice of experience!

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
“Mary had a little lamb / And when she saw it sicken /
She shipped it off to Packingtown / And now it’s labeled chicken.”

Tom Sherman wrote:
wrote:
get the penectomy too. and be gelded as well.

The voice of experience!

You're a gem, Tom. So perceptive!


Bill



__o | Of course it hurts.
_`\(,_ | The trick is not minding that it hurts.
(_)/ (_) | -T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia)

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:35:35 -0700 (PDT), Sweet Old Bob
wrote:

It's been almost a month since I had a radical prostatectomy with the
DaVinci robot. Subsequent pathology was very good, very encouraging,
cancer wholly removed, very low chance of later complications, etc.

How long until I even feel like riding the bike again?

I'm a daily rider, commuter, and enjoy log distance touring. But
frankly, at this time, because of the residual pain I'm not even
tempted to ride the bike!

How long is this gonna last? Would a different type saddle help? Is
there a danger of doing harm by attempting to ride the bike too early?

My surgeon isn't a biker. The best he could offer is that I could
start riding the bike "about two weeks after you're back to work."

Anybody gone through this that would like to offer words of
encouragement?

Thanks.

Not been through that but I did develop intense pain in that area after an
injury. I got the Topeak Allay bike seat and put no air in the front cushion.
It's kind of like sitting on the edge of a table. It is definitely harder on
the sit bones and they still get a little sore after an hour in the saddle but
it is a transient soreness compared to the urological soreness that lasted for
days. Using better padded bike shorts is great for the sit bones but bad for the
front area which did not want any pressure at all. I got the Racing 1.1 model.
The commuter model probably has more sit bone comfort.

Ben

On Aug 25, 8:04*pm, Ben Kaufman spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-
wrote:

Not been through that but I did develop intense pain in that area after an
injury. * I got the Topeak *Allay bike seat and put no air in the front cushion.
It's kind of like sitting on the edge of a table.

After several more weeks, I am noticing some improvement.

I did get a Hobson seat, http://www.hobsonseats.com/ - the original
model.

It's good but not great. It makes it possible to ride, with a
traditional saddle it was impossible! I don't think I'll keep it
permanently, however. I'm hoping after several more weeks (months?)
to return to a traditional saddle. It's just tiring to ride after a
couple of miles with the thing.