Cylcing post Surgery

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Posted 23 Oct 2023 at 21:56

I am looking for information regarding getting on the bike post surgery. So far, not much to go on except, perhaps, wait for 3 to 6 months which I am doing since my bikes are put away for the upcoming Ottawa winter.

Any suggestions regarding seats? I have been on a Brooks saddle for many years now with not too many complaints for the "soft tissue". There seems to be many shapes and sizes of seat with and without noses' wide gaps and slightly narrow ones.

Does anyone have experience with longer distances. Three days before my surgery in June 2023, three friends took me on 205km ride knowing that season was over after surgery. That was great!

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Posted 24 Oct 2023 at 22:13

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three friends took me on 205km ride

With friends like that who needs enemies. 😉

The wife often tells me to get on my bike and haven't even got one?😕

Joking apart, I've just googled best cycle seats post prostatectomy and it showed loads. Theres one bloke who's even done a blog on it, and listed his top ten. Sorry I don't know how to post links to these websites.

Edited by member 25 Oct 2023 at 07:59 | Reason: Addition

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Posted 28 Oct 2023 at 21:39

Because some surgeons believe that the pressure of the seat nose can impede erectile recovery. As my husband's urologist put it "what's the point of me going to all that effort to save your nerve bundles if you don't give your nerve bundles the best chance of repairing? I may as well just do non nerve-sparing." In our case, the uro asked him not to get back on his bike for 6 months and when, he did, we bought prostate friendly saddles for his favourite bikes. Once the idea is in your head, it feels foolish to ignore such a strong view from the expert.

Having said that, there are plenty of urologists out there who don't seem to believe that cycling will make any difference to recovery of erections. Each man has to just go by what his specialist says and then his own research and approach to risk.

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 23 Oct 2023 at 23:09

We have plenty of cyclists on here. I think the general feeling is six weeks is probably a bit early, six months is more than enough. Of course this does also depend on how you are feeling. Also plenty of people talk about prostate friendly saddles, probably worth buying one but switching back to the Brooks if things seem ok, and then swapping back to the prostate friendly one if it gets uncomfortable.

Dave

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Posted 24 Oct 2023 at 00:16

Thanks for that Dave. It is always a personal decision but suggestions are a great help. Any seat brands to suggest?

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Posted 24 Oct 2023 at 20:05

For me, all that was necessary was a groove down the midline - ensuring there is no pressure at all on the root of the penis, it is all on the sit bones. Cheap ones with that (it is pretty common) are fine. There are people who make a case for there to be no nose to the saddle, or an actual gap between the two halves, but for me that wouldn't bring any further benefit.

So most brands will have a model that will do - but not Brooks!

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Posted 24 Oct 2023 at 22:13

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

three friends took me on 205km ride

With friends like that who needs enemies. 😉

The wife often tells me to get on my bike and haven't even got one?😕

Edited by member 25 Oct 2023 at 07:59 | Reason: Addition

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Posted 26 Oct 2023 at 21:38

True friends, for sure!!!

Perhaps one my first goals will be to shed a few kilos. Very sad! I've put a lot of work into the belly.

My "soft tissue" will be thankful, I hope.

Cheers,

André

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Posted 27 Oct 2023 at 02:46

sorry, only a casual bicycle rider here.

but why the need for special seats post prostatectomy?

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Posted 28 Oct 2023 at 21:39

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 29 Nov 2023 at 22:26

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the input and apologies for the late response. I have now reached the 5 month post-surgery milestone and am looking forward to cycling.

Did you purchase a new saddle once ready to get back on the bike?

And what sort of distances were you doing?

Cheers,

Andre

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Posted 30 Nov 2023 at 00:47

Hi, I had radiotherapy rather than surgery so I didn't have anything to worry about. I just stuck to my normal Brooks saddle which I've had for years. I don't do a lot of cycling. Once a year me and a friend do a few hundred miles in Europe, we do about 100km per day on that holiday. Other than that holiday, my main cycling is the month before when that same friend says "you'd better get in shape, for our holiday".

Dave

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Posted 30 Nov 2023 at 20:58

Domestique, why don't you do a short local ride with your current saddle to see if you feel any discomfort? If there is any at all I would suggest getting one with a groove to stop pressure on the root of the penis. There are pretty cheap versions available which are fine, but as a serious cyclist you will probably already have a link to a bike shop which does proper saddle fittings (but with more expensive saddles).

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