Everyone reacts differently. I would listen to your surgeon and if he says to stay off the bike for 6 weeks then do so. They do a lot of cutting and stitching in there and you have to let it heal. You may have pain or you may not. If you do there are some seats out there built for your problem. http://www.hobsonseats.com/ Depending on what your Gleason number is you may try watchful waiting and reschedule the surgery next November at the end of the riding season so you have all winter to heal (voice of experience). Talk to you urologist/surgeon and ask their opinion. Your long term health is more important than a few months of riding, I know that is hard to believe :-) Here is a link to a website that has answers to questions you may not even know to ask :-) http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35

Good luck on your journey to healing.