Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I made it exactly 0.5 miles the first time I sat on a bike after having my prostate removed and that was after 12 weeks of healing. A week later, I made 1.5 miles and afew weeks later, I was up to 13 miles. During this same time. I put a thousand miles on a bent with no problems. I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer but it wasn't hard to figure this problem out. My Serotta and Eisentraut found new homes and my bottom knows no pain.
I was lucky- Or determined to get riding again, but at 6 weeks I could not sit on a saddle- Straight to the LBS and bought a Comfortable saddle. At 7 weeks I was up to 10 miles and at 8 weeks it was a 30 miler offroad with just a little bit of pain. At 9 weeks it was down the LBS for a new saddle again as my Backside was altering shape to compensate for the Bit that was missing. Had to keep buying saddles till I found the Selle italia Trans Am and that was fitted to the Tandem when I got it. Unfortunately- I think I got the last one in the country so it took a while longer before I found the saddle for the solo.
As to prostate being iritated by riding- This has been bought up before but I never had prostate pain- even once it was confirmed I had a problem. Of all the cyclists I know, I only know of one other rider that had a prostate problem and he was 70+ when he contracted PCa. Of all the PCa sufferers That I have come in contact with- I only know of two that Cycled- but plenty that had sedentary jobs and did not exercise.