Cycling options for a person post-prostate operation
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Cycling options for a person post-prostate operation
Postby silentC » Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:38 pm
Since then he is not wanting to get on the bike because he is worried that the sitting position will interfere with the device. He rode once and had some leakage, which he's not sure was caused by the seat, or by the exertion or what. His doctor basically said that he should be ok to cycle but that he can't guarantee that it won't cause him problems later. We tried a seat with a cut away but he still wasn't confident about it.
Anyway, this is a shame. He's 72 and quite fit and he was enjoying the cycling. So I was trying to think of a way of getting him back on the bike. One idea I had was a recumbent. I know nothing about them but he uses a rowing machine, so if there's any similarity at all in the sitting position, then that might be an option.
Just wondered if anyone had any ideas.
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Re: Cycling options for a person post-prostate operation
Postby Dirty32 » Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:32 pm
Perhaps I am clutching at straws here, but what about one of those Tri / TT bike style saddles that are kinda stubby and dont really have a nose on them? It would appear that the back part of the saddle still takes your weight / sitbones and arse, but without the nose, you might get away from applying all that much pressure on the scrotum... Perhaps not, but I guess any potential option is worth considering.
All the best to him. Hope he finds a solution!
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Postby sogood » Fri Oct 24, 2014 7:56 am
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Cycling options for a person post-prostate operation
Postby silentC » Fri Oct 24, 2014 8:25 am
The issue isn't so much the leakage as his concern that it might be doing damage internally. It's getting a bit into the gory detail to explain, but basically because he had to have radiation therapy, his wee tube is not as strong as it otherwise would be and so there's a risk that he might erode it which would be very bad for him.
I thought maybe the seat on a recumbent might be more 'laid back'. I guess I should have a look at them, I know there are all different styles. A bloke up the road has one so I'll check that out.
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Re: Cycling options for a person post-prostate operation
Postby sogood » Fri Oct 24, 2014 8:32 am
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Cycling options for a person post-prostate operation
Postby silentC » Fri Oct 24, 2014 8:57 am
He asked specifically about cycling and was told that it 'should' be OK but that there was a chance it could cause problems. It's a bit hard getting the detail second hand, so I'm not sure if it's something he really needs to worry about, or if he's being overly cautious. After we put the cut away seat on the bike, he said it felt better but still not right and he's not ridden the bike since.
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Re: Cycling options for a person post-prostate operation
Postby sogood » Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:21 am
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Cycling options for a person post-prostate operation
Postby ValleyForge » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:30 pm
Anatomically, the cuff should be well away from any local pressure effect. Leakage is most likely to be from abdominal compression, rather than any perineal pressure. Unless he sits on the actuator.sogood wrote:Bandages don't get left behind in an operation. What the urologist did was to maximise the coverage of the artificial sphincter by length to reduce point pressure on the urethra. Not real bandage. Saddle with a central cut out makes sense but at the end of the day, if he doesn't feel right, then he doesn't feel right. Not an issue that can be pushed. Recumbent may be an option but that's a separate outlay.
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Re: Cycling options for a person post-prostate operation
Postby Jesmol » Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:52 am
you can get trial ones, they are quite different to setup, and can vary from nutsack nirvana to scrotum hell in just a couple of degreessilentC wrote:OK cool, I'll show him one. Wouldn't like to be riding one of them au natural though, could be nasty...
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Re: Cycling options for a person post-prostate operation
Postby Bartek » Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:51 pm
Edit: forgot the most important part; I don't have the same issues, but have two recumbents and believe that the seats would not cause the same problems. In fact have read somewhere that there is a link between 'normal' bicycle seats and prostrate issues, the recommendation was to change to recumbents as they don't cause the same medical problems.
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