Can you still Ride after Prostate Cancer Surgery ?

sykospain

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I ask this rather sombre question on behalf of my dear biking friend Mo in Turre, the gypsy village inland not far from me here on the s. e. Med coast. Charles Richard Seymour Mowbray Crichton-Bullock, to give him his full name. And there aren't many of those in a pound....

To his grave horror, Mo has just been diagnosed with the dreaded and has told the Spanish consultant that he'll opt for surgery, rather than chemo, which is apparently nowadays here in Spain a key-hole technique. What Mo and his enormous 2004 BMW 1150GS Adventure would dearly like to know is....

...when the guy has hopefully and successfully sliced out the naughty bit(s) at the end of next week ( how's that for EU National Health ? ), then with the passage of time, would it be possible for Mo to return to the joyriding that we all like doing ? There's no sign yet of any of the murderous metastasis, thank Goodness.

This is a rather depressing topic, I know, but I'd value any input to pass on to Mo. Who's 'in bits' as we speak, as you can imagine.

Fingers XX'ed for some advice from anybody who's suffered the same fate and treatment.

AL in s.e. Spain
 
My neighbour had this procedure in April. Initial signs were good, he was out of nappies within a week and fairly mobile. He was out on his bike within a month and looking forward to a summer of touring. Then the pain started, deep in his perineum, he couldn't sit, so had to stand or lay for several weeks, he's still not right now and has written off biking this year altogether. Too much too soon? Maybe. Or just unlucky. Consultant thinks its the way you sit on a motorbike that has caused the problem. He doesn't think there is lasting damage and he's confident he'll be on a bike again next year. He's only 63, not overweight and fairly fit and did quite a lot of pre op exercise to strengthen his pelvic muscles.

Sorry to sound negative, your mate might be fine but it's a very sensitive area and needs time to heal properly.
 
I'm sure he will park his posterior in other places for some time, why not astride a mighty gs too ?

Perhaps a gentle word with the surgeon now may resolve any concerns.

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Consultant thinks its the way you sit on a motorbike that has caused the problem. He doesn't think there is lasting damage and he's confident he'll be on a bike again next year.


Thanks for that swift response my friend. I'll pass your prompt comments on to Mo.
Thanks a million.
AL
 


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