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Bike Riding post surgery

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dan - 22 Nov 2004 20:00 GMT
P.S.   I also ride a motorcycle.  Any problems with that?

Regards,

Dan Coyle
Robert Burns - 23 Nov 2004 04:14 GMT
Dan;
I'm a cyclist and started riding 12 days after LRRP.  Gradually it got
easier.  My Doc said if it didn't hurt to ride I could do it.  It hurt but I
did it anyway.  I'm nearly at the end of 7.5 weeks of IMRT and I ride two
days a week.  Still hurts, maybe more than after surgery.  I spoke to the
Rad doc today and he said if I could ride I should so I do.

Motorcycle seat looks more comfortable but the vibration might get to you.
Ask your doc.  Did you have RRP?  That seems to me like it would take longer
to get back in the saddle.  But I don't have experience with that.

I'd probably give it a try.  Your results may vary>>>>

good luck

Bob Burns
> P.S.   I also ride a motorcycle.  Any problems with that?
>
> Regards,
>
> Dan Coyle
dan - 23 Nov 2004 22:47 GMT
Robert;

My surgery is scheduled for 14 Dec in Victoria, BC.   I ride both a mountain
bike to keep in shape though I stopped immediately I was told I had PCa. I'm
not an up and down mountain trails type but stick to the local trail
system).  As for motorcycling, I'm no longer an easy rider, just a lazy
rider.  To work and back and when it's nice and warm out I'll go for three
or four hour rides to relax.

As to John and his Road King; I can only dream.  I'm a Magna 750 rider now
and tomorrow it goes under the porch for the rest of the winter.  Who knows,
if all goes well in the next few months, I might wander into the local
Harley dealer and "look around".  Problem is my numbers are not very good
and I've had cancer before with substantial radiation.  But, the very best
of luck with your surgery.

If there are a lot of bicycle and motorcycle riders here, could there be a
correlation to PCa....?  Just pondering the "far side".

> Dan;
> I'm a cyclist and started riding 12 days after LRRP.  Gradually it got
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> > Dan Coyle
tomrp - 25 Nov 2004 19:42 GMT
I have been a road bike rider for most of my adult years, was
diagnosed with PCA at age 49, had RRP Sept. 2002. I was back on the
bike 3 weeks after surgery. Short rides and commuting 20 miles a day
to work at first, took a few months but I was back to normal doing
centuries.

No correlation to bicycling and PCA, I have been a club rider for
years, I ride 8,000+ miles a year and ride with guys in there 50's who
ride DOUBLE what I do. My urologist is also an avid cyclist. If
anything, being physically fit helps to not get PCA or any other types
of cancer. Just my opinion.

Tom
Portland, Oregon

> My surgery is scheduled for 14 Dec in Victoria, BC.   I ride both a mountain
> bike to keep in shape though I stopped immediately I was told I had PCa. I'm
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> > > Dan Coyle
Danny McCarty - 23 Nov 2004 04:41 GMT
>Subject: Bike Riding post surgery
>From: "dan" danielecoyle@hotmail.com
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>Dan Coyle

An accident might open the incision.  For a while you shouldn't drive, either-
a sudden need to slam on the brakes could open the incision.  If you can manage
to get out of bed easily you might not need to worry much about it.
Laporoscopy doesn't leave many cut inside, heals faster, might be safer.
johnleon - 23 Nov 2004 17:05 GMT
Darn good question, Dan!  I'm going in for RRP one week from today in
Houston.  I ride an '20 Harley Road King Classic.  My sweetheart, and that
bike, are my best motivators for healing quick, but I'm darn sure not gonna
rush it.  I'm going to just put a battery tender on it (the bike, not the
gal!), and perhaps let a friend put some miles on it.  Just gives me time
to peruse the HD parts catalog!

John Leon
Steve Kramer - 23 Nov 2004 20:34 GMT
This has been a common topic over the last 3+ years that I've been here.  It
seems there are a huge number of bicycle and motorcycle riders (and Ham
operators) here.  I don't recall one of them having problems riding once the
catheter was out.  I rode a motorcycle (no love affair, just basic Honda
750SS transportation) in February after being operated on in December.  But,
were it not for weather, I might have tried it in January.

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> Darn good question, Dan!  I'm going in for RRP one week from today in
> Houston.  I ride an '20 Harley Road King Classic.  My sweetheart, and that
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> John Leon
Jerry France - 24 Nov 2004 06:29 GMT
RRP 10-14-03 at age 64.  Back on Recumbent Bicycle 11-09-03.  No
problems, just took several weeks to build up mileage.  Anybody
interested in the Western Maryland Rail Trail give me a email.

Jerry
 
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