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by Snail
13 Oct 2019, 9:34am
Forum: Health and fitness
Topic: Cycling after prostate cancer
Replies: 10
Views: 1764

Re: Cycling after prostate cancer

horizon wrote:This might not be of help, but most cyclists go round (me included) with what looks like a huge nappy under their Lycra but which is of course just padding. Just an unintended consequence I suppose of the Lycra style but a side benefit perhaps for anyone wanting to avoid the social embarrassment of having to deal with incontinence.

But apart from that I wish you well (and anyone else suffering from this condition).



Thanks and good point
by Snail
13 Oct 2019, 9:33am
Forum: Health and fitness
Topic: Cycling after prostate cancer
Replies: 10
Views: 1764

Re: Cycling after prostate cancer

uppadine wrote:I had a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (five robot arms in your belly, surgeon controlling it some distance away) in June and returned to cycling gently after about 8-10 weeks, with encouragement from the surgeon. No problem at all and whereas I have a gravity problem with incontinence if standing and walking, sitting and cycling help keep it in. The incontinence has been generally slow to improve and at one point I rang Prostate Cancer UK to speak to a specialist nurse, who told me categorically that cycling is fine and won't affect your health except improve it. So if you are to have RARP, you'll be able to cycle when the surgical recovery time is past. Go for it!



Thanks for your reply it's reassuring to know I can cycle

Good luck with your recovery
by Snail
13 Oct 2019, 9:31am
Forum: Health and fitness
Topic: Cycling after prostate cancer
Replies: 10
Views: 1764

Re: Cycling after prostate cancer

Thanks Yvonne

Sorry I haven't come back until now

Not IT savvy and never posted in a forum before !

I wish your husband good luck with his treatment and keep pedalling
by Snail
11 Oct 2019, 10:14am
Forum: Health and fitness
Topic: Cycling after prostate cancer
Replies: 10
Views: 1764

Re: Cycling after prostate cancer

Thanks for your reply

It's a prostatectomy recommended by urologist
He seemed confident I wouldn't have a problem long term
Took a 2 nd opinion from an oncologist who did suggest I could have a problem long term cycling with incontinence and he suggested Radiotherapy

Cheers
by Snail
11 Oct 2019, 8:02am
Forum: Health and fitness
Topic: Cycling after prostate cancer
Replies: 10
Views: 1764

Cycling after prostate cancer

Hi

Just been diagnosed with prostate cancer and advised because of my age to have surgery

I would be grateful if anybody could let me know if they were able to return to cycling ok

I am particularly thinking of whether there continues to be problems with incontinence when cycling

Many thanks for any comments
by Snail
10 Oct 2019, 1:07pm
Forum: Health and fitness
Topic: Prostatitis
Replies: 21
Views: 11031

Re: Prostatitis

Hi just joined and don't know what I m doing

I have just been diagnosed with prostate cancer and recommended prostatectomy

Can you return to enjoyable cycling after surgery

Many thanks