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Posted 9/17/2009 7:16 PM (GMT 0)

It's now been three months and a day since Leonardo visited. Anyway, I wonder if others have had the same problem:

I can't sit in one position for long stretches like I used to. After about an hour, my tailbone gets sore, and I've got to stand up and walk around for a bit.

Does having a prostate affect your comfort while you sit? Seems silly to me, but there it is.

Anyone?

Thanks,

Charlie

Posted 9/17/2009 7:17 PM (GMT 0)
Charlie, 10 months later, I still have trouble sitting for long periods at a desk or hard type chair/pew. My surgeon said that will slowly fade, but could take as long as a year or so. Hope you feel better soon.
Posted 9/17/2009 7:42 PM (GMT 0)

I sit at a desk all day long and then some - no issues.

Does sitting on a donut thingie help?

Posted 9/17/2009 7:47 PM (GMT 0)
I didn't have any problems either...but the comment Steve said about the donut thingy seems to work from what I have read also.
Posted 9/17/2009 11:32 PM (GMT 0)
Charlie,

Sitting is difficult for me and I am four months post op. I do use a donut cushion which does help some, but laying down helps the most. I have had a few medical issues come up since surgery and I have to think they are surgery related. But I am focused on getting well everyday in every way and I expect to be there soon. Hope yours improves as well, but you are not describing excruciating pain, which is good. The best to you.

Michael

PS

There are many older posts to be found on this very subject.

Posted 9/17/2009 11:44 PM (GMT 0)
Greetings, Charlie.  I used a pillow for a while after surgery and still don't do great with sitting for long periods.  I work in an office so get up frequently.  Most of the guys on the team I regularly meet with are older than I am and still have their prostates, so we have fairly frequent breaks :-) .  This helps!  David
Posted 9/18/2009 9:43 PM (GMT 0)
At two months, I can sit as long as I want with no trouble and will remain dry. However, the instant I stand up, I feel like I'm holding back the Nile. I have to make a quick, tippie-toe run to the backyard pea/pee gravel site to water the stones or else I'll fill a pad.
(I hope the EPA doesn't classify it as a toxic waste site when we decide to sell.)
Posted 9/19/2009 4:44 AM (GMT 0)
I returned to work about 3-weeks post-op, if I'm recalling correctly and I sit/sat 8 hours daily starting then and continuing until now - and other than when I had the catheter in I haven't experienced discomfort sitting. What did your primary care physician or urologist tell you when you asked him/her/them about this?
Posted 9/19/2009 5:40 AM (GMT 0)
Could this have something to do with membership in the Bony Butt Club? I am not a member and have no sitting troubles.
Posted 9/21/2009 1:01 PM (GMT 0)
I think it is the BBC, brainsurgeon, but my bottom did not feel so bony prior to surgery. Anyway, standing at regular intervals is good for you.

-Charlie
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