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Posted 1/8/2013 2:30 PM (GMT 0)
When did people start exercising post-op?

I was an active cyclist, had LARP 2 weeks ago and am chomping to start doing something .

Surgeon conservatively says 4-6 weeks, I want to push things.

My wounds have healed but still am a little tender in the perineum.

Any thoughts or experience?

Dave
Posted 1/8/2013 3:00 PM (GMT 0)
I started doing elliptical machine stuff around 4 weeks. It was probably more like 10 weeks before I thought about getting on a bicycle (I'm an off-again on-again cyclist so this wasn't a big deal).

My gut reaction is not to push it. In the long run, waiting a week or two or three is nothing. I understand the psychological lift getting back on a bike could give you, but perhaps there is something else that could take its place in the short-term? Walking/hiking if getting out in the fresh air is part of what it's all about?
Posted 1/8/2013 11:00 PM (GMT 0)
Gasman117,
I was an avid cyclist before my RALP and my URO had me wait 8 weeks until I could get on a bike. Until then I walked every day. 48 hours after my surgery I walked a half mile. Got up to 3 miles daily by the time I got the go ahead. The first thing I did after I was cleared was to get on the Spin bike. After 8 weeks off, I had some conditioning to get back, but it comes back easily, after all we are doing something we love doing! Good Luck!
Posted 1/8/2013 11:01 PM (GMT 0)
Probably right.
But I'm feeling pretty glum and am looking for way to " get back to living".
Posted 1/9/2013 2:21 PM (GMT 0)
Gasman117

I know exactly how you feel. I'm an active martial arts guy. I had my surgery when I was 52 years old. I have a real hard time being inactive and could not wait to get back to my lifestyle. My doc. put me on hold for 6 weeks and I did manage to hold out that long. Some times we just have step back and look at the big picture. What's a couple of weeks. They go by so fast anyway.
We can choose to either suffer the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.
Posted 1/9/2013 4:22 PM (GMT 0)
Surgeon put the kibosh on that til 6 weeks.
Gonna put on my walking shoes....
Posted 1/9/2013 4:39 PM (GMT 0)
Gosman, That is the best advise at this point.. Walk , Walk, Walk, The time will pass quickly and you will be back on your bike.. I also moved from my walking to spin bike as well. You might want to think about that. Best of luck.

Cajun Jeff
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