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Posted 4/19/2016 12:27 AM (GMT 0)
Now with the warmer weather i wanted to start riding my bicycle perhaps 5 - 10 miles several times per week. I am 2 weeks into IGRT treatment and have no fatigue and my RO said it was ok to do so. However, I still wonder about whether the pressure on those delicate tissues would aggravate the very slight soreness I have now in bladder and rectum. I am also taking oxybutynin for overactive bladder to minimize urgency that I have had periodically - more like an insurance policy to ensure I can hold my urine during the morning radiation treatment. Over the past 3 years I have not seen any correlation of bike riding to urgency - it seems to be more related to diet.

Any thoughts from others who have biked while having external beam radiation?

thanks
Posted 4/19/2016 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
I think you know more than your RO does here…and the RO knows it, which is why He gave you the thumbs up{ thats not as dumb as it appears ya know }….I don't know…as we say in hawaii… " chance em "
Kinda like a professional surfer who travelled to the midwest for treatment and asked his doc if it was ok to do dis a dat move … The RO blinks…stutters and says yea dude dat would be totally awesome…while having no idea what else to say..

Hang on... some tykes on bikes will be along to really help you.. Im just being a clown.. If it offends …Im totally open to scolds…
Posted 4/19/2016 2:16 AM (GMT 0)
I walked during my IGRT. Not so sure about bike riding. Might be okay. I'd ask your RO to be sure.

Andrew
Posted 4/19/2016 3:29 AM (GMT 0)
My riding issue is that I cannot sit upright very long due to the pain from spinal mets. After seeing several posts in the archive here, I ended up buying a recumbent trike this winter. It is so comfortable, I am stunned and grateful. I can go for multiple hours on my trike, safely, pain-free and leak-free. I had a TURP surgery last year, and I really don't have leaking issues any more. If the upright causes you a problem, you might consider the recumbents. It works for me and numerous other guys in these forums.
Posted 4/19/2016 6:14 AM (GMT 0)
I did spin classes and had no problems. If it's sore, they have gel-pad saddles. I think it's a great idea to bike and get the tissues well oxygenated - it's protective of healthy tissues, and helps the radiation kill the cancerous ones. Let your body be your guide - if it hurts, stop; if not, go for it!

- Allen
Posted 4/19/2016 12:26 PM (GMT 0)
I did a lot of bike riding and walking throughout treatment. No issues, but just as a reminder, stay well hydrated.
Ride on,
Kris
Posted 4/19/2016 10:35 PM (GMT 0)
My RO told me to do whatever I wanted, and to listen to my body. He said that if I was doing something wrong my body will let me know in one of many possible ways.
Posted 4/20/2016 12:33 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone, I will give biking a try and not overdo it.
Posted 4/20/2016 6:51 PM (GMT 0)
i gave biking a try. some discomfort -but not sure if it is because of long winter hiatus or tenderness of the region. Will see..

I wonder if prostate bed can move or be altered from biking. anyone know??

thanks
Posted 4/20/2016 11:34 PM (GMT 0)
Prostate bed is simply a name given to the area in the vicinity the dissected prostate… If your concerned about possible pca cells be disturbed , hence causing a flare, I wouldn't be and if the worse happened and it did, a DRE should find it and d you will know it is local at least and give a significant target for radiation…I very far out on the limb here, considering you are on HT….so take it with a grain of salt. The
discomfort is probably a combination of both your hypotheses..
Posted 4/21/2016 1:02 PM (GMT 0)
I continued to ride bike, surf and walk while taking radiation. I would go by how you feel. I also rode my bike the day after brachy but I got tired quickly.
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