Bicycle seat after radiation

I bought this one from Amazon for my assault bike, which had a very thin uncomfortable seat. This may work out temporarily as you get adjusted to your body after surgery.

@bonanzaman
From my experience it is best to follow your doctors advice. They know you medically and your specific medical history to be able to give you a medical recommendation.

My R/O at UFHPTI suggested I could possibly use a wide seat but was not assuring me it would not irritate my prostate. You just don't know what is going to irritate that glan who has gone throught WWIII. My PA at UFHPTI said from his experience do not ride a bike regardless of seat and citing what I wrote above. I asked my Mayo PCP and he adivsed not to ride bike as just can't determine the downward pressure and if there will be irritation to prostate. What another person can do with riding and not having issues will not be what can happen to you. So I chose to take the safest route and stopped bike riding until R/O gave me the okay.

You mentioned your bike is not made for comfort with springs, suspension system so would be pounding your body and prostate. I have a hybrid bike that has suspension and springs. My road race bikes do not as made for speed. Even after radiation was done 2 years ago on long bike rides (hybrid bike has wide seat) my bottom and body can be quite sore.

I was doing Sprint Triathlons prior to my prostate diagnosis and treatments. I wanted to keep my bike riding training up but knew I needed to priortize my need to do what is best for me specifically and my prostate.

I kept up my swimming and jog/walk and two month after treatments ended was back bike riding without issues.

Thanks you guys. I always listen to the doctors and take their advice, but with that being said, I prepare in advance for what's coming up. I was on a weeks vacation a couple of weeks or so after the marker beads insertion and felt pretty good and I rented a moped bike with a big wide seat and I thought i'd be ok, that was a mistake. Took about 10 minutes to wish I hadn't rented it.
I need to get more exercise as I'm losing muscle mass like crazy with these hormones.
Good luck all!!

@bonanzaman
That is why I posted best to follow your doctors advise. I was advised by my Mayo urologist, R/O and my PCP not to bike ride even before my biopsies and was diagnosed with cancer. Why? Your weight is down on the area that pushes up into prostate area. So I was having PSA rises and even then was advised not to bike ride prior to PSA testing.

I was cautioned and reminded again when markers and Space/Oar were put in. And cautioned again when radiation started. Bottom line my doctores were telling me not to do anything to cause irritation to my prostate or affect the markers or Space/Oar.

We are all different and have different anatomies even though may be small from one person to another. The markers you mentioned are implanted into your prostate to allow alignment of your prostate when you have your radiation. Just think about another area of your body where you would have had markers implanted into that part and then put your body weight on that body part or subject it to vibration and jolting like you get from bike or motor cyle riding.

You did not mentioned Space/Oar. Did you have that? It is not implanted into prostate but between prostate and rectum. It takes time for it to hardened. But also I was told bike riding could cause it to move.

I was training and doing Sprint Triathlons. I changed to just walking and swimming. Do you have access to a pool to swim? Walking is fine. Light weights, stretch bands. These were things mentioned to me to keep doing.

You mentioned you are on hormone treatment. I cannot help you with my experience with hormones and how I dealt with them as did not get them. However you are correct from what I have read from others the hormones can be a real serious side affects for some.

Again talked to your doctors about things you can to to offset the hormones, exerercises to help with muscle mass, and things that you can do that would not cause possible issues with your prostate.
Good luck!

I suggest doing a variety of other aerobic activities such as the treadmill, the Elliptical trainer, the ergometer (hand bicycle) outdoor walking or jogging, and weight training exercises. Good luck.

You can find many bike seats specifically designed for men who have had prostatectomies and/or radiation treatment. There are also several online forums on this topic.

Many use ISM seats, some use SQLabs seats, etc. With some of the models, you will want to measure your "seat" (pressure points) to ensure the seat is the correct size.

Try resistance bands.

I did not have radiation; my surgeon told me to wait 3 months, so I did. Since cycling was/is a very big part of my life, I went out and bought a new bike seat in case the perineum turned out to be more sensitive after the surgery. On my various bikes, I had been riding on ISM saddles for some, and standard saddles with a hole in the middle on others (e.g., Terry, fizik). My research led me to hobsonseats.com, where I purchased their Pro-Hub x2 (pictures below). It has a snub nose, wide rear, and most important, an adjustable center gap. If the area between the scrotum and the anus is tender, this adjustable feature can be helpful.

@trusam1
I use a similar seat on my hybrid bike. It is leather and cushioned underneath with springs. The bike also has suspension system to limit bouncing and road impact on body.

I think the original poster was asking about bike riding before, during, and right after treatments. That advise for me was not to do it. It is not only the pressure on your bottom but the pressure and pounding you take riding over cracks, bumps, and other things that pound you body and your bottom. The rationale behind the don't ride bike prior to, during, and specific time after, is to help irritation to prostate that is already very irritated from WWIII.

When my waiting period after my radiation was over (I think I was told 1 month but not sure) I started riding my bikes again. I found my hybrid bike with the same seat you have pictured was comfortable and did not feel any irriatation in or around prostate or my bottom

I do Sprint Triathlons and wanted to get back to doing them. You use a race bike which has skinny seats and the bike has no suspension or springs (to reduce weight). It is not only more pressure upward into perineal areas but the bike pounds you. I found this was not feeling good so laid off the race bike training and used my hybrid for a couple of more weeks.

The bike seat I have is not as wide as these and very little of a seat forward past where you seat on your tail bones. But I like the pictures of what you show here. I can't find my present hybrid bike seat. I bought it probably 10 years ago.

As and avid rider and former MTB and road racer, I would suggest going to your local bike shop and getting fitted for a saddle. I currently ride 3-4 times a week and rode throughout ADT. Many have what is called a sit box that measures your sit bone distance. Then you can try various suggested sizes saddles until you find the one that is comfortable for you. Saddles are designed so that you are actually sitting on your sit bones and off of your perineal tissue. They now make more ergonomically fitted saddles that have cut outs and channels to protect the perirenal anatomy and nerves. I would suggest staying away from big bulky "seats" that can cause rubbing and chaffing of your inner thighs. Perhaps too much detail but with only 3 contact points on a bike it is recommended to get those right and will keep you more comfortable and riding more frequently. Hope this helps.