Post-snip how long were you off the bike?
I know I need to see how it goes and 2 weeks was recommended so just trying to get an idea of how long others have waited..

4 weeks for me. Wound wouldn’t heal and ended up taking 3 weeks, plus an extra week just in case.

I was on the Brompton for short trips the next day

Maybe I was lucky!

About a week and a half but was tiny bit uncomfortable, a couple of weeks as recommended if you dont fancy ball ache 😆

20 minutes.

Grow a (new) pair.

Waited a week, should have waited longer – sitting was fining but climbing was too painful so it ended up as a walk up and gentle roll down. Week later was still tender but okay.

You’ll know….

A week for running (in tight pants), 2 weeks for riding.

No complications or infections for me (thankfully)

on the rollers two days later, 5 days till road biking, 2 weeks till off-roading. It’s an easy (pain based) decision once you’re riding!

Think it was about 3 weeks once my chads built up enough pus pressure to eject the knot of the supposedly soluble stitches. Fine after that.

Been discussed before. Don’t go back too soon, all those I know who’ve had issues have done something daft like long walk or run too soon. Definiteiy wait 2 weeks, see how it goes.

You might consider freezing a donation. Circumstaces change. Good luck

10 days… Although a 50km ride in the Dales as a starter wasn’t ideal… A little sore afterwards!!

Three weeks for me. Could probably have got back on sooner but didn’t fancy the repercussions if something went wrong.

Out of interest how much pain would one be in shortly after the op. Apparently I will going in the next few months…..with my neighbour who has also recently had his second child. The wife says we can hold hands

It isn’t too bad TBH.

Rachel will be along soon to call you a big softie.

I felt fine so went for a short ride 4 days later, had to give up after 2 miles due to the pain! First proper ride was 2 weeks after the op.

Out of interest how much pain would one be in shortly after the op.

Got straight on the paracetamol and ibuprofen and stayed on it. Probably 2 or 3 out of 10 but still kind of felt sorry for myself. It was a stressful time.

Thanks for the replies chaps. Fairly comfortable after 4days so hopefully OK for a week Friday at 417.
Op was relatively painless.

Mate of mine rode his motorbike home after his op….. He was a Para though.

I thought I was fine and got back to riding to work after a week or so (only a 20 minute ride each way). After 3 weeks, one ball swelled to double it’s usual size. That took a couple of weeks to go, and only really went after I’d had half term off work. (My wife was away for two weeks as well, so time off ‘riding’ may also have helped.)

Pain wasn’t too bad at all, but if you nudge ’em or something you’ll know all about it. Personally I came over all squeamish and felt like throwing up, really not like me at all, I’ve seen the inside of me a couple of times and it’s never bothered me that much, but I didn’t like the procedure at all.

No stitches or anything for me, just had to not move as much as possible for 2 days, bar toilet breaks and getting Into and out of bed I had to sit on my arse in front of the TV, it was boring.

The REAL question is how long before you are “back on the real saddle”…

I remember the first time. Approaching “final destination” was a heady mix of complete and paralysing fear, excitement and pain. Not quite knowing what to expect!!

Remember there’s a good few “clean outs” required before you are ready to rumble as nature intended.

Oh, as for the bike it’s two weeks and then a very careful first few days back on the bike, a crack on the undercarriage at this point is the most painful thing, ever as I discovered when going through one of the classic Edinburgh cobbled street potholes. Oooooof

Two weeks min depending on how handy the surgeon was,mine got anesthetic wrong on no2 as i hold him i could feel it.

Now recovering from Hernia op ,full open job ,wk 5 coming up ,just walking at present doing about 7-9 km every other day n seeing consultant 5/4 so will leave bike till after then .

Make sure you have healed.

It’s not a paper cut.

Had hardly any pain at all. Think I had a couple of paracetamol mid afternoon and that was that.

As for the “other” riding, 2 days may have been too soon ….

Couple of weeks off the bike. In hindsight a wasted effort, having got Prostate Cancer 6 years later 😯

My Mrs keeps mithering me to be diddled but I get ballache just reading threads like this.

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Couple of weeks off the bike. In hindsight a wasted effort, having got Prostate Cancer 6 years later

I must have been replying as you did.

I suddenly feel the need to mtfu.

^^^^^ 😀

No worries, doesn’t stop me riding 3 times a week !

One week for proper mtb and on day 10 did Coed y Benin enduro. Double cycles shorts keeps things snug. The scale of pain is high if you whack’em, and I did.

Couple of weeks off the bike. In hindsight a wasted effort, having got Prostate Cancer 6 years later

Not a wasted effort unless you where celebate for 6 years 😉

Respect for making the joke and glad you are healthy !

Not a wasted effort unless you where celebate for 6 years

fair point !!! 🙂