Saddle options after bowel cancer

[Fletch61]

Hi just wondering if anyone can suggest a saddle that might be suitable for myself , in the last 12 mths I have had bowel cancer
and am trying to get back on my bike after a long lay off. I have had a Abdominalperenium resection which basically means I now have a colostomy
bag full time , after this operation your bum basically is not as it was previously. I am recovering well and need to get back into exercising.
if anyone can help or has experienced similar , let me know. Cheers

 

[silva]

I don't think choice of saddle will make enough difference for a start.
It might be better to first train legs a period without sitting, legs bends, home trainer, whatever. That develops muscles, that help sustain, after which sitting on a saddle, and riding out, may have become bearable.
If the weather is ugly, and I have the choice to not go out, I put on a diving harness with weights, and do some 15 minutes leg bends, adding weights during it.
And if I'm bored enough, I do it later on a second time.
If you don't have such things, it's not hard to brico some from whatever.
The important part is to have a sequence lighter > heavier, it's safer, more effective in developing, and it's not a big deal to start, aka, it lowers the hurdle to make it a discipline.
If a day of feeling less, one can always skip that day the heavier, the next day it will go better.
Because, a bad start is disappointing, and a give up looms.

 

[Webbo2]

Hi just wondering if anyone can suggest a saddle that might be suitable for myself , in the last 12 mths I have had bowel cancer
and am trying to get back on my bike after a long lay off. I have had a Abdominalperenium resection which basically means I now have a colostomy
bag full time , after this operation your bum basically is not as it was previously. I am recovering well and need to get back into exercising.
if anyone can help or has experienced similar , let me know. Cheers

Try messaging PhotoNic69 on here I think he’s had the same thing done. He usually posts on the daily thread on the cafe cc bit of the forum.