Prostate trauma

[3narf]

Has anyone injured their prostate cycling?

I had some blood in urine recently and my doctor (a cyclist) suspects it's due to an injury as I did my 35 mile commute that day.

I'm having a PSA blood test on Monday. The urine test (5 days after the symptoms) was completely clear.

 

[The Jogger]

It could also be a kidney stone or a number of things.

 

[Monkspeed]

I get really uncomfortable down below after about 20km. Once after a 40km ride the tip of my penis was actually numb for a few days which scared the hell out of me.

I just cannot get comfortable, even after buying a fancy Selle Italia saddle, its even worse than the standard saddle that come with the bike.
I've even tried a womens saddle off my wifes bike and I still get numbness down there.
:/

 

[Globalti]

I'm no doctor but I have cycled a few miles. My guess would be that your saddle is taking too much of your weight in the perineal area, between the legs, rather than on the sit bones of your pelvis. This may feel uncomfortable at first but it seems to get less painful the more you ride. A different shaped saddle would probably help; lots of people swear by the Charge Spoon and Knife saddles, which have a slightly scooped shape and are lightweight and affordable. Before changing the saddle, how about your existing saddle setup? I generally reckon on having the nose about 5-10mm above the back in order to position my pelvis right.

 

[Davidc]

They can be injured - I did it falling out of a tree*. In my case it was painful for about 2 weeks and then healed up with no issues.

* Or - Don't try to do in your 40s what you used to do in your teens ......

 

[jefmcg]

Something about this came through on one of my podcasts in the last few days. I would really recommend you see a urologist.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/bladder-cancer/3800208

The most common presentation of bladder cancer is blood in the urine. Visible blood when you pee is probably the most predictive symptom of cancer that we have and certainly should never be ignored. If you see blood in the urine somebody needs to look inside your bladder with a telescope [...] The other thing about blood in the urine is often patients may think if they’ve seen blood in the urine and then it goes away they don’t have to worry. Now the thing about bleeding from bladder tumours is that it can be intermittent.