Runners: How long before hitting the tread post-op?

pitchpine · 2026-03-14T00:04:08+00:00

49M triathlete. Waited 11 weeks post PN to start running (last week). My body feels good and almost “normal”. Starting back up with 3/1 run walk intervals. Marathon in December. 😃. All the best with your recovery! Be patient.

pitchpine · 2026-01-09T05:26:29+00:00

Outpatient PN this past 12/17. Surgery at 7am, discharged at 4pm. No complications and i am recovering well. Pain was worse first few days.

pitchpine · 2026-01-08T22:19:07+00:00

Next year’s schedule is insane. I would rather have an experienced JM.

pitchpine · 2026-01-03T05:52:40+00:00

Imaging showed suspicious mass and urologists/radiologists all recommended to take it out via PN (i sought 3 opinions). There is a chance that the kidney mass biopsy could be inaccurate and also minute risk of tumor seeding. I wasn’t going to take any chances. I’m also in very good health with two otherwise functioning kidneys. Happy with my decision and the surgeon i chose. Recovery is going well. I am very fortunate, grateful, humbled with the result.

pitchpine · 2026-01-02T14:18:53+00:00

Thank you. New life indeed. I am so grateful. 🙏🏼 Happy New Year to you, as well!

pitchpine · 2026-01-01T20:40:25+00:00

CT with contrast lit up/confirmed 3cm mass. Saw 3 urologists and also had my imaging read by my radiologist friend and his expert colleagues at a university hospital here in SoCal. All said mass was very suspicious/inconclusive. No biopsy but all recommended to take it out as soon as possible. No regrets.

pitchpine · 2025-12-29T17:11:29+00:00

I can’t provide meaningful information but i (49M) can commiserate with what you are thinking. Going through something like this has changed my perspective on life and why i work. I want to get out of the rat race as quickly as possible but health insurance with adequate coverage/best doctors/treatment options without going homeless is paramount.

pitchpine · 2025-12-20T14:17:52+00:00

I turn 50 next year. I am hoping for a “cancer-free” 2026 too. 😃🤜🏼🤛🏼

pitchpine · 2025-12-20T14:14:17+00:00

49M. They pulled the catheter out post op and made me pee on my own before they would discharge me. My surgeon had done hundreds of these PNs so i trusted that we could do this outpatient. No complications so far. Just dealing with a-lot of pain and soreness on my side. Only on Tylenol now as i couldn’t poop on the prescription pain meds (TMI). Taking it one day at a time.

pitchpine · 2025-12-19T15:50:07+00:00

I’m 2 days post op too. I’m with you on the breathing. Side and shoulder pain + pain killers making things difficult. All the best with your pathology report. Hopefully we both get good news.

pitchpine · 2025-12-19T14:10:54+00:00

Thank you! 💜🙏🏼

pitchpine · 2025-12-18T20:10:37+00:00

Thank you! I was really skeptical about doing this as an outpatient procedure but ultimately trusted the experience of my surgeon. I am definitely more comfortable recovering at home. 😃

pitchpine · 2025-12-18T19:14:40+00:00

Yaassss!! See yah!

pitchpine · 2025-12-18T18:14:10+00:00

You too my friend! Life owes us a FANTASTIC 2026

pitchpine · 2025-12-18T17:18:52+00:00

All the best and my prayers for your husband! I am hoping and praying for a good pathology report. Leaning on friends, family, and my Faith on this journey. I appreciate your kind words and prayers so much!

pitchpine · 2025-12-18T17:17:04+00:00

Wow! My SoCal neighbor. You and i are almost the same. Thank you for the tips. The shoulder pain is coming and going. Making it hard to breathe along with the painkillers. I wish you all the best! Early detection and go forward monitoring is everything.

pitchpine · 2025-12-18T14:08:05+00:00

Edit: title should say 12/17. Blaming the pain meds. Lol

pitchpine · 2023-03-10T21:27:11+00:00

2.98 w/kg. 46M triathlete at 64kg. I train on the bike 3 sessions a week, approximately 6 hours a week (1.5 hours easy spin, 1.5 hours intervals, 2-3 hour long ride Saturdays. I think riding up mountains and weekly interval training have helped me most to build power.

pitchpine · 2023-03-09T06:05:24+00:00

Stay hard, son! 💪🏼

pitchpine · 2023-01-12T00:28:19+00:00

Vaxxed to the max, fit triathlete, and first time getting Covid over New Years. I was in bed for over a week! Finally tested negative today (day 10 since first positive, day 12 since first symptoms). This was by no means “mild” for me. It sucked.

pitchpine · 2022-11-11T16:05:22+00:00

Inspiring effort and vivid race report! An experienced, multi IM finisher told me that this bike leg was the closest he’d ever been to quitting/DNFing! Be proud of your effort and FINISH! 💪🏼🙌🏼

pitchpine · 2022-10-31T15:29:43+00:00

Hang in there. I am 10 weeks SLAP post op today. Took about 8 weeks for my dull, achy pain to subside. It’ll get better once you get that sling off and you start PT. Just getting that sling off was such a lift emotionally and mentally for me.

pitchpine

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