Question:
Anyone ever ride motorcycles after surgery

I was just wondering also if anyone here ever rides motorcycles! I'm not a "biker chick"(not that there is anything wrong with them) but we ride occasionally with a local group of Road Star owners on various family outings... anyway I had surgery - Lap RNY in December and wondered if I could ride now or not - or would it "jingle" my insides too much!    — Tammy T. (posted on February 19, 2003)

February 19, 2003
Hi Tammy, I am a biker chick. My surgery is scheduled for March 14, 2003. I ride a trike and my husband rides a Harley. I do plan to ride. I'm going to do everything I'm suppose to do so that I have an uneventful recovery. Can't wait!!!!
   — Debbie W.

February 19, 2003
Before surgery I wrote down the reasons for surgery and had two columns. One was health and one was vanity. On the vanity list was riding my bike. I looked into it before surgery and there was no reason why I could not ride again. Since I'm small (5'2) and ride a Harley that needed to be custom fit to my size I also worried about getting to be "too small" to handle a bike but I don't think that will be a problem. I'm finishing law school and just sold my gorgeous HD XLH in January but prior to that when I was riding it, people would stop and compliment the bike but as I gained more and more weight I felt selfconscious on it. Leather jackets are uncomforable when you are squeezing into the biggest women's size (I'm not wearing a man's jacket). On my post op "to do" list is walking into a Harley dealer next year and getting a new bike. In my moments of frustration, that sustains me.
   — susanje

February 20, 2003
Hi, I had Lap RNY on 6/18/02, and was riding by the end of July. No pain or problems with it at all.
   — rhonda2u

February 20, 2003
I rode before at 300lbs and now at 170lbs. I feel alot more confident and comfortable now, plus I LOOK alot better on it! hehe! I ride a 750 Honda Magna. I had my surgery in Oct. so I waited until April to ride (Live in Seattle).
   — Kris T.

February 20, 2003
HI THERE, I RIDE A KAWASAKI NINJA AND I HAVNT HAD ANY PROBLEMS, SURGERY DEC. 10, THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAD WAS NOT BEING ABLE TO RIDE RIGHT AFTER SURGERY, BUT AFTER A MONTH OR SO I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON. I ALSO HAVE A 4RUNNER, I JUST RIDE FOR FUN!
   — Karen W.

February 20, 2003
Thanks to all that posted on this -- I guess I'm going on a bike ride.. whooppee... I did call and ask my doc too and he said that this was fine - I'm far enough out now not to damage or juggle my insides around too much... so I'm going!! Thanks to all who posted!!
   — Tammy T.