pudendal nerve problem revisited

On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 10:40:27 -0400, Chris Smith <[email hidden]>

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better I went to my Dr. and have been put on a course of Prednisone as

Be aware of the side-effects of Prednisone. It's a very important and useful treatment, and it's
side-effects are probably less bad than it's alternatives, but my father and sister both have had
lots of it.

It will cause weight gain and sometimes terrible mood swings. Of course, the cure is still better
than the disease.

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CHris Smith

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Rick Onanian

HI Rick, Yes, very valid concerns with steroid usage. Fortunately this is a 6 day "pack" and not for
chronic long term usage which can have devastating side effects, which my father experienced for his
rheumatoid arthritis.

Thanks for the input! Chris

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Chris Smith said:

HI, Just an FYI to thank all the people for the input on the pudendal nerve numbness I'd been
experiencing. As the numbness and tingling was not getting better I went to my Dr. and have
been put on a course of Prednisone as well as Vioxx and instructed to lay off riding for a
couple weeks.

After researching set up etc. I found the bike shop had set my seat way too high and my bars way
too low, in my inexperience I didn't know the difference. I did also get a Selle Italia prolink
gel seat just as a precaution, but I'm thinking the proper seat and bar adjustment would have been
sufficient.

Seats are an amazingly personal thing. I have dumped two different stock seats from my bicycles (the
latter a really nice factory Pinarello suede seat) in exchange for this ridiculous Selle Italia
Nitrox (vinyl cover over plastic shell, small, flat, hard, and minimally padded) seat that I keep
getting for $15 from my local sports swap store. Why? the first two seats caused numbness in any
position. The Nitrox, in all its small-and-unyielding glory, is comfortable enough that I don't even
bother with any other road saddle.

In other words, it was probably your fit, but it could be just your saddle.

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Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] sfu.ca~rcousineOpen ↗ President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club