I am using a recumbent exercise bike and put a pad on top of the hard seat that has a cut out (the big pad is sort of horse-shoe shaped). Maybe I will try bike shorts next time. The plan now is to re-try my test in another 3 weeks.
However I am concerned that I may be offsetting progress with continence because the bike riding really sets me back although it feels great
This is one of my questions for this group.
Is it better to try to take it easy. do not push things, try to get a handle on stress incontinence and bladder re-training and just give it time
Or is it just as good to try to do many of the normal things despite leaking a good portion of the time? There is value in doing the normal things. However, i do not want to push things if this will compromise my overall progress. I really want this incontinence to go away or at least significantly diminish. as an example, on days without using the recumbent exercise bike< I can go for a short 20-30 minute walk with minimal leakage (especially if it is in the earlier part of the day) However, if I go on a second walk later in the day, I am leaking fairly regularly. If I had rode the bike. I would leak with every single step

Big trade off for me. I used to start every day with 30-40 minutes on the bike, then a cup of coffee and then nonstop activity all day until after dinner. Now I am going slow, thinking about incontinence half the day
It may be I just have to wait this out and keep going slow.
I would not change anything I have done and do not regret the surgery. It probably added at least ten years to my life

However I remember asking what recovery was like and how soon I could go back to work. I was told that a lot of guys go back to work in two weeks. I was sort of expecting that or maybe 3-4 weeks since I am older. However, three months out and I am really not back to work, maybe 1/4 at this point. I do not want to be around others in public knowing I am leaking