I forgot one of my walks, in late May/June 2015, just over two months after having my Prostate removed I thought I was ready to hike again so I decided that I would walk Offas Dyke. My purpose was to prove to myself (and my wife, she warned me!) that I had come through it OK and was ready to resume my normal life again. A really bad move, I lasted just 6 days, my bladder was just not strong enough, I leaked so badly especially when walking downhill, so I had to come home. I did the hike again well over a year later.
The nurse told me that daily pelvic exercises were the key to a full recovery so from early June until mid-July I walked in my local area, practicing my exercises day after day after day, I freely admit I became a bit obsessed about it. By mid-July, I felt fine and then hiked the GR10 in France, no problems with my bladder at all, but I did get a hernia on day 17! I failed to appreciate how vulnerable the strength of my groin muscle area was after my operation. I then had to walk for three days (hand in pocket) now KNOWING that I had a hernia but when I reached the campsite in Lascau I was able to buy myself a truss. I finished the walk wearing it and two weeks after I returned home my hernia was repaired and I've never had a problem since and no problems with bladder control either. Thanks, NHS.
Odd that I remembered my other walks but not the ones I'd hiked that year, in many ways 2015 was the most stressful period of my life.