I'm sorry to hear about your issue. I know that prolonged wearing can damage sperm, but I'm not so sure it can destroy them. The fact there was only one dead sperm in there makes me think it's more of a problem with the production rather than the diaper and warmth damaging/killing them. I'm not a doctor though, so take what I say with a heaping of salt.
Here I am, at the cusp of another weekend, and within a month of being 7 full years in diapers, 24/7. I should have built a spreadsheet, when I did my math, ages ago, trying to calculate when this stretch in diapers will eclipse my first time around, ages zero to ten and a half. I think the math went something like, 3 full years, plus an average of 0.5 years for the next 7.5, totaling 6.75 years, which means that, from a cumulative time perspective, I've done it - I've put myself back in diapers for longer than circumstances, including being born, had put me in them, previously. That was easy- I think the calculous last time might have been more around how many diapers I'd used, then versus now. I'll have to dig it up.
I'll have to wait until September, 2029, to surpass that period in actual calendar years. It's a bit of a "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin" question, anyway. My wheelie bin, weighed down by almost two weeks worth of diapers, is more concrete. I've been conducting exit polls on which products are dominating the landscape right now, and I have been largely adhering to my mandate, to wear larger products. The Mega Inspire+ comes in first, for sure, followed by the BeDry Night, and then the BeDry, and then Mermaid Tales & Critter Cabooses in about equal measure, and then a (new version) Lil' Monster, and a couple of throw-away ATN's filling in gaps where I didn't want to waste a decent diaper on a short mission.
I'm in an old version of a Lil' Monster right now, which is a medium-duty product, probably worth about 0.7 of a BeDry (the regular, "day" version), or about 3 X ATN's... I'm anticipating heading out later, and eventually meeting up with a friend or friends at a pub, so I'll want to start fresh for that mission, probably in a BeDry, that I will then swap at bedtime.
I've been on here all week, sprinkling likes and comments in, but I hadn't updated this thread, because the profile view wasn't working for a bit, meaning I'd have had to remember where I parked it, but also because nothing of interest has really occurred. I've booked some business travel for later in March, which I'll undertake in a car, so logistically, it will be easy - I can bring a separate bag for diapers. Some of it will be jeans-wearing, on-site kind of work, and I can wear almost whatever I want for those occasions. For the boardroom interludes, I'll have to go with something lighter - I haven't lost enough weight to make my current crop of dressy clothes work over top of "real" diapers, so I'll probably go with Tena's or ATN's and just change them right afterwards. I will test-drive an Active Air under those clothes, and see if I can get away with it - that would be a more robust solution.
I had a repeat of a humorous conversation, last night, that has occurred before - I got home from helping a friend with a small plumbing repair, right at the same time as my daughter got home from her activity. On a sidenote, I did wear a onesie for that mission - I've experienced wardrobe failures while squatting to mess around with plumbing before, and this friend is not in the "circle of trust", as far as I know. My daughter and I both headed up to the master bedroom, as she prefers our shower stall to hers. When she realized that our courses were converging, she said, "Are you using your bathroom, dad? Because I really want to shower. And, let's face it, you're not in any hurry..."
I shrugged. She had a point, one that my wife has used, to claim bathroom access priority, many times over the last seven years. "Yeah, I can wait..."
@boogles Thank you again for your tip regarding the conveen condom catheters. I redesigned my sensor to fit them, which now works quite reliably. Now i can resume working on the software, which I stopped after I couldn't get the sensor to work.
Note that it currently uses a copper wire. This will not be the final design, but works as a proof of concept.
I think both of you have the right idea, it probably isn’t my wearing and there’s gotta be something else going on. I definitely will be doing some more testing