Once when I wake up, sometimes once in the middle of the night too if I'm too wet, once late morning, then mid-afternoon, then in the evening. So that's at least 5 times, and I use baby diaper stuffers to extend the mid-day diapers.
I'm more than a week into the stent and so far so good! Got a little uncomfortable on a long car ride but otherwise it's mostly fine. It's a bit of a strange feeling to actually need diapers but I must say I'm enjoying it. Definitely have to be more careful planning ahead for the day...
Was able to make a stent with a scoubi string loop that went inside the penis (but not by more than 1-2 inches), but the whole thing was a little long and somewhat uncomfortable. Probably need to get closer to 5.5" on the stent part and 2-3" on the loop for it to go in far enough to be somewhat comfortable. Will give that a try tomorrow.
Made a first attempt at making Cathdiap's stent with the bends and the scoubi string loop, albeit I made it longer as I wanted to be "safer" with the first attempt (though I realize this isn't really a safe activity). Had the scoubi string long enough to be hanging out a few inches with a knot at the end to make sure it wasn't disappearing, but of course it's not very comfortable that way (with something hanging out). Just had it in for an hour or so to see how it feels, and the only part that's problematic is the scoubi string sticking out. Will try tomorrow with a loop that will hopefully be able to go in completely and thus reduce irritation, assuming I have no complications from today's experiment!