The path to regaining fitness

[Andy W]

Having been advised by surgeons not to resume running or cycling for a month (5 days in), im resigned to the fact that my cycling specific fitness will deteriorate somewhat. However, im optimistic that ill regain a modicum of fitness as im currently free of lower abdominal pain that i endured for a decade. Lighter evenings and warmer weather will assist my comeback.
As im a bit old school i intend to just ride as i feel RPE. i imagine it will be, in modern parlance zone 2.
The drivetrains on my bikes are squeaky clean, tyres free from any embedded foreign objects.
I will volunteer at a local audax and put something back.

[redshift]

I had to have time off all my activities when I had my breast cancer treatment. No cycling, no kayaking, no swimming etc. from having surgery until I recovered from my radiotherapy. It was about 4 months in total. When I asked what I was allowed to do, it was suggested I could do a brisk walk up to 5km per day, so that's what I did. It was something of a struggle to get back to normal after that, but it comes back eventually. It would have been much worse if I hadn't kept moving!