It's been over a year since the surgery and I am not doing too badly.
The numbness in the back of my right leg is still there and at this point I don't think it will ever go away. The numbness in my left heel (result of the first back surgery) is still there after 20+ years so yeah, certain things will never be normal again.
I continue to avoid lifting heavy things and when I have to lift something I am very conscious of how I do it...lifting with my legs.
The Arachnoiditis seems to be in check, although I am experiencing a few new symptoms. The most recent one is what I can only describe as electric shocks shooting down the back of my right leg and going all the way down to the middle of my foot. When that happens my whole leg jerks and I have no control over it. This usually happens when I am resting. I hate to think what might happen if I ever experience this while driving or riding my bike. Let's not think about that.
The other one is this constant ache in both of my legs. This one started a few days ago. It's like that feeling one would get right before coming down with a flu but it's only in my legs.
It sucks getting old especially after having two back surgeries.
