@squidleyhog62 I had foot drop at one time right after having been in a car accident and getting a whiplash. I also had a bulging disc in my lumbar spine, but it has been asymptomatic and has not needed any procedures. With your recent lumbar injury, and stenosis, that can be the cause of your foot drop. I had stenosis in my neck causing spinal cord compression, and the only resolution for that was surgery, and I had a fusion done in my neck. That was 3 months of careful healing until the fusion process began and was solid enough to start rehab with my physical therapist. One of the issues with a herniated disc is that it causes inflammation, and in response to the inflammation, the spine can start growing bone spurs in an attempt to stabilize the spine. In my case, bone spurs were pressing on my spinal cord. Bone spurs can also form in the foramen which are the spaces between the vertebrae where the nerve roots exit from the spinal cord. That is the kind of information that you need, and to know how the injury will progress if nothing is done. The problem of foot drop is weakness, and loss of balance which is important as you age so you can prevent falling that is common in the elderly. The choices you are making now will influence your future health and mobility.
Here is a link to some information.
https://www.spine-health.com/conditions/leg-pain/what-foot-drop
Are you considering spine surgery?