I'm surprised you had to reinstall applications - that's not typical. But I'm glad you're all set - we're a pretty good "detector" of bad file systems, drives, etc.
That can be frustrating, of course, if you're used to something that doesn't really let you know that you're having problems, like Time Machine.
But I think it's better to get on top of the problem ASAP, thus we jump up and down and scream until you pay attention.