Nice to hear you getting better!

It sounds like it was a normal dream at first, because you didn't have full-on awareness. I've had this happen before, too; I didn't really become lucid until the end or so, yet I had the feeling I was in a dream.

Do you keep a dream journal? It might help with recall if that is an issue. It also sounds like you hadn't stabilized the dream after you RC'd. Maybe try that next LD?