Update

Okay, posting on Turn-off-your-engine Thursday but that's okay: ortho ordered an MRI (scheduled for this Saturday) but says the symptoms are consistent with diagnosis and upped my anti-inflammatories. At his suggestion, I'm going to cut back on swimming until this calms down again.

Had a ped appt for Sis afterwards, to check up on her latest ear infection, and talked to the doc about my ortho, whom she's heard of, says he's good at backs (even if he isn't the touchy-feely, chatty type). Oddly, her husband has the same thing--upper back scoliosis--and said that PT had helped. So maybe it's just a matter of time.

Feeling better mentally and physically today. And so making bread in my mixer, which is basically hands free--Guinness and Molasses! If there's extra, I'm going to make Brown Bread Ice Cream. Which just sounds too odd not to try! Otherwise, I'm hanging out at home with my very cooperative little helpers.

And I promise to post on something else soon. I'm tired of writing about my back.