[Gazelle]

Ok, so I just need to whine about my lower back really bothering me.

Off and on for the last couple of months my lower back (think area where you place fist at a spot even with the iliac crest in the lumbar region) has been bothering me. I thought it was my mattress and that I needed a new one. Sometimes it would bother me when I slept and other times no. So I would switch and go to the guest bedroom where the mattress is brand new and I wouldn't seem to have the problem.

Got to the point now where it hurts whether or not I'm on the good mattress. I've been to the chiropractor and he's adjusted my back. Said the muscles were really tight. Helped a little but it still hurts. Now, it's all the time--sitting, standing, walking, sleeping. Nothing's helping.

I'm going for a deep tissue massage tomorrow to see if that helps it. If so, great. If not, d'ya think I should give my doc a call? Sounds silly, but this has been really bothering me now for more than a week and this is just not normal for me at all. Nothing else is going on--I don't think I have a UTI because I have no other signs of it. Doesn't help too that I got a huge intensely painful muscle spasm behind my right shoulder blade this morning that's really not helping things. It hurts to breathe in deeper than a shallow breath. And I'm stiff all over now too!

Do you think I'm overreacting to this?

[Vowel Lady]

I don't think you are over-reacting.
You should not be in deep pain.
Be careful about massage...
Check out lower back exercises and consider trying them gently.
The doctor might want to take an xray and can give you medication.