I’m at home waiting to hear from the doctor, taking it easy. My lower back is a morass of varying kinds of pain, from a dull one which feels like it’s coming from the base of my spine to some more spectacular muscle pains when I try to bend in certain directions. My right foot starts to get wobbly if I stand on it for too long, though it’s not too bad at the moment. I can walk, but very slowly and inelegantly. Something is not right, but I’m confident that things will sort themselves out.

Update 7/22 8:00pm: The x-rays didn’t turn up anything strange, which is very good. I’ll continue resting as much as I can to see if things rectify themselves, and we’ll do a few more tests to see if there’s not anything lurking. I’m relieved.