tahoe_girl,

Here's the most important bit from your op:

" ... but the geometry of the bike seems to be all out of whack now. After riding about 100 miles with them so far, I am getting pains in my mid back and then between my shoulder blades ( I didn't have these issues before). I definitely like having the drop position ..."

You make two points. First, you've discovered for yourself the problem (for many) with these conversions: the "hoods" or drops position on your bike, as converted, stretch you out much too far. That the bars are over-wide is a factor, but a minor one; the main reason is simple: your bike was/is designed for flat bars. Consequently it has -- for a given size -- an effective t/t length that is much too long for use with drop bars. You can bodge around this problem a little with narrower bars, a shortie stem, etc. but it's never going to be "right".

Second, you've found that you like drop bars.

Add in the not inconsiderable expense of doing a full conversion, one that will also never be quite "right" when it comes to braking unless you use v-brake levers and bar-end shifters ... what's the point? The solution is obvious.

Test ride proper drop-bar bikes with different orientations (race, endurance, 'cross, light touring, whatever), find the one you like, and buy it -- keeping your present bike in its proper configuration or selling it on.