Originally Posted by
BluesDawg
Don't see a doctor. Ask a bunch of opinionated old coots on an internet discussion board. That's the smart thing to do.

Touche! I deserved that one.
But there again, I did a lot of stretching and then some very gentle weights last night and this morning, along with ice and ibuprofen, and it seems to have helped. At least things are not getting worse, so I've broken the pattern from the last time around (which was about five years ago). My doctor is sick this week, and then I'm traveling the week after that, so I'm going to see if things keep getting better before I head off to another clinic and more x-rays.