Had a Dr. appointment today so I drove in to the office. Using the car time to pick up big bags of cat and dog food. And apparently an enormous Indian veg thali for lunch. No kidding, this thing was packed in two boxes. I'll get another meal out of that.
Looks like I've got a herniated disc. It's already a little better with the treatment we've done so far, so I'm going to go the exercise and anti-inflammatory route for now. An MRI sounds....expensive. It doesn't interfere with bike riding and only causes pain in certain circumstances, so hopefully I can take care of it this way. Bonus, I got exercises for my knees too. The doctor also said I should try standing to take hard hills. Any thoughts on that? I usually just downshift, all the way to 1-1 if necessary, and spin it up.