question: I am experiencing pain in my lower left back, beginning when i woke up this morning. At first I thought I slept funny, but stretching my back did not help. It intensified when I put on my pants, but not horrible. Then I attended a 4 hour meeting and just couldn t find a position to alleviate the pain. Sometimes the pain was shooting. When the meeting was finally over, standing and walking was a relief.I have had kidney stones hanging around in both kidknesy for years, wondering if one could be gettting nasty.