Good job so far. Will be following along. It's a blessing and a curse that beer is as tasty as it is.
This piqued my interest because I have a very slight scoliosis in my lumbar spine. If I'm reading your paragraph right, I don't think it's any cause for concern (or, for that matter, scoliosis), as I have a slight version of this. I'd just keep lifting and not worry about it.