Renee sorry to hear your back pain is so severe. I whinge about having sore hips, but sounds like your is no good.
Mum2Bee, My OBS is exactly the same. I wanted him to do an internal on Wednesday (I was 39 wks & 5 days) and he said no. I told him that I had tried to find my cervix to see if it was dilated and he told me that he doesn't go looking for cervixes until past edd! He also won't induce unless for medical reasons. We talked about the process of induction, what happens but he won't induce until necessary and until the cervix is 'ready'. I too give him a gold star!