LR edit in Photoshop can't save

From LR, I select an image and hit cmd-E (to Edit a copy in Photoshop CS3). My image opens just fine and switches me to PSCS3 where I edit the image with wild abandon. When I figure I've done everything I can, I hit cmd-S or select the File->Save menu item. Photoshop alerts me that the file can't be saved because it is being modified or has been left open by another program.
The only way I can save the image that LR forced me to make a copy before it would open it in Photoshop is either to quit LR (de-selecting the image in LR doesn't help) OR use the Save As command in Photoshop, which then creates yet
another copy of the image - one that isn't visible in my Lightroom library. Either of these options is a major disruption to my workflow.
My question: How can I edit LR images in PS3 and save them without quitting LR?

Hmmmm...
Sounds like something in my configuration. One thing I DIDN'T mention is that my LR images are stored on a remote server which I access via my network. That could be significant.
Early versions of LR couldn't delete images stored on my server. Deleting files from an Apple server (or via file sharing) the Finder warns you that the file will be deleted immediately without going thru the trash. LR couldn't deal with that situation in its initial release and simply said the file couldn't be deleted. Subsequent updates fixed that.
I wonder if this is related.
Thanks for the feedback. Every little bit adds a piece to the puzzle.

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