Just so you know. The grinding and crunching means you've been unbalanced. So try and remember symmetry is the key. I had really bad grinding before I saw the physio and with her exercises and treatment it practically disappeared till birth. So don't sit on your legs or a leg get a stool if you have to and pop your feet on that. I used a kiddy step stool at times. Try and avoid stairs. And try and keep your your pelvis symmetrical. You will go through periods where it won't be as bad and then it will get worse. Also keep an eye on our tailbone. The amount of pressure I got on my tailbone from PSD was as excruciating as the PSD itself. But the sleeping positions and how you maintain it is imperative. I'm not going to tell you the pain will go. But you will get used to it to a degree, but the grinding etc you can help with. And make sure when you get a brace it's fitted correctly. As there are "one size fits all" braces and they are bollocks you need to be fitted and measured.