That's good that it sounds like your physio knows what she's talking about Marydean.

I'm so glad you said that about it annoying you that your DH walks ahead of you - mine does that too and it drives me bonkers. I now make him hold hands with me so I can keep him in line! I've also threatened him with a kiddie harness.

He goes through phases (normally after I've cracked it after I've told him for the umpteenth time that I can't unload the dishwasher) of being very helpful/understanding then a few days later it's as if he thinks I'm as fit as a fiddle again. I think I finally made some headway the other week when he had a sore back and he was saying "ow, oooh, ow" as he lifted our five-month-old off the floor. I said to him, "you do realise if I said ow every time I hurt, I'd be saying it all day don't you?" I could visibly see the penny drop!

Unfortunately if I'm going to have another one, I don't have much time up my sleeve so have to try as hard as I can to get this under control.

I've got no idea about the long-term effects - I'll ask my physio for you though I've got a feeling it's only now that it's really being treated as a 'proper' condition so I'm not sure there'll be much info out there.

Hope your next physio apptment goes well!