<human>: 25 days ago, I made a post about IT Band issues I was having and received a bunch of advice : 

I wanted to follow up to post what worked for me, where I'm at in recovery, etc:

a) I trust my Osteopath 100%. I did everything she told me to do, nothing else. She is awesome.

b) A bunch of people recommended an IT Band strap. I didn't try it so nothing to report there.

c) My Osteopath put me on a slow-ish recovery that included:

* still running - taking it easy, lots of warmup (stretching, walking 10 minutes before running), but I still ran. Some runs sucked, but it got better.
* she used massage to get "the gunk out". The first appointment, I was in bad shape, but it kept getting better.
* lots of recovery - foam roller, hot epsom salt jet baths, stretching, etc.
* strengthening exercises for my glutes, core.

It's been slow, but I am happy to report that I'm now running pain free. I was out yesterday and ran a (very hilly) 19k. It was a bit slower than I normally would have gone, but there was only one point where I felt a twinge in my knee - I immediately dropped to a walk for about 30-45 seconds and it didn't come back.

   It does mean that I'm dropping from the marathon to a half-marathon in a couple of weeks, but ... I'm still running! I just wanted to post because if you get on Google and start a self-diagnosis, the common sentiment seems to be that you'll need to sit out for at least a couple of weeks. Find a good therapist, and that doesn't need to be true.

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<bot>: IT Band issues does not always mean you have to stop running. Recovery is not pleasant and can be frustrating, but it's possible!