Good evening @joanb1229, Sorry I am a bit late in responding. I have been away in my role as a caregiver for a few days. Have you seen your doctor by now? Please let me know what he says/said.

I want to make sure I answer your question about the time it took to be free of the tight IT band.
Actually, this time I began to feel that something was going on the week or so before I mentioned it to my MFR therapist. I thought it might go away but no such luck. And this time it was on my recent TKR knee from 2021.

She immediately found the main restriction. She worked continuously for about 30 minutes before I felt the release (and the discomfort). By the time I got back home, I could tell my IT issue was resolved.

However, I should tell you that I have been working with this particular therapist for two years now. Her partner, who was also there, had performed the MFR procedure on several IT flare-ups (that is what I call them) during the eight years of our relationship.

So I don't quite know how to define the time.......if it is about this one issue, it was 30 minutes. If you want to count the "getting to know you and your IT band" it may be calculated differently.

You sound very committed to your self-treatment activities. Congratulations. That, in itself, is a challenge.
And my question for you is to ask about your job. When you say elementary are you referring to a school admin position? That was my mother's career activity for many, many years.
Chris