Iliotibial Band Tendonitis

Hello from Whidbey Island on Wednesday afternoon. We left the boat in Friday Harbor and took the ferry home where friends Janet and Mark picked us up. Today, Thursday, we went to the doctor and found out Jim has inflamed the iliotibial band from using too much pressure on his legs, by braking when we were in rough seas. That's the best guess we have. The PA and her husband, a doctor, have a 40 ft sailboat, and she recognized what we had been dong. Jim sat at the wheel for most of two whole days, one was a very long 8-9 hours, and he braced himself with his legs as we rolled around. He was trying to avoid most of the bigger waves and swells because I was feeling so anxious and sicky. He told me before he came down with the worst of the symptoms that he had been holding his legs out and planted, and we were both quite fatigued after our long days. I had laughed about all the aerobic exercise we had from clinching muscles all day. He has meds, heat and of course, I'm running around doing everything for him! He doesn't have any problems except he can't stand up for very long. We are thankful this should go away pretty soon, a week to 10 days. Now we have to figure out how to get the boat home, but we'll manage that somehow. The story isn't over yet because we plan a group reunion on September Time on next Wednesday to share photos and pizza. Signing off for now. Jim and Virginia