Meerkat,
ITBS is a pretty common issue, especially with the volume you seem to have been doing, and treated well, can be overcome, over time....I repeat, over time.
Firstly, don't push thru the pain, you will damage the bursa and require surgery, anyone saying otherwise is just plain wrong.
Unfortunately, this is about the only thing that isn't debated about ITBS rehabilitation.
What precisely have you been doing to rehabilitate?
- Please break the information down by timeframe
- Bullet points - screeds of "and then, and then" is not helpful
- Do not include run times etc, not helpful. I just need to know what Rehab you've been doing and when, i.e. Foam rolling, gait training, or correcting hip flexibility / strength imbalances, (month 1 = tried hamstring stretched, month 2 = tried this and this, etc...)
- Most importantly, have you had any MRIs on the Bursa, and what medical professionals have you seen, who are they exactly, and what are their specialities.
I lost my opportunity at Selection due to what I'd consider criminally poor medical advice, on my own ITBS. It went undiagnosed for almost 2 years, after seeing 3 different sports specialists. So I've walked a similar path. Hopefully I can help.
Cheers
S