Luke, if he has it twisted in, Turbo Jack won't help, will it? If it never twisted in, I don't think he'd be trying the Switcheroo. This sounds exactly like what mine did last week. Weirdest thing....
You are absolutely correct though, pressure from swelling is certainly a problem with SwitchGrips. If I remember correctly, that is not a problem with IT, right? One of the reasons I'm thinking of switching.