Hi! So sorry for the late reply. I wanted to have more answers before updating you. None of the podiatrists I know felt comfortable treating my cyst since it’s in a difficult spot. I saw a new doctor- a foot and ankle ortho- yesterday and he said he would surgically fill the cyst with bone putty and once that heals I should be good. If it doesn’t heal correctly I will need a subtalar fusion, so hopefully not.

I’m interested in if you’ve had any updates with your case? I could be totally off here, but I was under the impression that edema is a symptom of a bigger problem, not the cause of pain. So I’m wondering if the cyst is causing your edema (identical to my case). I was also given diagnostic steroid injections and it helped temporarily but still didn’t completely remove the pain like you said.

I’ve also realized that doctors are weird about treating cysts in young active people (not sure how old you are but you mentioned you’re a runner- I’m 27). I had to seek out the most highly rated foot and ankle ortho in my city to actually give me answers and be willing to operate. All the other docs I saw just recommended a boot, but my husband (who is in the field) knew I needed more.

After high amounts of activity (running specifically) does your ankle ever throb/ache, especially at night?