[TitoP]

Back in February, I visited my massage therapist for help with the pain I was experiencing through my Achilles. After about a week of discomfort, I could barely walk by the time I got to my appointment. During the session, he pointed out that my ankle was a bit swollen. I hadn't noticed it at all and took a look when I got home. He had eliminated the pain in my Achilles, but then I became aware of some slight discomfort across the top of my foot when I walked and swelling of my inner ankle and arches. I started using an ice compact and wrapping it with an ace bandage at night, not really using elevation, but propping it up on an ottoman in the evenings, and wearing firm arch supports. After a few weeks, I started applying heat with a heating pad. Now it is 6 months later and my foot is still swollen to the point that my normally bony ankle is totally obscured. I have begun propping it up on the back of the couch each night, in case there is excess fluid that could drain, but it's not helping. Should I be using compression to get rid of the swelling? I live in NYC and walk everywhere and this is constantly on my mind. Any help you can offer will be very much appreciated.