Soft bump on the inside/left side of my right foot

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Hi!
I'm grateful to have found this forum.

Here's the issue: I have a soft bump on the inside/left side of my right foot, in the middle of where the arch should be (I'm fairly flat-footed). There was a little bit of aggravation to my foot back a few years (2004) when I was living in Germany. I had problems with my right ankle and foot bones (I have Ehlers-Danlos loosejointedness, so the bones like to come apart a little), so I walked cautiously with my foot turned in to relieve the pain. I had to do a lot of walking, and the bump started to surface in the summer when I wore Birkenstock-like flip-flops and when it was hot and my feet were sweating. I thought this would go away. It didn't. Because it is soft and seems almost sort of watery, I tried to lance it a few years ago (about 2007), and nothing happened. (I know, this was not a smart thing to do.) I've been getting more active, walking more, doing some dance classes, and while this is not stopping me, it does have that walking-on-a-blister feeling, and it tingles and burns. Not to mention that I think I'd be more apt to move around more if I didn't have this problem. (I am morbidly obese, and I would like to capitalize on my feeling better and more energetic and exercise more.) While I haven't had the insurance to go for treatment anywhere, I may have the chance, soon, or, if I can, I might just pay for the treatment myself. I live in the United States.

Thanks in advance for your help.

-Monica