So, an update. I bought two different ankle-compression things and lost count of how many others I tried on, and I hated them all. They either are too tight on my foot, or have a heel opening surrounded by too-tight stitching, or bunch up in front of my ankle when I try to walk. I already returned one of the ones I bought and will be returning the other one tomorrow.

Ultimately the best thing has been an old-fashioned Ace bandage, because I can decide how tight to make it. And they cost less than all the other things I've looked at. I've bought two of them so I can wash one and still have one to wear. With the Ace bandage and the Superfeet, I have been mostly pain-free for several days now. After a week off from all exercise, I'm going to the gym tonight for weight training.

While I was at the bike shop the other day I mentioned that I might need to put flat pedals on my road bike for a while while the ankle recovers. I stressed "might" since I hadn't tried to ride or clip in and out yet. But they insisted on lending me a pair of inexpensive plastic pedals and showed me how to take off the Speedplays and put on the flat ones if needed. I had to buy a pedal wrench but can return it along with the pedals if I don't need it. As it turned out, the nice weather we were expecting for the weekend didn't happen and I ended up spending a lot of time working on the furniture painting project, and the place in my living room where I normally set up the indoor trainer is currently full of newly-painted dresser drawers. So I still haven't tried to ride the bike yet.