Is there a podiatrist in the house?

[Demon_Hunter]

Go to a different Doctor.

[Gazman]

^Agree!
Is it the GP or the Podiatrist recommending killing the nerve? It sounds extreme, and I'd get a second opinion.

Maybe you need to see an orthopod?

I hope you get it fixed, it sounds painful.

[Pilgrim]

STOP where you are. Don't the podiatrist do it!!

I have a friend whose doctor tried the same thing and it crippled him permanently. My mom had a little toe problem and one podiatrist wanted to amputate it - she solved it by getting bigger tennis shoes and cutting a slit in the side to relieve pressure. In four months her foot was OK.

DO DO NOT DO NOT let anyone try killing nerves until you have gone through a lot more testing and gotten second and third opinions!!!

Some podiatrists are nothing short of quacks and cannot be trusted. Some are good and know what they're doing. DO NOT take permanent action until you have gotten more opinions!!!

[bassteban]

Thanks- I did NOT let her do it. The _____ was gonna grab a shot and start killin this morning. I'm like AYFKM? I genuinely had to bite my tongue- wanted to say a couple things I just read here.
No, no, NOOO- I am not about to zap a nerve because it's alerting me to something wrong. Maybe I'm nuts, but I tend to lean toward *let's figure out why it hurts and treat the cause rather than the symptom*
Next stop, yoga(free, wife has some DVDs that she's gotten very good results from), then looking into physical therapy, massage and perhaps acupuncture. My gut feeling is that the best thing for it would be to lie on my back for 6-8 weeks, but that will not happen in this lifetime. NOT chopping the hurting stuff out just yet, though.

Edit: It is the podi wanting to drown the pain in alcohol(I can do THAT just fine ).