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I've got them in both feet. Feels like I'm walking barefoot on gravel. Went to two Podiatrists and didn't feel confident about either one. One shot me with Cortizone that hurt like heck and didn't help at all. Second doc immediately started writing prescription for Neurontin. Neurontin is an anti-seizure medication, but one of the side effects is that it helps with the nerve endings in the feet. Problem was that the OTHER six side effects about killed me. Pounding headache, chest pain, upset stomach, lower back pain, high BP, and the best of all....hallucinations. On top of that, my feet still hurt! Since it was an anti seizure med, you can't just abruptly stop taking it or it could trigger a seizure. It took a week to be able to slowly stop.

Both docs said surgery would fix them, but the two had different plans for surgery. One wanted to cut from the top of my foot and "dig" down to the nerve. Sounded pretty traumatic. The other doc wanted to cut from the bottom to remove the nerve, leaving a long incision to heal....on the bottom of my foot. Recovery for how many weeks? Months?

I can't imagine running. It hurts just to walk!