Ugly lump on bottom of foot

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I have a problem with a big ugly lump on the bottom of my foot. You can see a pic of it here:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/GoodNana/Photo0706.jpg

 

This swells the most when I run totally barefoot, but lately has also been bothering me with my VFFs. My rheumatologist says it morton's neuromas and wants to send me to podiatry. I'm afraid to go to podiatry because I don't want surgery.

 

Any advice would be appreciated.

Can I jump in here, please, Doc?  That doesn't look like MN to me, and I have four of them.  You don't see Neuromas.  Not only that, my largest which is a pretty large neuroma, measured at 9.5mm x 9mm longitudal (length) by 5mm x 4mm transverse (width) last time it was ultrasounded (if that's a word).  If that is a neuroma you have, you might want to have Ripley's or Guinness document it right away.

Sorry for the sillyness, but I hope that helps.

Doc, is it possible that's a neuroma?