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I had an appointment with a consultant today, it did not go well.

He said that whilst my description of the issue was 100% consistant with a Neurona, and I had had one removed from my other foot ~12 months ago, he could find not clinical indications of it.

Therefore he was going to send me for an MRI, but if that did not give a clear indication then he would not operate.

Now this all seems reasonable, but the overiding impression I got during the appointment was that he'd already made his mind up not to operate, and that an orthotic insert was the thing to go for.

Basically, he does not believe my report of the symptoms.

Am I best off requesting a different consultant now, or after the MRI?

If the MRI is clear you won't need a new consultant.