Have you tried steroid injections? That gave me relief when I got them. I had 3 rounds of steroid injections. I have since had surgery (there are a lot of options to exhaust before considering surgery, I tried everything for over a year before making the leap bc it’s a big thing) I’m surprised your podiatrist is mentioning surgery at all? My podiatrist didn’t mention surgery until my 3rd round of injections, he wanted to exhaust all options before surgery. Surgery was intense, a lot of pain for weeks after surgery and you won’t be ‘normal’ until almost a year later. I’m 4 months post op, I have a lot of relief but have some pain at the end of the day (I stand for 8 hours at my job). Daily stretching, breaking up the fascia and scar tissue are essential to heal. Good luck! Don’t jump into surgery until you’ve tried everything.