Hey everyone, this is my first post here, sorry if it is a little lengthy.

I'll try to get right to the point. Back in April, I was playing a game of pool with my friends. I was taking a tricky shot and one of my friends decided she needed to distract me (don't ask me why, she's crazy). She did so by slamming her pool stick on my right big toe and holding it down there for several seconds; I grabbed her stick after I made the shot.

The strange thing is, it didn't hurt that much when she slammed the stick on my toe. After a few days though, I was feeling my toe and noticed that the left side of it felt really numb. I was certain that it had to do with what my friend did. I have searched for months on information on nerve damage and even saw a podiatrist back in July. He said that I have compression neuopathy and that it would take 6-9 months to heal. It has almost been 9 months and I'm starting to worry that the damage might be permanent. Also, I have started taking tablets of Vitamin B12 after reading about its healing abilities.

My question: Does anyone here have any experience with nerve damage caused by trauma and know how long it usually takes to heal? The thought of not feeling my toe for the rest of my life is starting to scare me.

Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you!