My other half is a runner who successfully had surgery 10 years ago for a Morton’s neuroma that began to ruin her life by excluding her from the activities - running and hiking - that she loved to do.
Prior to that she’d had expensive custom orthotic insoles, which helped, then cortisone injections, which helped, then finally as it got worse took the risk of surgery. She was fortunate to alight upon a surgeon who was a real expert in his field, and had the good luck for it to work out well for her, although the recovery took time and was painful.
So far she’s had a further decade of running (and hiking) which she’d not otherwise have had. On longer runs she’ll get some twinges, but so far nothing worse, and she generally caps the length of runs in order to try to keep a lid on this and not risk poking the bear.
Having an incision through the top of your foot is, I think, a pretty horrible prospect, and an area that can take a lot of time healing. Good luck to anyone who opts for it - it can work out well given a fair wind and sufficient healing time. I hope it turns out well for you, @Stringwise, and that you’re able to get back on the bike and be pain free.