Hope it gets better. Advice: Don't go see anyone. It's not helping me at all. :(
It's been a part of me since the toad, I actually think if and when it does go away I"ll be a little bit sad. I won't know what it's like to run without him...or her?
That's when my pinchy came on too. Maybe if I just let it be a parasite, instead of getting Thumbs of Life to kill it, it would go away on its own. Here's to embracing pinchy.