Toenail fungus treatments?

So it looks like the big toe on my left foot has a fungal infection starting, so I went in to see the doctor this morning. Only half of the nail is involved and it doesn't look bad (yet), so I wanted to get ahead of it. Their advise - don't worry about it. So much for advanced western medicine - that wasn't the response I expected.

From everything I've read, if left untreated, it will most likely progress, possibly spread to other nails, and is technically contagious so my family and anyone who uses our showers is at risk. I had them call in a script for Lamisil (terbinafine) and will have a conversation with the pharmacy regarding cost; the doctor office was claiming it would be expensive ($1200 for 90 day supply) but I'm not seeing that as I do more research.

My question to the forum is - are there other approaches in treating nail fungus that you have found to be successful? If the Lamisil (or generic version) turns out to be expensive, I'm going to look at other methods for killing off the fungus. I'm looking into tea tree oil (I've used it to successfully treat ring worm) and other more natural/homeopathic approaches that could be used in addition to or instead of any pills.

Thanks!

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Toenail fungus treatments?