How to get pencil lead out of my foot?

Hi everyone new to the site!
But my problem is that I have lead (not lead the other stuff like lead can't think of the name) on the top of my foot. I stepped on a pencil and boom it went up I didn't meann to do it. And its really high the doctor is going to take it out. But that well be in a week its almost been a month that I have had it in. And I can't dance for the next couple of weeks. I have not been able to dance in a while because of this. But can someone PLEASE help me get this thing out sooner then a week I'm tired of just sitting around because I can barely walk.

I wouldn't try taking it out yourself, because you might screw it up. Just stay off the foot, and wait for the doctor.

PS--it's not really lead, it's graphite.

That's the thing the doctor said I could get it out if I wanted to. He said soaking it should do the trick but so far it has not worked.

Well if its in deep the only thing you can do is getting it removed, but a intersting thing I read is that a puncture from pencil lead can leave a gray mark inside the skin for many years, about 6 months ago a kid poked (more of a stab) me in the leg and the mark is still there.