frugaliknowit there are no podiatrists in the country as far as I can tell. I've found other people looking for similar on the internet and no-one seems to have found one. I've asked around and googled and no-one knows of any. I could visit the gp at the local international clinic BUT I've found them to be completely useless with every other complaint I've ever been to them with and going there is a complete pain so I'm putting it off as long as possible. As mentioned I'm visiting Australia in July so I could see a podiatrist there but there wouldn't be time for getting anything fancy done (like orthotics being made). I'd only have time for the one visit (if I could even get in without a referral from a gp, I'm not sure how it works).
If a trip to Germany would be less of a pain than your international clinic then I can bring you to my local orthotics place. :)
I get a prescription from my orthopaedic doctor and it's the place they recommended. It's basically an orthopaedic shoe shop and they have a workshop with a few people working making orthotics. If I get them on prescription I only pay about €10. You'd have to pay full price but at around €60, even that wouldn't exactly break the bank. :) They have a machine to scan your feet - it's kind of like a photocopier in the floor so measures exactly where the pressure is and that kind of thing. It normally takes about a week for them to be made.
All joking about trips to Germany for something like that aside, is the international clinic your only option? Sorry, not sure if you're living long-term in Bulgaria or just on an extended stay. If things are really that bad there, and depending on what part of the country you're in, is a trip to any neighbouring country feasible? Also, if you ask someone for their opinion on where you should go, does that get a different response than asking them where to find a podiatrist? As I mentioned, I have to get my orthotics prescription from the orthopaedic doctor here, a podiatrist wouldn't be able to help me. Different countries do seem to sometimes have different ways of dealing with things.
Finally, I did get a certain amount of relief when I was injured from acupuncture. Perhaps not as much as I had hoped for, but some, anyway. Could also be worth trying.