I can't empathize with the exact shoe problems, but I can sympathize with shoe problems in general. Last year I finally gave up trying to pretend I have normal "adult" feet and started trolling through kids shoes which has gotten me some luck, but also a different set of problems the normal womens sizes do. So good luck on your shoe hunt? Sorry I don't really have any suggestions, but it looks like several other people already gave you some, heh.