Re: So the s are in hand...Stacee

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Hi Stacee,

We too have the s and have finished our three

month continuous and are down to 20/24.

When our son went into the s he had just had

his second tenotomy and his dorsiflexion (upward tilt)

wasn't as great as hoped due to tightening from his

first tenotomy.

When he first went into them his heel was definately

not sitting down in the heel, like you said we could

fit our finger under each heel. Anyhow by 4-5 weeks

later we returned to see our doctor and by then we

were told that his feet were now fully corrected (full

dorsiflexion obtained). His foot definately sat down

in the heel better by then.

Now his heels are completely down, There maybe a

little room under his heel but definately not enough

to fit my finger in! I found I worried like you did

but really it has all been OK.

We also had to punch more holes in the toe straps. We

used a hammer and nail and they seem to have been

fine. Both on our first pair of s adn the ones

we swapped to last weekend we quickly had to tighten

the shoes to another hole. The suede stretches really

quickly in the first few days and we have moved in

hole within 24 hours.

All I would recommend is getting the heel in as much

as you can and then doing up the middle strap at

tightly as possible. We also do what Kori does and

ensure the tounge is really flat. I also tend to find

that if I pull the tounge over the top of his foot and

hold it firmly in place with my forefinger as I

tighten the shoe I can usually get it a hole tighter

than it first seems.

I've always done the straps up on the very tightest

hole possible (I know I pull them tight as in his

first shoes the suede near the hole is only about half

as wide as on the rest of the strap) At first I

worried I was cutting the circulation off but I used

socks without toes for a while because of this worry

and it all seemed fine (Ethan does actually seem to

have quie cold feet at lots of times both with boots

on and off - Think he takes after his mum!)

If you have any other worries or questions please

don't hesitate to get in touch but I'm pretty sure you

really don't have anything to worry about

Kathy and Ethan (s 20/24)

--- littleman1013 wrote:

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And apparently there's a learning curve or I'm not too

bright!! lol Or both...

I can't seem to get 's chubby little feet into

the shoes without the heel pulling WAY

up. I can actually stick my little finger between his

heel and the shoe bottom and feel him lift

his heel up. I know I will need to punch a hole in

the toe strap since it's well past the last

hole to be snug on his toesies.

I called and he explained a little of what to do,

but I just can't seem to get it right.

Kori--any suggestions since you've been in them a

while now?

Anyone else out there with chubby little feet (since

Darbi's feet are probably more human-

like!! lol) that knows the tricks of the trade with

the s?

Help!! :-)

Stacee