Rubber tearing on P/M's...Suggestions??

[Guest guest]

The rubber from one of the heel 'windows' is starting to tear on

Sierra's shoes...any suggestions? Our next appt is July 10th with Dr.

Ponseti, and we are supposed to get her fitted for new shoes then.

Will they last that long?

Thanks for your help and suggestions.

Jescie and Sierra 6-13-05 P/M 12-14/7

[Guest guest]

Jescie,

I'm not sure how long Sierra's pair will last. But ... Lily's

seemed to just disinegrate over night. No tears one day -

the next day both pairs were torn in the heels. I think

folks have used moleskin or the like to keep them together

until they were able to get a new pair. We actually used

duct tape (had to be careful to keep it smooth). We

contacted the next morning. He &

worked with us to get a new pair out to us the following

day (Lily was ready for a new size & her shoes were

more than six months old, so we paid for the new pair.

If your pair is relatively new, he's likely to replace them free of charge.)

HTH,

Kim

Lily, 3/28/05, lcf, P/M FAB, 16 hours

Tessa, 7/17/02

jesciesierra wrote:

The rubber from one of the heel 'windows' is starting to tear on

Sierra's shoes...any suggestions? Our next appt is July 10th with Dr.

Ponseti, and we are supposed to get her fitted for new shoes then.

Will they last that long?

Thanks for your help and suggestions.

Jescie and Sierra 6-13-05 P/M 12-14/7

[Guest guest]

they should last, but get them stuck together asap to keep them from

tearing more. You can use moleskin, just cut it to fit the area and

put a large piece on both the inside and outside (and if you can,

wrap it over the edge of the hole in the heel because that's where

it'll pull apart first even after you repair it. a little creativity

with *darts* or little triangles on the edge where it curves around

the hole will help you wrap it over the edge. If needed, use a pen

and draw on the paper side of the moleskin through the hole so you

know where to cut - gosh, this doesn't make sense at all does it?

sorry!). That should keep it together till the appointment. Darbi

has worn hers all broken up for a few months now with the moleskin

holding them together. However, if it breaks enough to allow slop in

the heel I'd say not to wait and contact ASAP about this. I

wouldn't trust a sloppy heel on a little one like Sierra, Darbi is

3yo and well corrected so a tad bit of slop doesn't seem to bother

her. I'd be nervous about allowing this with a younger foot for too

long though.

Kori

At 07:00 PM 5/29/2006, you wrote:

>The rubber from one of the heel 'windows' is starting to tear on

>Sierra's shoes...any suggestions? Our next appt is July 10th with Dr.

>Ponseti, and we are supposed to get her fitted for new shoes then.

>Will they last that long?

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>Thanks for your help and suggestions.

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>Jescie and Sierra 6-13-05 P/M 12-14/7

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