Trouble w/ shoes AGAIN

Although these 3 mths in the shoes went well, we started having trouble afterwards. We went through a few pairs trying to find the right size, and even managed to break off chunks of a shoe banging it against the floor. We were glad Ian was able to test these shoes for Mr. Mitchell, as he was still trying to get the correct design for toddlers down. LOL Stronger plastic. Definately.
Ian started getting raw spots under the straps, toward the inside of his foot. Again, we tried everythng to help, but with no luck. We even went back to the old Markell shoes in the hopes it would help. We always ended up with raw areas again. We knew how important the shoes were, and yet Ian was always hurting and we were sleep deprived. We'd try again every few days or weeks with no luck and then stop again.
In Oct. 05 we took Ian back for his foot checkup. Dr. Von Stein said his feet looked good but he had lost dorsiflexion (heel cords tightening up again). Her recommendation was to leave him alone at this time unless it got worse. She did not have much advice about the shoes but sympathized and told us to do our best.

(We're now finally up to date in our story!)
In Dec. I called Dr. Ponseti to ask for advice about the shoes. He recommended coming back out to get help with it, because that's a big part of what they do out there, getting the families to comply with the shoe part of the treatment. He also recommended being aggressive about treating the loss of dorsiflexion and possibly getting a new casting.
Our trip is scheduled for the 5th of February. We will again stay at the RM house. We are praying for good weather for the trip, room at the house, and no sickness until we go (wouldn't be able to stay at the RM house with germs!). We are also praying Ian does not need a casting and the dorsiflexion can be regained with the shoes.
More in a few weeks!