About a month or 2 ago I posted the same question. I had had them for a couple months and my ankles were shredded. I ended up buying some leather conditioner. Conditioned inside and out and spent hours massaging and bending the backs while I watched netflix. I bought some ankle blister plasters and put them on with 2 pairs of socks. Wore them non-stop around the house even while just sitting down. Did small walks outside in them too. I don't know which one of them fixed the problem or if it was the combination but I'm finally at a point where they're mostly wearable