When I put the shoe on, the sides went up so far that it hit my ankle bone. I couldn't wear them. There is nothing you can do to fix that either, when it's pushing up on your ankle bone, no amount of protection is going to keep it from hurting. I've never had that problem with any shoe I've worn thus far. Kind of weird to me actually. You can see in the picture how the sides towards the heel are higher than normal flats, but you don't realize how high that is until you put them on. Maybe a smaller size would've helped? I dunno, but this is the first time I've ever had that issue with any shoe. I had to return.

Hope others have better luck.