I just got a tattoo on my right foot on friday (it's now Monday). Need to get some aftercare/shoe advice?

I am sore, scabby and red. It doesn't really look infected, just sore. I am a nurse and have to wear socks and tennis shoes at work. I am concerned about the effect wearing this will have on my tattoo's healing well. Should I bandage it? Leave it open? It's very sore tonight because I had to wear shoes all day. Boy does that hurt!! Anyway, this tatto was painful and the healing has been painful too. Any advice on the shoe situation would be appreciated. Something I read said I should be barefoot for 3 months. Impossible!! Anyone who's been in this same situation? ThanksI just got a tattoo on my right foot on friday (it's now Monday). Need to get some aftercare/shoe advice?
I think the best advice for you is to talk to your tattoo artist. Because what works for some might not work for you. I have a tattoo on my right foot also, but I usually wear sandals and when it got really sore...I was wearin soft fuzzy slippers. But I really think your best path is to talk the person who did your tattoo, they are the experts on that. Good luck!I just got a tattoo on my right foot on friday (it's now Monday). Need to get some aftercare/shoe advice?
It's not a good idea to wear socks and sneakers while your tattoo is healing. Something like flip flops are recommended if you wear shoes around. Keep it clean and use aquaphor on it.
Barefoot for three months is not as impossible as you think. The following website has over 1100 members who live thier lives barefoot. Some members have been barefoot for years. I have been barefoot for almost a year now and have much healthier and stronger feet as a result. Bacteria needs a warm, dark, moist environment to live and breed, your shoes are incubarors. loose the shoes. Its more fun and comfortable without them anyway.