Comments on Illustrated Teacup: TATTOOS: Tips on swollen legs and feet after a tattoo

Thanks for this thread! Day 4 after a huge lower l...

2017-07-10T11:16:41.144+01:00

Thanks for this thread! Day 4 after a huge lower leg cover up. I made the mistake of being too active on Day 2. Cankle and sharp pains put me down yesterday. Trying to find the right dose of Ibuprofen so I can function easily at work. I'm on my feet all day. Praying this beauty heals quickly! :)

Thank u so much for this post ! Good to see your p...

2017-06-14T23:46:36.885+01:00

Thank u so much for this post ! Good to see your post is still helping people I crapped myself googled it and found this I'll maybe sleep tonight now thought I was going to need it amputated !! Lol x

Thanks for your detailed posts, I found them reall...

2017-06-01T18:58:22.816+01:00

Thanks for your detailed posts, I found them really helpful. Had my first tattoo on my right leg two days ago and my foot has swollen. The tattoo has covered half of my leg so its quite a good size. It is not painful except immediately after getting up which means I have to sit for a few minutes before I can move about. Just keeping the leg elevated as per the original post. Very useful posts - thank you.

Hooray for finding this thread! I'm heavily ta...

2017-05-30T19:48:33.555+01:00

Hooray for finding this thread! I'm heavily tattooed but hadn't had any work on my legs before. Had a 3 hour sitting 4 days ago, a large piece on the back of my calf. The actual tattoo was fine, but my god, the swelling!!! I was getting a bit freaked today, I'm thinking day 4...should be easing up, not seeing my foot and ankle twice the size of the other one!! I've currently got my foot up in the air and hoping it will go down soon! Thanks for sharing and putting my mind at rest! X

Oh, yes, and thanks a lot for putting my mind to r...

2017-05-29T15:44:45.255+01:00

Oh, yes, and thanks a lot for putting my mind to rest... :) As I got renal colic's case just one day after I was panicking...

You are a life saver Rachel! I wish I had read thi...

2017-05-26T01:17:25.072+01:00

You are a life saver Rachel! I wish I had read this before I went & got both foot done the same day 😓

I'm so glad this was the first article I read ...

2017-05-20T01:38:08.904+01:00

I'm so glad this was the first article I read when I googled this subject! Put my mind right at ease!! I really can't believe the pain and swelling from a foot tattoo. Good excuse to spend the weekend relaxing now 😁 Thank you x

Thankyou so much for this. I was starting to worry...

2017-05-10T02:13:53.335+01:00

Thankyou so much for this. I was starting to worry when I kept getting out of bed to searing pain in my leg! I was convinced cogsworth, lumere and mrs Potts were getting infected! Hopefully after reading this it will soon feel better. It's the first tattoo I've ever had trouble with x

Thank you so much for this! I had a large piece do...

2017-04-20T11:04:57.841+01:00

Thank you so much for this! I had a large piece done on my calf on Saturday and since Monday my ankle/foot has been very swollen and uncomfortable. I've got a lot of other tattoos, including below the knee and foot, but I've never experienced it like this before. Very reassuring to hear it's common and the tips are really helpful! Hopefully it goes down by this weekend :-)

Thank you I got my second tattoo and I never exper...

2017-04-19T21:24:39.718+01:00

Thank you I got my second tattoo and I never experienced this swelling before... It is nice to know I am not alone with this.... I'm in school now so it's difficult to keep my foot up but now I know I can try.... Excellent thank you so much.

Thank you for writing this article! My tattoo guy ...

2017-04-17T04:26:21.459+01:00

Thank you for writing this article! My tattoo guy said my ankle would swell up and to have fun with it Lol but my entire calf also seemed to swell up! I am so glad I found your article before I got too deep into Googling it :)

I had gotten a leg piece as well, today will be da...

2017-04-16T05:57:33.258+01:00

I had gotten a leg piece as well, today will be day three. Its the size of my hand of a sailor jerry peacock. and the same thing has happened to me. I've noticed that my leg is wise the size of my normal leg and the swelling as reached my ankle. The pain/swelling has reached were i can hardly walk using both legs. So glad i've found this post because I was REALLY starting to get worried.

thank you everyone for the reassurance and knowledge that I'm not the only one and that this is totally normal.

Thank you for this post. I recently had a cover up...

2017-04-10T14:53:11.555+01:00

Thank you for this post. I recently had a cover up done on my foot. My foot is going on day four with swelling. Two nights ago I had a major panic attack because of it. I hope it gets back to normal soon! It is very discomforting. It's tough trying to stay off of it. Thanks again!

Thanks Rachel. Unfortunately it seems to be worse...

2017-03-22T16:16:03.781+00:00

Thanks Rachel. Unfortunately it seems to be worse when I get off work, and I am sitting most of my day, so yes it is "resting" but not elevated. I'm not able to remove the socks during the day, but am trying to wear the loosest ones I have. There is no pain at this point so hopefully it goes away with time. :)

Ha I'm a 55 yr old lady my tattoo is a cover ...

2017-03-22T14:07:20.536+00:00

Ha I'm a 55 yr old lady my tattoo is a cover up...
It's day 5 for me n swelling reducing slowly. Ibruprofen helps.

I had foot tattoo last fri at 3pm it has been very...

2017-03-22T14:01:42.159+00:00

I had foot tattoo last fri at 3pm it has been very swollen I'm a nurse on feet a lot n have to wear socks...thanks for this post it helped lots

Oh bless you! 10 days is quite long for the swelli...

2017-03-21T20:29:31.323+00:00

Oh bless you! 10 days is quite long for the swelling to still be going, but could just be a reaction to the ink.If it isn't reducing at all, then I'd definitely go back to the Dr, but if it is starting to go down, give it a couple more days. Make sure you're resting it, and where possible, avoid socks. Good luck! x

Glad to have been of help!! And we've all been...

2017-03-21T20:24:45.975+00:00

Glad to have been of help!! And we've all been there!! xx

Large tattoo on lower leg and yes ankle swelled, A...

2017-03-21T19:01:36.833+00:00

Large tattoo on lower leg and yes ankle swelled, ALOT. I went ahead and got antibiotics from Dr. as it was making me paranoid. Swelling has diminished in ankle, but seems more prominent by tattoo now. It has been 10 days and I'm getting paranoid. I do not wear tight socks, but you would think I do because when I remove my sock you can see every stitch. Any advice? Should I hold out or go back to Doc.?

This post was so helpful and made plenty of sense....

2017-03-21T09:40:34.813+00:00

This post was so helpful and made plenty of sense. I literally had an ankle tattoo 3 days ago and went clubbing straight after so I was a little concerned when my ankle and foot began to swell the following day. Luckily reading your post has explained why my ankle swelled so much as I clearly didn't rest it "oops" I did notice a little bit of redness but since putting on my tattoo cream and using that frequently the redness has disappeared. I will be passing this information on to my friend as she had the same tattoo the same day and her ankle has swollen too. Thank you

Thanks so much for the info, I'm more at ease ...

2017-03-04T22:12:09.755+00:00

Thanks so much for the info, I'm more at ease after reading this. I got a full lower leg tattoo and have never experienced such pure death pain in my life lol. The artists at the shop were telling me that I will have trouble walking but I shrugged it off. I literally can't walk! Lol everytime I try to stand it feels like every liquid in my body is rushing to that leg and it's going to blow off, it's not red or itchy. Looks and feels pretty good until I stand up. God I can't wait until this passes.

Ive just had a beautifully crafted fuschia tattooe...

2017-02-19T21:26:12.922+00:00

Ive just had a beautifully crafted fuschia tattooed on my foot. Absolutwly love it but i do have some swelling. Keeping it elevayed is certainly helping. Great advice Rachel xxx

Just over a week ago I got the whole of my lower l...

2017-02-17T14:27:01.742+00:00

Just over a week ago I got the whole of my lower leg tattooed solid black, knee to ankle. It's still swollen but not painful.

I was writing my last will & testament as I wa...

2017-02-12T01:05:17.070+00:00

I was writing my last will & testament as I was sure I was going to die!
Whew! I had a cover up that was 5 hours a week ago. I have 2 other tattoos but never experienced fever, swelling, & soreness like this...I, to THANK YOU for helping me to breathe a sigh of relief!

Very helpful! Just got one covering my foot and it...

2017-02-08T21:36:45.838+00:00

Very helpful! Just got one covering my foot and it's very swollen