Tattoos below SCI level

No tats here but my foot looks like you describe. I was taking a shower yesterday and really noticed how red and purple it looked compared to my only semi dead foot, quite a difference. I'd keep it elevated and in the open as much as you can, watch for infection. I had a sore from a surgery about 3 months ago, not much really, but it still hasn't completely healed. Takes a long time.

I had a blood blister from a sock seam - by the time I noticed it, it had become infected & eaten halfway through my toe, oozing green pus - didn't feel a thing though . . . took quite a while to heal, even with daily visits to Dr for dressings + antibiotics

Hobit, I wear these sock called Smooth Toe. I get them from compression stockings.com. They save my hammer toe from the seam you get from regular socks. Just a thought. They also help with swelling.

I wear ordinary socks, but now turn them inside out, so the seam's on the outside. That seems to work ok.

Hey, I've seen gray anchors

Eh, it looks not so great. Turns out it did get infected due to me not paying enough attention to it. It got a cat hair in it. I'll post a pic when I get on my laptop later.