Oh my God. What the hell have I done to myself.

I've got one of those special ice-pack bandage things, the ones where you put the ice-pack in the freezer, then when it's frozen, you slip it inside the bandage's 'pocket' before wrapping it around the injury. The two ends are velcro so you can basically pull it as tight as you like and then secure.

I was lying in bed last night doing some work on my laptop and I put it on for about twenty minutes. Well that was the plan. Unfortunately I somehow forgot all about it and fell asleep with it on. When I woke up at 6.30am this morning I was still wearing it.

When I took it off I nearly fainted. My whole leg had blown up like a melon. I'm not joking. My leg has elephantitis. I don't know what's happened but it looks bad. It feels all bouncy to the touch, like it's just swollen up really bad or something, but jesus. Imagine if it stays like that? I'd have to to join the circus.

Actually, it is now lunchtime and I have just had another inspection and it appears to be going down but it still looks weird. I really hope it's not going to explode. Not while I'm at work anyway.