Head explodey

I've had some level of ... let's call them headaches, because the medical jury is still out about them being actual truefax migraines ... for over a week now. On the pain scale that is obviously designed for people who don't have chronic pain issues, I've been at 4-7. My usual "solution" is to take assorted pain meds and push through it, because I've got Stuff To Do.

Yesterday, however, was the twin of the migraine from a few years ago that sent me to urgent care. Intense pain, light sensitivity, nausea, vertigo, feeling like my teeth were expanding, all the fun stuff. Since I knew what was happening this time, I didn't have a panic attack, yay? But I lost all of yesterday, and I had a LOT of things I had planned on taking care of.

There was also a phone call from the Polyclinic: they are still waiting on final official authorization from my insurance for the Botox, so the appointment has been pushed back to the first week of Feb. Oh, and the neurologist wants me to schedule a MRI of my braaaaaaain. I'm not starting the Topamax yet, because the potential side effects are more likely with the meds I'm already on, and I'm really wary about that.

TL;DR: awful headaches for a week, migraine that made me think longingly of a medically-induced coma, still waiting on Botox, and an MRI.

EDITED TO ADD: MRI on Thursday, whee?