The Headache from Hell Yesterday, August 8th, I woke up with a dull, achy headache in my left temple. It was annoying right from the start. I took all my meds like normal and went to work, hoping it would ease up. But nope, it just kept getting worse. The pain spread across my forehead and to my right temple. By the time I left work, my pain level was a 3—and for me, that’s pretty bad. I’m not sensitive to pain, so my 3 is probably someone else’s 5 or 6. On top of that, my light and sound sensitivity was doubled yesterday. That was excruciating since I already have heightened sensitivity to both. Every noise and glare felt like stabbing pain. To top it all off, my right shoulder was still hurting too. Honestly, the whole day felt like my body was just betraying me. I really don’t want to go to the ER over it. I hate going there. They don’t treat me very nicely, and the stress of that place just makes everything worse. So here I am, pushing through it the best I ...