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Well, I finally have my neurology appointment today...and im strangely excited...or maybe just anxious. I've had a history of migraines since I can remember...actually around 3rd grade is the first time i can remember; sitting in class & having this horrible pain in my head that wouldn't go away. They're pretty sporadic...never really nailed down a specific trigger; i could be watching tv, passing a perfume counter, listening to a lecture, or just going about daily business & BAM!...it starts...and within 10-20 min. can be the most excruciating pain known to man! My coping mechanisms tend to include 3-4 excedrine migraine pills, caffiene, water, dark rooms, pressure point massage, sleeping it off, & when desperate, Nyquil to knock me out! lol! Lately however, the last 5 or 6 spells have had me worried. The characteristics have changed & the pain has been consistented focused behind my right eye...not sure whats up with that. So, working in an ER, with access to some awesome docs & nurses' opinions, the general consensus was to definitely get it checked out. Most were surprised I didn't already have a doc following my history/symptoms. Anyway, five minutes later, I had a referral to a personal neuro friend of the ER doc! (sweet!!) I don't think they'll find anything crazy (hope not!), but even if they don't, hopefully they can at least give me somthing to help cope with the pain when it pops up again. Here's looking forward to a new phase in pain management...at long last! :)