got the aura

Listening to: Nothing really, but I have had "No easy street" by the Psychedelic Furs in my head for days.

My head had been troublesome over the past few days.

On Thursday I had a day at home from work due to a massive sinus headache that felt like a crowbar levering between my eyes. I think that may have been related to the knock to the head I got the night before when someone tried to run through me at netball. The right side of my head was sore then and is sore now.

Tonight I have the migraine precursor, the aura.

A rolling twisting flickering feather of light is occupying the left centre of my field of view. Half an hour ago I noticed bits of text disappearing . Now the aura is here. I was going out to a party. Not anymore.

I only started getting migraines a few years ago, for no apparent reason. My last one occured while Christmas shopping. My shopping only took 15 minutes, but I had to wander Queensgate for an hour and a half while the aura disappeared, after first visiting a chemist for appropriate medication. (hint: Don't try and drive if you can see the aura.) This is why I almost always have nurofen on my person. That night, believing I would only be out for a short time, I had left it at home. Damn irony.

The nurofen has been taken that should prevent the full-on migraine. Let battle commence.