I’m going in tomorrow morning to have a Color Doppler vascular ultrasound of my temples, hopefully in lieu of the usual biopsy needed to officially call whatever has caused an unrelenting headache in both temples for going on three weeks. My bulging temple and forehead veins/arteries and jaw pain enabled me to reach a tentative diagnosis last weekend but a 7 hour visit to ER Sunday night, including bloodwork and a CT scan with contrast yielded a Rx for lidocaine patches and advice to try to relax so my tension headache will subside. I had elevated C-reactive protein and high sedimentation, but the ER dr. consulted a hospital neurologist who said it wasn’t GCA because that never occurs on both sides. Thank goodness my PCP found the markers to be convincing enough to order the vascular ultrasound and an initial Rx of prednisone. This conversation is such an eye opener. I was able to pick up the first week’s supply this afternoon and took one with food tonight, but the pharmacist said to really “start it” at tomorrow’s breakfast. The label only says take 3 (20m) a day, with food, and I have been puzzling tonight trying to see if that could mean all at once. You all are a blessing. Thank you, and good luck to all of this on our journey.