Me vs. sinus infection

I have had a bad cold for the past week or so. Or, I don't know what it is, really. At points I had a fever, but not a very high one, and aches and pains. My main symptoms, though, have been a lot of congestion and a bad cough. I was waiting it out, hoping not to have to see a doctor, but two nights ago I had a staggeringly bad sinus headache when I tried to go to sleep at night. I took some Tylenol and was able to get to sleep, but last night I had another sinus headache that made the memory of the first one a sheer delight. It felt like the right side of my face was being crushed. The pain was so bad it seemed like it was in the bones themselves-- as I told the doctor today, I was almost certain I had face cancer (she laughed at me). Every time I started to drift off to sleep, I sat straight up in bed with a feeling like someone was pressing the right half of my face down into my brain, suffocating me. I finally had to give up and go sit in the living room in the middle of the night.

The worst part was that painkillers did NOTHING to this agony. I tried four Motrin--nothing. Three extra-strength Tylenol, an antihistamine--nothing. I had taken Tylenol Severe Cold Medicine and nothing happened, so I doubled the dose of that and added a cold compress to my face and finally was able to go to sleep at about 3:30 in the morning.

Anyway, I went to the doctor today and I now have some nice antibiotics, a nasal spray, and some Vicodin for the pain. That's a good thing, because I feel it coming back as we speak (it has been much worse at night). Now let's hope I get better, because I have two weeks of the semester left--a little less, actually--and many major projects due, including an oral presentation on Tuesday.