She waited for hours and left untreated. The ER billed her anyway. The hospital said her visit began as soon as “care,” which could mean registration and nursing assessment, was initiated. Make us preferred on Google. Autumn Daniels went to the emergency room when her migraine symptoms wouldn't improve. (Taylor Glascock/KFF Health News). By Michelle Andrews | KFF Health News. Autumn Daniels is no stranger to migraine headaches, which have troubled her since childhood. The migraine tormenting the 32-year-old in April was even worse than usual. After a week of piercing head pain, she went to an urgent care center near her home in Champaign, Illinois, and received an injection of Toradol, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that usually helps with her symptoms. The doctor at the clinic told her that if the pain didn’t improve, she should go to an emergency room the next day.