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Is There an Acceptable Level of Pain?

For those of us who live with chronic migraine, the question is not whether or not we have a migraine, but rather to what extent the pain and symptoms are impacting our ability to function.

In this video, Migraine.com contributor, Holly leads a conversation on the question “Is there an acceptable level of pain?” and shares how her answer to the question has changed over time.

Have you come to accept a certain amount of white noise pain in your background every day and learned to live with and plan around it? Share your wisdom on this topic in the comment section below so we may learn from you.

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