http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/ Carotid Dissection Support Group Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:16:43 GMT framnjamn@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/448 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/448 Hi Paul, My dr said it was safe for me to run at my 3mo followup appt. I must admit that I did not work up the courage to run until at least 6 mo after that, Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:01:22 GMT plarson14 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/447 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/447 How long before your neck pain started to decrease? Did you just have pain in the neck, or did you get headaches too? How did you know for certain that it Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:08:42 GMT wilaroney http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/446 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/446 Hi Paul, I had a dissection last October and also had terrible neck/face pain. It progressively got better over time. The first few weeks were the worst. Now Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:39:58 GMT Kristen Pusch http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/445 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/445 My dissection was long/large too and they don't know what caused it! I am always scared when that side of my neck hurts, even if it is due to muscle strain or Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:05:25 GMT framnjamn@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/444 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/444 wow. that it scary! having another dissection while in ICU.I had a really long/large dissection and have a persistent pseudoaneurysm. Although they say that it Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:14:58 GMT Kate Lautzenhiser http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/443 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/443 Paul- If you have any Neurological deficits, you should have a Neurologist who can monitor your Neurological status. A Neuro will probably arrange for you to Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:08:57 GMT plarson14 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/442 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/442 I am a recent sufferer of a dissection and was wondering what the best type of doctor to see for the long-term healing of this injury could be. Vascular? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:58:46 GMT Karen/Pix http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/441 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/441 Because my doc specifically told me to avoid doing any straining of my neck.  Also the theory is that if it happened once, then in some way all of us have Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:46:57 GMT Jill Sala http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/440 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/440 My neurosurgeon also told me that the dissection heals with scar tissue that is stronger than before and chance of it happening again are Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:22:47 GMT plarson14 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/439 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/439 But if the dissection occurred 2 years ago and had healed according to the doctor, why are you still worried about it? I was told that that a dissection Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:21:12 GMT Karen/Pix http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/438 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/438 I think it's different for everyone and your doc will let you know when you can do stuff again. It seems for most of us it's about 6 months until we were off Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:33:42 GMT plarson14 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/437 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/437 4 weeks ago lifting weights got a dissection. Only minor stroke symptoms so far, but terrible pain in jaw and right side of neck that will not go away. I Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:38:00 GMT Karen/Pix http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/436 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/436 Hello "plarson14" I also had my dissection as the result of a workout.  Could have been the weights, the crunches or that I was trying to sit on my exercise Fri, 08 May 2009 01:29:32 GMT zwomanintheshoe@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/435 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/435 Welcome Jill! **************Big savings on Dell’s most popular laptops. Now starting at $449! Fri, 08 May 2009 01:19:46 GMT Karen/Pix http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/434 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/434 Welcome new member Jill.  Carotid dissections are scary.  I didn't know what it was when they told me I had one.  I thought blood would be pooling up in my