http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/ Carotid Dissection Support Group Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:21:49 GMT framnjamn@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/475 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/475 I agree. I have found the same. I was really enjoying yoga but have had to stop due to pain aggravated by certain yoga posns ( eg half moon and downward dog Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:02:30 GMT Karen/Pix http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/474 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/474 I too have headaches now that seem to either be the side of my head or behind my eyes.   I've found that pilates is way too much strain on my neck.  I avoid Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:23:50 GMT wilaroney http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/473 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/473 Hi All -- I had my stroke one year ago yesterday, and had a stent/coils implanted in January 09. I have been fairly active in the past 6 months but have Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:44:08 GMT Kate Lautzenhiser http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/472 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/472 It is very common for stroke survivors to experience fatigue regardless of what caused their stroke. One reason is a phenomena the body has called glucose Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:01:41 GMT xrcisetoday http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/471 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/471 same here. my friends will go out at night and I really can't make it past dinner. Watching tv at night is about as much as I can do. I do go to the gym, Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:19:12 GMT zuriny http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/470 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/470 Hello all, It's been a little over two years since my CD. There were no lasting problems, but two things I have noticed and am curious to others experience. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:37:36 GMT pixalu http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/469 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/469 I'm Karen, I had my dissection and stroke 2.5 years ago at the age of 36. I was in pretty bad shape at the time of my stroke with loss of feeling in my right Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:09:02 GMT Kate Lautzenhiser http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/468 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/468 Hi Carotiddissection@yahoogroups.com, I invited you to join Facebook a while back and wanted to remind you that once you join, we'll be able to connect online, Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:58:44 GMT Kristen Pusch http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/467 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/467 Good point - supposedly they tested me for all of that, SUPPOSEDLY... Kristen ... From: xrcisetoday To: carotiddissection@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:44:36 GMT xrcisetoday http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/466 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/466 Just always trying to figure it all out. My father had an achilles tear, while on it, in the past I've had tendonitis issues, and there is a warning now on it Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:33:27 GMT Kristen Pusch http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/465 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/465 I took it about a year prior to the dissection, the first AND last time I took it...it made my leg muscles terribly sore and I was doing Jazzercise at the time Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:35:38 GMT xrcisetoday http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/464 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/464 was anyone taking Levaquin, or any other antibiotic at the time of/or preceeding their dissection? Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:35:41 GMT Kristen Pusch http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/463 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/463 Mine were (there were 2 different ones techs, one got 99% occlusion and the other 100%, who knows) both gentle...my husband was watching during one of the Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:30:43 GMT Karen/Pix http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/462 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/462 My technician was very gentle.  But then she knew I had the dissection.  Maybe that was the difference?  I was diagnosed with the CAT with ultrasound follow Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:20:01 GMT xrcisetoday@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/461 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/carotiddissection/message/461 Who knows??? He has treated a few but more were traumatic.? My dissection was where my neck/jawline meet, or at least thats where the tech was pushing the 1st