new to icad

New to internal carotid artery dissection. I am a healthy 44 year old male. Diagnosis was this past Thanksgiving (2010)
after experiencing headaches and partial horners syndrome for about a month. No stroke as of yet and no neurological deficit at this time. Headaches are gone and horners seems a little better. Wishful thinking??? On lovenox and coumadin for now, switching to just coumadin this week hopefully. My question is, I keep hearing about 100% occlusion. I guess I need to ask Doc but is this something that would be obvious to me? Other than weakness from meds I feel good. Occasional and minimal pain, ear popping but otherwise since treatment after one week I feel like my old self. Any info? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[bonnie870]

hi,
i suffered an ICAD in July of this past year which resulted in a stroke.  I am a 49 year old, healthy female.  this was precipitated by a massive multi-day migraine and subsequent stroke.  i also suffered from horners syndrome.  i was put on plavix and it was determined that i did not have a predisposition to clotting - totally a fluke occurrence.  just had MRA 2 weeks ago to gauge healing of vessel and it is about 80% healed - had been 100% occluded.  there is hope for total recovery!  Good luck.