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Not sure if too many here will be familiar here with the blood value D-Dimer but it is a measure of clot breakdown. So if one's D-Dimer is elevated that means there are clots being formed and broken down in their body. Generally measured to assess risk of pulmonary embolism.
Mine was once elevated (greater than 500) at 570 on 1/30/15 but a CT scan showed no pulmonary embolism. After that it was normal at 340 on 9/19/16. Then elevated to 630 on 8/30/17. Then elevated to 1110 on 12/6/17. Then elevated to 1370 on 1/12/18. Now elevated to 1750.
I know this is not a common thing talked about here but I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this or insight I might be missing. I am on 80mg TRT per week (4x20mg) and 1mg of adex per week (2x0.5mg). I started the Adex on 8/1/2017 so that's one thing that sticks out but otherwise I have no explanation. I do cardio for 2+hr per week total. VO2 max is ~50. No symptoms during exertion. Occasional chest pressure which has been there for years on and off and my cardiologists don't seem to see as an issue.
I have talked to my cardiologists about this when it was 1110 and their response was basically "we don't have guidelines for this other than to check for pulmonary embolism". Basically they don't know what to do with the value but there is no way it going up so significantly month after month is normal. All other bloodwork is great. CRP 0.2. RBC/Hb/Hct are actually a bit below normal range. All of my clotting factors are normal. But D-dimer is now far above normal.
Stewie, GotGame and other docs or experienced members, any idea here?
Mine was once elevated (greater than 500) at 570 on 1/30/15 but a CT scan showed no pulmonary embolism. After that it was normal at 340 on 9/19/16. Then elevated to 630 on 8/30/17. Then elevated to 1110 on 12/6/17. Then elevated to 1370 on 1/12/18. Now elevated to 1750.
I know this is not a common thing talked about here but I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this or insight I might be missing. I am on 80mg TRT per week (4x20mg) and 1mg of adex per week (2x0.5mg). I started the Adex on 8/1/2017 so that's one thing that sticks out but otherwise I have no explanation. I do cardio for 2+hr per week total. VO2 max is ~50. No symptoms during exertion. Occasional chest pressure which has been there for years on and off and my cardiologists don't seem to see as an issue.
I have talked to my cardiologists about this when it was 1110 and their response was basically "we don't have guidelines for this other than to check for pulmonary embolism". Basically they don't know what to do with the value but there is no way it going up so significantly month after month is normal. All other bloodwork is great. CRP 0.2. RBC/Hb/Hct are actually a bit below normal range. All of my clotting factors are normal. But D-dimer is now far above normal.
Stewie, GotGame and other docs or experienced members, any idea here?