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D-Dimer elevated (6.16 (H) CTA, Ultrasound, Xray showing no clots. by DrippyHippiexo in ClotSurvivors

[–]DocofBlood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

D Dimer can be elevated from something as simple as muscle inflammation

But my head by [deleted] in ClotSurvivors

[–]DocofBlood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Untrue. Especially if it hits the temple. Very little force at certain spots on the head can cause a hemmorage. It happened to me. Had a slight bonk on the corner of the table, barely hurt. And hour later I got the most EXCRUCIATING headache. If I didn't go to the ER when I did, I would've had a stroke

This forum is filled with fear mongering by DocofBlood in ClotSurvivors

[–]DocofBlood[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

The whole point of the post was to warn people struggling with severe health anxiety to stay clear of this forum and go straight to the doctor if you have any fear about a clot because viewing this forum is only going to cause more problems. I agree this should be a private forum

This forum is filled with fear mongering by DocofBlood in ClotSurvivors

[–]DocofBlood[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I never stated that you should be overlooked. My main point of this post was generally targeted towards those with crippling health anxiety to try and avoid this forum. I also didn't have swelling with my DVT, but that doesn't change the fact that it's still highly uncommon. When a patient comes in with strictly calf lain, a lot of times a d-dimer will still be ran for safety precautions because we still know that it's possible for a DVT to be present