D-Dimer blood test high
I recently asked my GP for more details about the blood test and it turns-out that it was not "all OK" as previously reported - the D-Dimer result was high. The GP did not think it was a very meaningful test and doesn't intend to do any further investigation as a result because he thought the original embolism would have caused the elevated level. Is this valid when there were nearly 7 weeks between the "event" and the test?
I'm booked-in for an echocardiogram in a few weeks, to check for a PFO. If that comes-back negative I guess this whole thing will go down as an act of god.
Sorry to hear the news from SWO and others.
I've actually been rather surprised by the number of people who've contacted me to say they've had similar symptoms - this seems far more common than I realised.
I started-out by thinking that it was a real pain that this had happened to me, and how do I get back to where I was before. But having now seen a number of people who have had full-blown strokes, and realised how common this is, my attitude is now how relieved I am that it wasn't worse and taking action to reduce the risk of something worse happening.
Rick