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Why is my D-dimer level elevated after the first dose of my COVID vaccine?
Query: Hello doctor, I do not have any symptoms, but my D-dimer level are very high. I do not have any history of vascular disease, pulmonary embolism, or blood clots. My question is, I discovered the D-dimer elevation three weeks after my first COVID-19 vaccine. Can I get my second dose if I still have h... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I hope you are doing well in the pandemic. As you said, you have no signs and symptoms of any disease, and you have got vaccinated a few months back, and your D-dimers are pretty high, indicating that you have some low to intermediate grade clotting state. And, as ... Read Full »
How can we determine the clotting tendency post-vaccination?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 56-year-old female, and I am in the post-menopausal period for about eight years. I want to vaccinate, but I do not want the mRNA vaccines. For one reason (of a few reasons), I cannot wrap my head around the fact that they have tried bringing those types of vaccines or medicine... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I hope you are doing well in the pandemic. All vaccines have adverse effects on a few (not all) individuals. The clotting problem is hyped in the media. In millions of doses given to individuals, the clotting problem is reported hardly in double figures (and not triple... Read Full »
Which medication should I take for my elevated D-dimer levels, Heparin or Aspirin?
Query: Hello doctor, I went through the lighter course of COVID-19 last month. I am fully recovered now for over a month. But my D-dimer lever is still up. Since the start of COVID until yesterday, it was fluctuating. The cut-off is 0.53mg/l, but I have fluctuating levels of 0.78, 1.17, 0.68, 0.74, and 0... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You should stay on Aspirin for a week or longer. Add an anticoagulant, preferably Rivaroxaban 20 mg once daily for at least a couple of weeks. It seems you are having a low-grade compensated DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation). Due to COVID-19, you might ha... Read Full »