- male
- 59 Years
- 07/02/2025
So, my dad is 59 and he's had this high d-dimer level at 1.82. He got over COVID about 47 days back. Just after he got discharged, we checked, and the d-dimer was at 0.5, but now it's jumped to 1.82. Plus, his white blood cells went down from 10,000 to 4,000 over these weeks. Is this something we should be really worried about? Can you suggest any treatment or ideas on what's going on?
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post covid sequelae ! take multivitamin tablets and timely eating continue..
Dr. Chandra Suggests...
Consult a Haematologist
Answered 04/07/2025
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