D dimer and melenoma
REGISTER
The information on this site is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Content within the patient forum is user-generated and has not been reviewed by medical professionals. Other sections of the Melanoma Research Foundation website include information that has been reviewed by medical professionals as appropriate. All medical decisions should be made in consultation with your doctor or other qualified medical professional.

D dimer and melenoma

› Forums › Cutaneous Melanoma Community › D dimer and melenoma

  • Post
    • May 26, 2017 at 4:39 pm
    Laura2015
    Participant
      Hello everyone.

      I have a question see if anyone has come across this. I was diagnosed in 2015 with 3 primary melenoma. Melenoma in situ and also stage 1a and 1b. I only had surgery as they said mine were under 1cm. Since then I have several basal cell removed but no melenoma. I went to the Er last week and had a high d dimer test so they had to give me a c.t scan of the chest everything came back fine, but now I am wondering if the d dimera has anything to do with all the skin cancer I have had. My doctor,said anything can raise it level. Any suggestion would be great. Should I get it retested? The reason i had the ct scan was right arm pain and chest discomfort which they didn’t know why but because of elevated d dimera they had to do d dimer. Thanks everyone

    Viewing 0 reply threads
    • Replies
        • May 26, 2017 at 4:56 pm
        jennunicorn
        Participant

          High d-dimer is due to a broken up blot clot and the ct scan was looking for a blood clot, so I don't think it has any correlation to previous skin cancers. 

      Viewing 0 reply threads

      Tagged: 

      • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
      About the MRF Patient Forum

      The MRF Patient Forum is the oldest and largest online community of people affected by melanoma. It is designed to provide peer support and information to caregivers, patients, family and friends. There is no better place to discuss different parts of your journey with this cancer and find the friends and support resources to make that journey more bearable.

      The information on the forum is open and accessible to everyone. To add a new topic or to post a reply, you must be a registered user. Please note that you will be able to post both topics and replies anonymously even though you are logged in. All posts must abide by MRF posting policies.