I think I had or may still be dealing with a clot from my JJ vaccine. I'm a 27F on birth control pills. I was in the ER for chest pains on Friday and had visual disturbances soon after taking my birth control on Saturday and went to the ER again. On Friday, my Ddimer levels were 767 out of a 0-241 scale, which can be indicative of a clot, so they did a CT scan on my torso since I was having chest pains then. It was clean so they sent me home. They didn't check my Ddimer levels on Saturday and diagnosed me with an ocular migrane, treated it pretty successfully and sent me home. I still have the ocular migrane symptoms if I move around or do too much. I'm going to stop taking my birth control for now and am currently waiting to hear back from my doctor after requesting referrals for a head CT scan and another Ddimer test. I read that they women were getting CVST clots, which are a type of stroke. Lmk if anyone cares and I can follow up with an update. --- I also want to say that the 6/6 million is a lot smaller if you isolate it to the 6/women 18-48. That's a very different number and I'm happy they paused the vaccine.

UPDATE I: I spoke with my GP and she's ordering more blood tests and another Ddimer test so I will be going to the lab for that today. She also ordered a CT scan, but said that it probably won't be till later this week since the only way to get one immediately would be to go to ER. Based on my symptoms and with how small the risk is, she does not think I had a blood clot. I also had one of the most stressful weeks of my life prior to all this happening, so that probably had a huge role in this and I apologize for not putting that in my original post. But she did advise me to stop taking my birth control so if you're worried and you are on the pill, it probably wouldn't hurt to just stop taking it until you are out of the 2 week period (use back up protection!). She also advised me that I don't need to take any aspirin, but I have taken it upon myself to consume some blood thinning things like ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, sunflower seeds, and pineapple. I'll continue to update as I learn things. Thank you everyone for your support and concern. I wish you and your loved ones happiness and health. Just watch patiently for any symptoms and do your best not to stress about it. Things like this happen, these are unprecedented times. Stay safe.

UPDATE II: Saw my doctor today and we went over my blood test results. Ddimer levels have come back down to normal and my platelet levels are back up to normal levels. My ocular migraine symptoms are almost 100% gone, I can only see a little bit of spotting every once in a while. My doctor believes that I may have had a clot that resolve itself without cutting off any blood flow. So for now, it seems that I made it through. I am finally feeling normal again after everything, it's amazing how much trauma can effect you.. I want to thank everyone on here for their concern and kind words. I also want to say a special thank you to those who noted the risks of being on birth control while also experiencing things like ocular migraines potentially increasing the chances of blood clots even more. As of right now I am still not taking my birth control and to be honest, I am really thinking about never getting back on it. I feel that I am through the rough time when having an accidental pregnancy would be too much to handle. While I don't know that I ever want to actually have kids naturally, using condoms until either me or my partner can get "fixed" sounds a hell of a lot better than putting myself at risk of something so serious. I hope you are all still doing well and not stressing out too much about all this. Just pay attention to your bodies and reach out for help if something seems off. Take care and stay safe <3