A pregnant influencer is opening up about a terrifying medical ordeal. Leah Jay, a content creator who lives in Austin, Texas, revealed that she went to doctors to remove a blood clot in her leg before learning that she needed major surgery - during which her heart would be stopped for 80 minutes. "What started as leg surgery to remove a blood clot turned into a transfer to Austin's top heart surgery hospital. In the last 7 days, doctors discovered a strep infection in my blood that created a large bacterial growth on my mitral valve.