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The Mary Sue
Rachel Thomas

‘Almost ended me’: Dallas woman tries new nail salon. Now she has a double pulmonary embolism, deep-vein thrombosis, and a ruptured Achilles. What went wrong?

A Dallas woman had a nail salon trip turn into a horror story. That is because she now has a double pulmonary embolism, deep-vein thrombosis in her calf, and a ruptured Achilles tendon, all due to the removal of one acrylic nail while going to a new salon downtown.

An initial video that Candice Concepcion (@candiceconcepcion) posted referencing the difficult medical journey she endured due to the nail salon generated 1.6 million views. Viewers asked her for a storytime, saying, “Girl!! What happened ??” Concepcion replied, “Girl, so much.”

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