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Oral history interview with Carmen, October 10, 2022

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dc.coverage.location Hatillo, Puerto Rico
dc.creator Carmen (Narrator)
dc.creator Vélez López, Karina (Interviewer)
dc.date.accessioned 2023-01-23T18:38:21Z
dc.date.available 2023-01-23T18:38:21Z
dc.date.created 2022-10-10
dc.description.abstract Carmen is 63 years old. Some years ago, she had to go to a doctor because some knee pain. She got a bone plaque done and the results showed that she needed a surgery. Everything went well until she started having complications. Her doctor didn’t tell her about compression socks and how her recovery could be affected because of them. When she asked him about it, he said she didn’t need them. Carmen suffered from a pulmonal emboli because of this; and had to remain hospitalized. She recovered and after some more tests, medical appointments, and medication she lives a more stabilized life. Currently, she lives with a lot of health issues and a daily medication routine with different types of pills. Even though she is better, her life is completely different as for what she was expecting in her future. en
dc.description.abstract Carmen tiene 63 años. Hace algunos años, tuvo que ir a un médico debido a un dolor de rodilla. Le hicieron una placa ósea y los resultados mostraron que necesitaba una cirugía. Todo iba bien hasta que empezó a tener complicaciones. Su médico no le contó sobre los calcetines de compresión y cómo su recuperación podría verse afectada debido a ellos. Cuando ella le preguntó al respecto, él dijo que no los necesitaba. Carmen sufrió de una embolia pulmonar debido a esto; y tuvo que permanecer hospitalizada. Se recuperó y después de algunas pruebas más, citas médicas y medicamentos, vive una vida más estabilizada. Actualmente, vive con muchos problemas de salud y una rutina diaria de medicamentos con diferentes tipos de píldoras. A pesar de que está mejor, su vida es completamente diferente en cuanto a lo que esperaba en su futuro. es
dc.description.sponsorship This work was created as part of the project “Listening to Puerto Rico: The Promise of Oral History On-Campus and Beyond,” funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Award number ZDH-284106-22.
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/3026
dc.language es
dc.publisher Oral History Lab @UPRM
dc.rights.holder (c) 2022 Carmen, (c) 2022 Karina Vélez López
dc.rights.license All rights reserved
dc.subject Medical procedures en
dc.subject Medical malpractice en
dc.subject Pulmonary embolism en
dc.subject Trauma
dc.subject Procedimientos médicos es
dc.subject Negligencia médica es
dc.subject Embolia pulmonar es
dc.title Oral history interview with Carmen, October 10, 2022 en
dc.title.alternative Entrevista de historia oral con Carmen, 10 de octubre de 2022 es
dc.type Oral history
dspace.entity.type Publication
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