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Mid-South Doctor Gives “Ghetto Booty” Diagnosis
WREG ^ | July 13, 2013 | Candace McCowan

Posted on 07/15/2013 7:37:29 AM PDT by Deadeye Division

(Jackson, TN) A Mid-South woman has filed a complaint with the Tennessee Department of Health after she said the doctor she went to see for back pain gave her an insulting diagnosis.

“He said ‘I know what the problem is. It’s ghetto booty,’” said 55-year-old Terry Ragland about what she was told by Dr. Timothy Sweo in April.

“I think I blacked out after he said ghetto booty. I think my mind was just stuck on the phrase because I couldn’t believe he said that,” said Ragland.

Ragland said this was not her first time at this doctor’s office. She had been there several times before and said her experiences were good. But this is the first time she had seen Dr. Sweo.

“It’s one of those things where my hip seems to slip, like it’s slipping out of place a little bit. It’s painful when you get up to go walk it kind of slips, you know,” said Ragland about her lower back pain.

Ragland said Dr. Sweo sent her for X-rays, then came in and gave his diagnosis. She said she was in shock as she asked what the treatment would be.

“He said there’s no cure for it but I could give you something if you’re having pain,” said Ragland.

Ragland said she told an office manager about what happened. Ragland said the manager apologized and a few weeks later she received a letter from Dr. Sweo himself.

In the letter, Dr. Sweo said, “I was trying to take a technical conversation regarding your lower back and make it less technical.”

“It says to me that he doubts what type of intellect I have, how intelligent I am to be able to understand what he conveys to me in a medical term,” said Ragland.

News Channel 3 reached out to Dr. Sweo for an interview on camera, which he declined.

But he did admit to using the term as he was trying to explain to Ragland that she had “lumbar lordosis,” the medical term for a curve in her spine.

“What I was trying to explain to that patient is that she has lumbar lordosis, which is a fancy name for the curve of the lower spine that makes the buttocks protrude more. In trying to explain that I said that she had ghetto booty and she didn’t like that apparently. That was my attempt to explain why she had the back problem. It wasn’t the whole problem but it was part of it and she got upset about it,” said Sweo by phone. “You cannot cure lumbar lordosis.”

“I think I do understand why her feelings were hurt but I don’t understand what’s offensive about it,” said Sweo.

“It’s not endearing. It’s not loving. It’s not a compliment. It’s wrong in every aspect and it’s very demeaning,” said Ragland.

Ragland has filed a complaint with the state, which will follow up and see if the claim is founded. The information will then be presented to the Board of Medical Examiners officer, who will determine if there will be disciplinary action.

In Sweo’s history in Tennessee, he has not faced any disciplinary action.

“That was probably inappropriate. She certainly felt that way and I won’t do that anymore,” said Sweo.

Ragland is hoping she is the last patient who has this experience.

“The next person might not take it like I do and he might find himself in a very bad, bad situation,” Ragland said.


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To: MarineBrat

That is Ghetto LOOTY


41 posted on 07/15/2013 7:56:11 AM PDT by Youngman542012
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To: Deadeye Division

http://m.youtube.com/results?q=baby%20got%20back%20sir%20mix%20a%20lot%20with%20lyrics&oq=baby%20got&gs_l=youtube-reduced.1.1.0l4.1623.7597.0.15570.8.6.0.2.2.0.152.639.2j4.6.0...0.0...1ac.1.5.youtube-reduced.5rSHP3ptAxo


42 posted on 07/15/2013 7:56:52 AM PDT by gracie1 (Look, just because you have to tolerate something doesnÂ’t mean you have to approve of it.)
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To: Deadeye Division

The doctor cannot lie. The other doctors can’t deny.


43 posted on 07/15/2013 7:57:06 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("...Someone handed the keys to the Forum to the OPC and its sympathizers...")
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To: gracie1

Beat me by 14 seconds.


44 posted on 07/15/2013 7:57:52 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("...Someone handed the keys to the Forum to the OPC and its sympathizers...")
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To: Trailerpark Badass
. . .

implied threat of violence

They do that because many of them mistake kindness for weakness. Many of them think that because there are a disproportionate number of boxers and athletes among them - they think European - Americans are afraid of being in a physical confrontation with them. These kinds of people are very simpleminded and like children who have difficulty controlling their emotions, they lack a depth of thought or verbal restraint.

45 posted on 07/15/2013 7:59:00 AM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever.)
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To: Deadeye Division

Interesting to read some comments here.

It appears that many FReepers are as thin-skinned and ready to litigate as any liberal, over (apparently true) offensive words.

Yeah, we’re Conservatives, depending on the situation. Shaking head.


46 posted on 07/15/2013 8:00:25 AM PDT by lurk
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To: EEGator

My response to ‘big boned’:

Lucky for you that you are - normal bones would snap from all that weight. :=)


47 posted on 07/15/2013 8:00:50 AM PDT by Bob
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To: mountn man

Is why so many doctors are quitting?


48 posted on 07/15/2013 8:00:55 AM PDT by Quickgun (I got here kicking,screaming and covered in someone else's blood. I can go out that way if I have to)
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To: Deadeye Division

50 posted on 07/15/2013 8:03:16 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Liberals are like locusts...)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Don’t you ever tire of tossing facts into race based complaints by the welfare class?

;-)


51 posted on 07/15/2013 8:04:15 AM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam is antithetical to, and Islam is irreconcilable with, America. Therefore - Islam Delenda Est)
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To: Deadeye Division

I watched the video. That lady didn’t appear to be waaay overweight. She calmly told her side, not ranting and raving. The doctor, at first glance, reminded me of a younger version of that cretin, Alan Grayson.

I think she was in her right to complain and if a doctor treated me as insensitively as he did her, I’d have been in their face. Low back pain is hard enough; adding an insult on top of it is uncalled for.


52 posted on 07/15/2013 8:05:03 AM PDT by SueRae (It isn't over. In God We Trust.)
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To: Deadeye Division

“But he did admit to using the term as he was trying to explain to Ragland that she had “lumbar lordosis,” the medical term for a curve in her spine. “

He may not have wanted to use the term LORD-osis to avoid insulting atheists.

But in reality, much of the population has been so dumbed down that even common English language terms are not understood. For example, a surprisingly high number of patients do not understand what a bulge is when I am referring to their lumbar discs.


53 posted on 07/15/2013 8:05:13 AM PDT by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est. New US economy: Fascism on top, Socialism on the bottom.)
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To: cdcdawg
Sounds like “ghetto booty” thinks she has her a lottery ticket.

And afterwards, she'll be bragging to all her friends about her ghetto booty.

54 posted on 07/15/2013 8:06:28 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: mountn man

Touche. Clearly I should have picked better words for that second sentence.


55 posted on 07/15/2013 8:06:53 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: lurk
sar·casm

/ˈsärˌkazəm/

Noun

The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

56 posted on 07/15/2013 8:07:31 AM PDT by KevinB (A country that would elect Barack Obama president twice is no longer worth fighting for.)
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To: mountn man

Yep.


57 posted on 07/15/2013 8:08:32 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Bob

True. :)


58 posted on 07/15/2013 8:09:11 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: mountn man

How does she...never mind.

You mean, how does she...with those short little arms? Right?

From the front - only possible from the front.


59 posted on 07/15/2013 8:09:29 AM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam is antithetical to, and Islam is irreconcilable with, America. Therefore - Islam Delenda Est)
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To: mountn man
She's definitely exceeded the occupancy load of her pants. That's a five skank load for sure. Fire Marshall needs to be notified ASAP


60 posted on 07/15/2013 8:09:40 AM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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