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.
ahem
It would have been entirely appropriate, IMHO, for her to tear the Dr a new butthole. Preferably loud enough to attract the attention of all his co-workers and clients. I don’t see taking it beyond that, however. Lots of doctors are jerks - ask any nurse...
Not to mention the fact that the father is normally the disciplinarian in the nuclear family, and that effective parental discipline often requires the united front of two parents vs. the wayward child to overwhelm their rebellious nature and convince them to learn to submit to legitimate authority.
These children don't have a chance.
I saw this woman a couple of weeks ago only she was wearing different pants. Her pants were just as skin tight as these but they were black and white striped. the stripes were each about 3 inches wide. Not exactly slimming.
Give Dr. a break: after all, he couldn’t write it down in cursive.
Is it me, or did anybody else glance past this and think it said "lardass"?
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If you were thinking about how she does something else - can't help you.
ghetto booty=obama care.
We were warned.
In contemporary USA words are the ultimate evil. Actions don’t mean anything.
Steatopygia.
There actually is a medical term that describes what is an ancient lifesaving adaptation to adverse conditions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatopygia
Steatopygia doesn’t necessarily lead to low back pain, there are multiple causes, so it is a little rude to use that phrase right off the bat.
Across the aisle and one row down,
Hottentot Venus is her name
haha, indeed - ‘you have a fat ass.’ Perfect diagnosis, dumbed down a bit for Ms Ghetto Booty.
What law is she going to sue him under? “Doctors must always use medical terms.’?? “Doctors may not say anything mean.”?? “Doctors may not hurt patients’ feelings?”
How about voting with her wallet. Oh, I see - she is voting with HIS wallet.
LOL, the other involves flour.
From a review.
” Also the rod is HUGE. You won’t be able to carry this disgretely around the office on your way to the loo. You will have to carry a very large purse bag with the rod hidden inside picking up lint as you go. Too big for a ziploc bag. It’s almost as long as those swirler things you use to clean the toilet.”
I wanted to ask if she tried a leg holster to carry the device.
George Costanza: “Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this thing, because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing is frowned upon... you know, cause I’ve worked in a lot of offices, and I tell you, people (say)that all the time.”
Okay...he should have just called it “sitting on your fat lazy ass never had a job never will have a job” syndrome.
Screw her.
That is just plain-ass disgusting.
If your @ss is as big as a house I doubt people are going to be that suspicious if your handbag is too . . .
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