In September of 2019, something went wrong with Kimberly’s health.
“I all of a sudden started feeling really weak and tired,” says Kimberly. “I couldn’t function, and I was sleeping all day. I literally thought I was dying … that maybe I had cancer.” Prior to this, Kimberly had been extremely healthy, so it wasn’t clear what might have happened.
“I ate clean, exercised 5 days a week … it was mind-boggling how all of a sudden I couldn’t even get off of the couch!”
Searching for Answers
Kimberly sought answers, starting with her primary doctor, but didn’t get far. “My doctor couldn’t find anything wrong except for low B12. He referred me to another doctor who ran more tests, and that doctor didn’t find anything, either … so they said I’d just have to supplement with B12 the rest of my life.”
It’s not easy being only 42 years old and told that you are going to need to take B12 the rest of your life, especially when you know that there is something that’s causing you to have low B12 in the first place.
“I got through the holidays and that point, my doctor wouldn’t prescribe more B12 injections and just wanted me to do over the counter pills,” explains Kimberly. “I had done research that said the injections were a better option, so I was frustrated that they were being denied to me.”
By February 2020, Kimberly couldn’t take it anymore. “I was so incredibly frustrated with my doctor, and how he wouldn’t have anything to do with me and my case anymore. He said it was all in my head! I had been seeing this doctor for 20+ years, and now he was ready to give up on me. I just felt abandoned,” Kimberly says.
Finally Finding Hope
Kimberly had known for a while that her sister’s neighbor was a patient at Valeo. The neighbor finally convinced Kimberly to give Dr. Rob a chance to see if he could figure out what was happening with her health.
“I saw Dr. Rob for the first time in February 2020, and he immediately gave me hope. He said he was going to do everything he could to get to the bottom of it, and I could tell he meant it. He made me feel cared for. It was a big relief after the treatment I had from my previous doctors,” says Kimberly.
“It was amazing watching him work,” she continued. “You can see the gears turning when he’s working. He’s always truly interested in how I’m feeling and wants to know EVERYTHING, whereas my other doctors were ‘zoned out’, Dr. Rob was completely ‘zoned in.’ He was clearly dedicated to helping me find answers.”
Getting the Answers She Deserved
Kimberly started getting the answers she had been looking for right away at Valeo. “Dr. Rob found I had H. pylori bacteria in my stomach, which was so interesting. I had an endoscopy prior to coming to Valeo, and they hadn’t found it, but Dr. Rob found it on the first appointment!”
Interestingly enough, even with a protocol to rid her of the H. pylori, Kimberly’s body wasn’t able to get rid of it. This made Dr. Rob curious. By digging even deeper through Kimberly’s health history and asking the right questions, Dr. Rob discovered the issue.
“My family had recently moved to the country, where we had begun to drink well water. When Dr. Rob heard this, he had me test the well water. The test did come back positive for certain bad bacteria, and when the well guy came out, he realized the pressure tank hadn’t been working. I had been drinking stagnant water!” exclaimed Kimberly. “After the water was fixed and with some extra supplements from Dr. Rob, I finally kicked the H. pylori in August!! It was a long process, but Dr. Rob was supportive the whole time and kept saying ‘hang in there, don’t quit!’ It was refreshing to have a doctor who wouldn’t give up on me.”
Overwhelming Appreciation
Ever since kicking the H. pylori, things have been going great for Kimberly.
“I haven’t felt this good in a year. It’s amazing. I feel 100% … and I hadn’t thought even six months ago that I’d ever feel this good again. I had come to terms with feeling terrible … but now I feel like myself again!” Kimberly shares. “I cried on my way home from my appointment that day in August … I don’t think I’ve ever told Dr. Rob how much I appreciate him and what he did for me, but I know Dr. Rob was sent to me from God. He is a blessing.”
