L.W. says...

I started seeing Dr. Tobin at the end of January 2017. I want to start off by explaining, in short, my situation. I am 45 and have been sick for most of my life. I have seen multiple doctors in multiple specialty disciplines for many many years. I am going to name just a few of my ailments here...Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Psoriatic Arthritis, Osteo Arthritis, Poly Arthritis, Narcolepsy, Degenerative Disc Disease, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Mold Toxicity just to name a few. I have had multiple surgeries and have tried just about every therapy available. You have to understand that being as chronically ill as I am even getting out to go to appointments takes a lot of planning as I have minimal energy and maximum pain. When I began seeing Dr. Tobin I wasn't sure what to expect but since traditional doctors had not been able to help me I was desperate and hopeful that maybe just maybe this might help even if only a little tiny bit. My main disability keeps me in constant pain both acute and chronic and with all of the additional issues, many not listed here, I am always very tired as my body has to work very hard to keep functioning as normally as possible ( which to most ppl wouldnt be too normal). I was very pleasantly surprised when I met Dr. Tobin. She was very open and spent a lot of time with me. Much more than any other doctor I had ever seen. I have been told multiple times by different doctors that I am a medical mystery, an anomaly...but Dr. Tobin took everything in stride.
As I stated above nothing much worked for me. I followed traditional doctors orders to the tee and at times I would feel better for at most a day but would return to my struggle. Once I started seeing Dr. Tobin and taking her recommended supplements I started seeing an improvement. It was a very small improvement at first, most people would not be able to see it...but I could feel it. And for me any improvement is a huge deal. I am still a work in progress, but with Dr. Tobins help I have come farther than I ever have with any other practitioner of any type. I used to only have 1-2 hours (on a good day) of what I call "up time" with the remainder in bed "resting" and now I am up to 3 sometimes 4 hours of functionability. You have to understand for me this is HUGE!!!! My issues are very profound and there are many so I did not go in expecting a miracle, to be honest with my prior experiences I didn't really expect much...but I had HOPE. And Dr. Tobin has helped me to surpass anything I could have hoped for. I could not be more grateful to her and her staff. She is a very kind and generous person. She does everything to try to help her patients to get the care that they need. She understands that for many of us money is an issue and she does her best to work with people. But this is acupuncture and if you have done any research most insurance does not pay for acupuncture and if they do its typically not a very good one. It is OUR responsibility as patients to confirm with our insurance companies that they will cover these "alternative" treatments as the insurance companies call them. Even though it is costly, for any person who is as sick as I am I say try to find a way if you can. I am grateful for her care and will sing her praises to anyone who wants to listen. She puts her heart and soul into her practice and her patients care and I believe if you give her a chance she will not let you down.