On November 24th I went in to the dermatologist and he prescribed me Doxycycline 100mg 2x a day for a month to treat a staph infection.

It is now December 6th and I have noticed that somehow, someway Doxycycline has ALSO helped with my pain level.

I have a noticeable mobility that I haven't had in over a year. I have been able to sit on the floor for at least half an hour (sometimes less, sometimes more). The vaginal bleeding STOPPED the day I started the antibiotics.

I am still worn out and I still have pain. I still feel the Fibromyalgia, but the fact that other pain went away leads me to believe I must have had something else in my body.

My Aunties and my family told me maybe I brought something home from the Philippines last year. I got sick there and I accidentally swallowed some water in the shower. Tests when I came home in 2009 were negative.

BUT what if I did/do have some kind of bacteria that caused the dyshidrotic eczema, the staph infection, and many of the other symptoms that caused even fellow fibroids to look at me strangely? What is it is/was something that cannot be seen or that does not show up in blood tests (or if I was not tested for it because it seems odd)? The thing is that I tested POSITIVE for auntoimmune disease, but fibromyalgia does NOT show up on a blood test. I was diagnosed with fibro because the pain specialist checked my body for the tender points and also because I have all of the main symptoms.
So I DID test positive, then negative for autoimmune disease. That signifies that there is/was something else wrong. Since I have yet to see a rheumatologist that part has gone undiagnosed as of now.
Wow.
And Fibromyalgia is sometimes triggered by another illness.
Could I have had some kind of major bacteria in my body somehow?
Did the Doxycycline kill that bacteria as a fluke of being treated for the staph infection?
I am going to mention this to my doctors, and also continue to observe.
I wasn't sure if I wanted to post this, because there becomes a pressure to be well. I feel that pressure every single day.
If you are reading this I need you to remember that for someone with fibromyalgia to say that I feel better doesn't mean I'm not feeling bad. I still do. It's not gone, but I do feel a bit of relief.
I am pretty excited at the possibility that Doxycycline... a simple antibiotic.... can maybe bring relief to those suffering from fibromyalgia.

Prayer request: reapplied for food stamps and CMSP (free medical care). Please pray with me for a speedy process. I did not get food stamps approved yet and so I went without that source of income this month.
Thank you!