Hey Everyone,
You might be wondering what I do for a living, I ask that with many of my favorite YouTubers like Tobucus, iJustine, Lifeburry, Catrific, and many others. Well on matthewdykstra.com I am going to give you the skinny.
Lets start by letting you all know that I am on O.D.S.P that is the Ontario Disablity Support Program. This helps me pay for my living expenses like Food, Clothing, Housing etc.. but this was not an easy fight and I never wanted to be on this. You See I have Spinabifida, Fibromyalgia and related conditions. Let see what Fibromyalgia is
This is not a great disability to have as there is a fight to if Fibromyalgia is a real disability or if it is mental or real pain. I also have related ailments such as Irritable Bowel Syndrom, Chronic Pain, Since this video (see above) was done I now also have Vertigo and suffer from massive headaches. They are not migraines because of my healing from them. I also suffer from CFS Lets take a look at how Chronic Fatigue Effects Me
Now I am also on a boat load of medications for pain, bladder issues, headaches and fibro related conditions. Lets take a look at my medications at the time of the taping
Since this video was done my medications have changed by the conditions . My current medications go like this
- Extra Strength Tylenol
- Codine (as needed)
- Detrol LA
- Gabapentin
- Solfax
- Senokot (as needed)
- Metoprolo (1/2 twice a day)
- Domperidone
- Ultram (samples for trial)
- Cymbalta
- Tecta
So you can see here from this list that not much as changed but when you think about the doses that I am on for each (not stated) I will take upwards of 10 or more pills daily and yet I am still not well at all. All medication aside the worst part of my disability is what is called Fibromyalgia Fog or Fibro Fog. Lets watch this video from Health.com
Now that you understand a bit of what Fibro Fog is you can understand that I have trouble with many things. I forget things a lot I will leave my iPhone out on the poarch, forget my keys in my mothers trailer or even loose my bank card often (currently on card #24) . I will forget a pick up time with Durham Transit. Many times as I am leaving the house I will have to go back in 3 or more times because I forgot something?, checking weather or not the coffee is off, did I feed the cat?, Do I have everything for my volunteering at the church.
This is something that I do not like, even in my daily vlog I will say ummm a lot because I forget what I was going to say. Lets see my daily vlog called “ummmmmm”
So you can tell how I say umm a lot in this video this is just one of the many examples on how Fibro Fog effects me I forget alot what I am going to say.
Now I must go. But I hope you enjoyed reading & watching this page. Tell me your Fibro story, tell me what is going on in your life. You can always see how Fibro myalgia effects me by watching my playlist called “My Fibromyalgia Story” Below or on YouTube this playlist is a following of what is going on when I am sick or my fibromyalgia is effecting me.