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Originally Posted by Rrae
Glad to see you found the RSD forum! 
Feel free to start a new thread of your own if you have any specific questions....I just want to make sure the RSD folks have seen your introduction! You've been through SO much!
You asked about how to post the 'icons'......
Are you referring to the little 'smilies' (funny characters) or are you wanting to create an avatar for your profile?
My brain is shutting down for the nite  , so I'll try to help you with that tomorrow k! Or maybe even someone else will come along and shed some light....
When I first joined this wonderful forum, it helped me alot to look thru the User Control features and FAQ's.......I'm amazed at how many things are available here! If I'm not mistaken, you may be limited on what you can do until you reach 20 posts...... You can go to the FAQ page (at top) and use the 'search' feature and key in words that pertain to your questions and you may get good instruction there.
I'll be checkin back with you soon
Rae
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Hi Rrae
Thank you for offering hugs and support, I dont know you but it feels like I do and it is a great comfort. Re the icons I will read the FAQs tomorrow and as for the avatar I hadnt even thought of that lol. When I look more I will see if I can upload a photo of my son and my horse and maybe one of me riding. One thing that challenges me with the riding is the tightness of the jodphurs - it becomes one very tough mental game!
My brain is half asleep at the moment - I went for a lay down but now cant sleep so have got up again, I will have a cuppa then try bed again - I find DLS messes with my body clock - you wouldnt think 1 hour made such a difference!
Been a harder day today as it has been raining and I dont know how the cold and damp affects other RSD sufferes but I find damp days far more challenging. I always feel tentative at this time of year as we head into Winter (my friends I have in the UK I understand are having cold snaps and snow in the middle of their Spring!)
Another Q if you dont mind me asking do any of you get a deep and maddening itch that then becomes very painful to scrach? It drives me wild - showers exacerbate it and I hate the water touching my skin anyway but my feet, back and chest itch to the point I can make it bleed and I havent found a way to relive it yet apart from scratch. I do get funny looks!
I often get hot and cold sweats when I push myself and at the airport, on the way home, from Oz to NZ I did look and feel pretty rough, and the custom lady took one look at me and asked whether I had Swine flu! I hadnt but my gawd did the people around me stand back really fast. I felt eyes on me from every direction!
I look forward to reading more posts in this whole forum and thank you all again for your welcome. Id love to hear your stories, if they are in this site I will find them.....though I may need a point in the odd direction lol.
I have also passed this wonderful forum to a lady in USA (this lady leant me her horse for the Atlanta Paralympic games in 1996 - it was borrowed horses then) we havent seen each other since but have remained in touch and I believe the lady recently had to have a SCS implanted so I passed this on incase she hadnt seen it.
Enjoy your day, be strong, and for all those on a different time zone I wish that you have a bearable and hopefuly good night .
Cheers
Jo