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uprightdoc wrote:Hello Poet,
I am sure they are out there but unfortunately I haven't been able to locate any chiropractors in Nassau County using methods I would recommend which would be specific upper cervical, Sacrooccipital Technique (SOT), or the Cox method for spinal decompression. Nonetheless, if Tina is getting good results she should stay with her current chiropractor.
Thank you very much for checking, Dr. Flanagan. She always planned on staying with her back chiro. The list of the types of methods you recommended will be very helpful for her.
ok this site is abit confusing and gave up on coming here, im a newbie, and its very overwelming to catchup on all that is discussed,
i decided to try again, and i still find it interesting, but unable to undrstand alot thats been said,
since getting ill and never coming right, i feel that my brain functions have been effected, and somedays its hard to know what anyones talking about and understand, sooo im just saying sorry now in advance, cause im going to ask simple questions, and sometimes will repeat mysef.
im still feeling like i dont have answers and maybe i never will, just some understanding of whats happening or some clue on whats causing things would be great,
im unsure where to go from here, I have a NL appointment nextweek, hoping for answer for my arachnoid cyst, and why they keep devolping, my idea is i have a spinal infection, have not had a LP yet. concerned that this might effect my chiari malformation if i get one done,
my white cell count has been high for a yr and slowly climbing,
is this a MS issue or chiari??? or none,
sorry i needed to just get things out of my head,
DR can i send you MRI pics?
Hello Poet,
I still haven't connected the additional twenty tubes that will double my collector capacity. I put my current collector on the ground rather than the roof as a trial run. The idea was that they wouldn't collect snow and they can easily be brushed off if they do. It worked very well through a tough, cold and snowy winter. What we learned is that the snow significantly improved the performance due to reflection.
What is holding me up is that I am installing a white vinyl fence behind the collectors to screen them from sight as well as to reflect light similar to snow. It's a great idea. It saved a lot of money and problems associated with roof installation and they are work better and are easier to service. I am just fussing about where I want the fence and collectors and the weather and contractors haven't been cooperative. I can't connect the new collectors until I finalize the location and level the stone pedestals I put them on in front of the fence. I just got a delivery of four forsythia and three hemlocks as part of the project.
Dr if your system could be in 'sections' of panels could you position them to catch sun throughout the day?
Morning noon and pm? Just a thought, the idea of easy access may have even more options for increased output?
Nigel,
ps have a look at the thread on "Warning about Copaxone/Novatrone?" its getting interesting IMO.
Hey Nigel,
I used solar evacuated tubes rather than the flat plate collectors. They are much more efficient in northern lattitudes and cold climates. Their round shape allows them to pick up early morning and late afternoon sun. Flat plates work best when the sun is directly overhead. My collectors face south so I don't need to position them differently. If a southern exposure isn't available they can be faced in different directions and the pump controller set to switch between collectors according to the time of day and direction of the sun.
im just wondering if you will be the reading my MRIs or wether a medical professional will be?
sorry to seem harsh, i did some research, from what i have found you dont have a nuero background, im unsure of your research, and maybe i need to read your book to get abetter idea of how you have come to be interested in this field,
if you can enlighten me abit, that would be fantasic
i dont have a lot of faith in the medical side of things, so im sorry. i mean no harm,
Neava,
Your MRIs have already been read by a radiologist. Radiologists are the experts when it comes to MRIs. On the other hand, radiologists typically overlook significant structural problems such as spondylosis (degeneration of the spine) and scoliosis (abnormal curvatures in the spine). Both spondylosis and scoliosis can also cause functional stenosis of the spinal canal. According to the radiologist's report you have a Chiari malformation and a subarachnoid cyst in the upper cord area as I recall. In this regard scoliosis can cause Chiari malformations and affect CSF flow in the upper cord and subarachnoid space. Degeneration and abnormal curvatures of the spine also affect CSF flow which can cause turbulance and jets. The increase in local pressure from CSF turbulance and jets in the subarachnoid space can find or create areas of weakness in the walls of the space and cause cysts. I am very busy but I will be happy to review your brain scans.
uprightdoc wrote:Hello Poet,
I still haven't connected the additional twenty tubes that will double my collector capacity. I put my current collector on the ground rather than the roof as a trial run. The idea was that they wouldn't collect snow and they can easily be brushed off if they do. It worked very well through a tough, cold and snowy winter. What we learned is that the snow significantly improved the performance due to reflection.
What is holding me up is that I am installing a white vinyl fence behind the collectors to screen them from sight as well as to reflect light similar to snow. It's a great idea. It saved a lot of money and problems associated with roof installation and they are work better and are easier to service. I am just fussing about where I want the fence and collectors and the weather and contractors haven't been cooperative. I can't connect the new collectors until I finalize the location and level the stone pedestals I put them on in front of the fence. I just got a delivery of four forsythia and three hemlocks as part of the project.
Thanks for this update! Very interesting and impressive how you discovered that by keeping the panels off the roof and closer to or on the ground, the reflection of the snow acts to increase performance -- my husband thinks this idea is terrific.
We just had an analysis done for our home by a firm in Menands, NY -- a roofing system with panels that blend into the roof -- and the break-even time is 15 years which is five years shorter than when we looked into such systems six years ago. In the end, we decided against the system but only because we decided not to stay in the home. We'll be building a home next year and will include some version of solar energy.
I bet you'll be happy when you see your electric meter stop running forward and perhaps even start running backward!
