Brian Newman, he's out of Hopkins. He did my L4-L5 (sponylolythesis). Hopkins proved to be worth its reputation of being a great hospital.

Edit: he made sure we exhausted all other options before considering surgery - the other two I consulted with wanted to cut me before I even finished describing my symptoms. The only bad thing is that he's a Steeler's fan.

hey,. why don't you and OP meet somewhere for supper. Central Bar in Mount Vernon has been open past Christmases, and I imagine they still are. even if you end up not liking each other, it's still an experience.

if you can travel a bit further, you can try shelters in the suburbs. I know Harford county Humane society has a pretty big shelter. PetSmart also has adoption days. also try petfinder.com