...so sorry for you Davey...sometimes I miss the perks of a coporate or academic job...but when I hear stories like yours...I am reminded of how nice it is to work for myself...I see the patients, I do the HCFA forms, write the notes, do the depositions, argue with insurance companies, fill out forms, hold 15+contracts about which I have no negotiating power, do my own marketing, pay my own malpractice insurance, teach my own CEU courses, pay all my dues myself, have no sick time, lose money when I take time off, have no one telling me I did great or poorly, watch my income go down every year since managed care invented itself, play lots of music, go out and play music, meet my friends when I want to play music...spend the weekend playing music... oh and I am the sole provider for the household...as I tell my patients; The grass is always greener but you still have to mow it!" harpgirl