Thank you for your thougtful replies. I will go back and reread the other posts. I guess there is so much info flowing at me and so much groping around for firmer understanding that I may not be absorbing as much as I should be of what is being shared.

I am a tough old dog, so feel free to let it loose on me. Maybe I am expecting more clarity and more defined "rules" to this game and the big takeaway for me is to learn that nothing about cancer is that simple or clear as each facet of the disease is unique to the circumstances of each person.

Thanks again for helping me better understand and cope with this horrible diseaase. Its been just over a month off the starting line for me so you appreciate me sounding like a dumb ass with a blindfold on. With old hands like you and others I am learning fast.

Don