Thank you everyone.

These are my post script NON medical observations for consideration:

-fine needle biopsy of suspicious malignancies: If you already have cancer, find a less invasive confirmation method. I saw first hand how quickly mets track to skin level and spread.

-consider bone strengthening options while in treatment. A fracture can turn into a fast cancer-related death. Pop had to discontinue zometa due to dental issues and broke his arm quite easily several months before he died, surgery couldn't correct it as mets moved quick.

fwiw...