peace,
I have been having monthly infusions of Zometa for my jaw-bone loss to slow it down.
So far it seems to be working--no increased swelling in area and only a bit more pain than I already had in lips where the bone is so eroded it's exposed a nerve

Brenda

Brenda in UK--Diagnosis 30/5/07--undifferentiated carcinoma in right jawbone and muscles. Stage 4
6/7/07--new diagnosis primary is in lung. Finished 4cycles of palliative carboplatin/gemcitabine
therapy September 07
Now dying to live!