Having MBC moves you into a new tribe...This tribe does not have to be physically monitored. Your disease is considered wide spread and you doctor will monitor tumor response with blood tests and scans. If you feel growth or see something that make you feel suspicious that the cancer is responding negatively to treatment tell him you would like him to check...otherwise don't feel like you are not being monitored...you are...you are just in a new tribe and your cancer is monitored differently. We are the warriors not just the survivors.