I was also going to say that just because you have a mastectomy doesn't mean you won't have radiation. I did.

My breast surgeon told me that even with a bilateral mastectomy, there is still a chance of reoccurence. Many times the reoccurence is in the chest wall into the bones. Your doctor or hospital can call Medicare and ask if they will cover taking the other healthy breast. At first Medicare denied my claim but after I appealed they did cover it.

I had DCIS in my right breast only and opted for a double because I didn't want to go through surgery again. Barring a recurrence, I won't because the "good" one is gone now too. I did not have to have radiation or chemo because I was Stage 0, pr/er negative with no lymph node involvement. I was also reconstructed at the time of surgery but respect anyone's choice to go flat & fabulous.

Same here. I had a unilateral mastectomy and due to margins needed radiation anyway

Radiation will depend on your Pathology report. Right after surgery my BS told my husband I would not need radiation because my margins were clear and I had no lymph node involvement. I was so happy until I went in for my followup appointment and was handed my pathology report. When they examined the cancerous breast they actually found. 4 separate tumors with cancer cells in between. While my margins were technically clear one tumor was .8 mm away from chest wall. So my BS recommended zi meet with a Radiation ONC. I start it next week.