Chemo for DCIS

Hi again, I can relate to what you say about avoiding chemo safely, and the 1-2% non reoccurance does not seem that significant. I just want to make the right treatment choices that I can live with and that's why question the recommendations by surgeons/oncologists but by no means question or critizise their expertise.

The reconstruction I had was a skin & nipple saving so there was no need for expanders, unless i wanted a bigger size for which they would've expanded the skin a bit first but I was quite happy with my own size. I was told this kind of surgery is possible in certain BC cases, such as mine.  I can only imagine what it feels like with expanders, and I hope it's not too bad for you. how long will you have them on? I assume the expanders were put under the chest muscles like my implants were? I feel pretty much numb around my chest area now and have some weird sensations at times but overall it's not too bad, or I could say it feels better than what I expected.  All the best!  Annie

ps. which city you're in? I'm in Sydney