[PinkFlamingo]

Thank you all for your responses and encouragement!

To answer a few of your questions: My cancer is IDC. The reason I am doing chemo first is because I was able to get Perjeta this way. I was not eligible for it unless I chose chemo before surgery. I am scheduled for surgery in November. I am having a bilateral mastectomy w/ reconstruction because I have long history of breast cancer in my family. I am BRCA negative and in my late 40s.

As far as I know I will not need radiation - I've had 1 enlarged node biopsied early on, as well as my sentinal nodes excised and all of those have been negative. My CT and bone scans have been clear.

Again, thank you for your replies. It helps so much to read other's stories.