@kjr22
It took me 2 months to feel normal again, but that was because of the hematoma on the radiated breast. You should feel much better after the drains are taken out, usually within 2 weeks. Find a good surgeon. That makes a big difference! My sister had a good one and she was sailing through recovery like nothing happened. And I mean that. The next day she was already up wanting to clean the house! She only took one pain killer because she was nervous. Make sure you have nerve blocking, it will keep the pain away for at least 2 days, and wear compression bra. The hospital will put one on you after the surgery and hopefully give you an extra one to change. It took me longer to recover but everyone recovers in the end. Now it feels like a blip on the radar to me. My surgery was January last year.
Bad gene or not, the lucky thing is that you found out very early. Chemo is not a part of DCIS treatment ( I haven’t come across anyone that needs chemo for DCIS) since the cancer cells are still in the duct and most likely not in your lymph nodes. You will think about it a lot at the beginning then eventually put it on the back burner. We have quite a few a few members with stage 4 and still here after 10 years.
Let me know if you have more questions.