Double LX, having trouble deciding about Rads

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I am feeling unsettled about my decision not to have rads. Two ROs told me I wasn’t a very good candidate – large breasts, two LX at once, the larger tumor, dcis grade 2-3 with comedo in the left breast close to my heart, I am 68, I have a history of near fatal strep pneumonia, and my mother and grandmother died of lung cancer (non-smokers…) I have my lumpectomies the day before Thanksgiving. My surgeon wasn’t too happy with the first RO saying rads wouldn’t be that good for me, so she sent me to another, whose picture was the same. I know that the first step is getting the pathology results of these two LX. If the feeling is still strong that I should have rads, I have discovered MammoSite. I would have to travel to a different city to get it and I know it must be done soon (weeks?). Has anyone had MammoSite or Savi or IMRT on two breasts at the same time? I know another option is double mastectomies. I am hoping for clean margins, no further dcis, and no rads. These decisions are really hard ones for me. I would love to hear from anyone struggling with rads or no rads, double lumpx, MammoSite or Savi on two breasts at once. (I feel like I am in a very small group with double LX, hoping for no rads…maybe not? I was told that only 3% of DCIS is detected in two breasts at the same time…)