Feel like I am being treated "backwards"

Druanne - what a rotten turn of events!!  In any event, no matter what your onc's recommendation, you may want to get a second opinion, just to have a second set of eyes review your entire case from top to bottom. Also, sometimes doctors explain the same thing but in a different way, and that helps you understand better.  

Are you near an NCI-designated cancer center?  http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/cancer_centers/cancer-centers-list.html  It might be worth getting a consult there - nothing like having your case reviewed thoroughly and completely by people who at the best centers.  You don't have to be treated there if you don't want, but at least you could have all your options explained to you and they could give you their treatment recommendations.

Good luck! 

Well, in defense of your oncologist's position regarding chemo, you are stage 1, grade 1, ER/PR +. There is an increasing reliance on aromatase inhibitors (and the old stand by tamoxifen) instead of chemotherapy when all these other signs are so promising. A second opinion is always a good idea and the oncotype test is such an objective resource though so why not dot all the i's?

My understanding is that the Oncotype also considers the grade and size of the tumor so that makes it more likely to be low or medium. Also, as others have said grade 1 is the slow growing kind, and the most like normal cells so the "benefit" from chemo tends to be less. I agree that a second opinion can be good if you want it and should be covered by insurance.

I think I had everything you're having done but in a different order. I'd want the MRI & Oncotype done for peace of mind.

Is oncotype is a standard practice? My breast surgeon asked to do since my tumor 1.2cm and 1 lymph node involvement but onco asked to do chemo. I'm in Malaysia . Anyone can share some light here. Many thanks.  

From what I understand, oncotype dx test is usually only done when it is not quite clear what the recommended treatment will be.  It's done for stage 1 or stage 2, node-negative, er-positive breast cancers, I believe.
I had a lympectomy and snb that showed a stage 1 cancer, with clear margins and the 2 sentinal nodes they removed were clear, too. That would have normally meant "just" rads, followed by tamoxifen. However, the grade of my cancer went up from 2 to 3, therefore my oncologist suggested the test. My onco score came back very high, so I am now having chemo.... Had my cancer grade been 1 or 2, I would have probably not done the test (given the clear margins and clear lymph nodes).

I've read several recent opinions in medical journals that reflect oncotype dx can be avoided, and/or the result can also be predicted by simpler (and much cheaper) tests done by the pathologist after surgery. This is important to note, as the test sometimes comes back inconclusive, but it costs about $4000!!!!