Thank you so very much!##

I was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2022. I completed 6 weeks of chemo and radiation in Dec. My first colonoscopy after treatment showed half of the cancer was gone. Doctors were optimistic that the rest of it would be gone by the sixth month mark. Today I found out that it is not gone and had grown a bit. I now have an appointment in July with a surgeon for a biopsy. The additional growth could be scar tissue or damage from radiation. Most likely, the way the scan lit up , it’s cancer. They may recommend immunotherapy or surgery. Surgery means a colostomy. I’m very scared. Can you share your experience with me? What was the surgery like? Recovery?