2nd time diagnosed with anal cancer in 1.5 years

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When I was diagnosed with cancer I had zero signs. They found it by a CT scan for my knee replacement. I was sent to the cancer center. I was told it is completely treatable. So I had chemotherapy by IV (3times) and pills, and radiation. That burned me so much. During all this I got Covid. So that made is worse.
They said it was gone during exams. But I couldn’t handle the exams and had to be put under. But before all this in Dec 2025 I had a CT with contrast, MRI with contrast and waiting on the Pet scan.
The doctors said they couldn’t find anything but the MRI had lit up. So we got the PET done and it also lit up.
What has happened it that anal wall has thickened. So it wasn’t visible. My doctors said that my case is an unusual case and they are not sure if it’s curable. It tore me apart.
Well I started my journey again on 1/9/26. An all day event. Sick for 9 days. Lots of diarrhea, sleeping lots, can’t eat. I’ve lost 9 lbs so far. It’s hard to eat.
I eat jello, pudding, yogurt, chic fil a nuggets 3-4 of them and that’s it. Everything has a metal taste. OrI just can’t eat.
I have the next treatment on 1/30. Every 21 days. It will be 6-8 times. My treatment is CarboTaxol. I’ll have a Port place in Monday as my veins roll. I’ll lose my hair. No big deal deal for me. I’m trying to stay healthy and strong to get through all this.
I’m glad I found this site to post on.