'I was feeling so good, and then I got slapped in the face with a new diagnosis,' the television personality said. 'I'd scream out loud, I was inconsolable' (via toofab)
"Eventually, the Fantastic Four" actress agreed to a whole-body MRI that revealed a mass on her pancreas. A biopsy later confirmed it was a Stage 2 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.
"I'm like 'How in the freaking world can I have a brain tumor and pancreatic cancer?' All I could think was that I have a baby coming," Menounos said, recalling the medical ordeal and healing process."It was super painful. I couldn't move or lift myself up.""I'm so grateful and so lucky," she continued, before gushing about her new arrival."God granted me a miracle.
"I need people to know there are places they can go to catch things early," Menounos said, sharing her mission to encourage people to seek help for their health concerns."You can't let fear get in the way. I had that moment where I thought I was a goner—but I'm okay because I caught this early enough."
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