But scans finally confirmed Amber’s diagnosis, which was unlikely at her age.
“The doctor pulled me and my mother into a room and said very coldly: You have cancer,” she said. “I’m in shock. I thought, ‘What do you mean? This can’t be happening.'”
“He said, ‘No, it’s stage 4 because the pancreatic cancer has spread to the liver,'” she continued. “‘I’m going to go to radiology and they’re going to insert a 20-inch needle and do a biopsy of my liver to find out what kind of tumor I have.'”
After seeking a second opinion from another oncologist, Amber learned that she had a less aggressive form of pancreatic cancer that was “more advanced” and would require chemotherapy to shrink the tumor.
She’s in the middle of the process, but won’t know until next month whether the medication that caused her nausea, fatigue and constipation is working. In her words, “It’s going to take about three or four months.”Since the tumor was growing slowly, it will also shrink slowly. ”
But if the pill is successful in shrinking the tumor, Amber could undergo surgery to remove her pancreas and spleen and replace her liver.
