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Abby Lee Miller is opening up about the emergency surgery she underwent in April , after it was discovered she had a mass infection putting pressure on her spine, which was causing her severe pain.

She was then diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. ET's Kevin Frazier sat down with both the former Dance Moms star and Dr. Hooman Melamed, who performed her life-saving surgery, and they talked about the emotional day and how she's doing today.

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Melamed performed the eight-hour surgery on year-old Miller after her blood pressure started plummeting and he felt they couldn't afford to wait any longer. Miller teared up while recalling the moments before she went under the knife, and revealed there was a moment she thought she had already died.

"I remember saying to the anesthesiologist, 'Just tell me I'm gonna see you when I wake up,' and he said,