Teddi Mellencamp Doesn’t Want to Read Comments Calling Her Stage 4 Cancer ‘Terminal’
Teddi Mellencamp is currently being treated for multiple brain tumors, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star revealed in February.
In an Instagram message shared to 1.1 million followers, the 43-year-old television personality revealed she was heading into surgery to remove two of the six tumors before undergoing radiation to get rid of the rest. “I am blessed to be surrounded by my children, family, friends, doctors, nurses and surgeons who are doing everything possible to get me back into better health,” she wrote in her post. “Thank you to everybody who has reached out, and to everyone who has supported me along this journey.”
This diagnosis comes about three years after Mellencamp first began sharing updates on her battle with melanoma, which reached stage 4 after metastasizing to her brains and lungs. Here’s everything Mellencamp has revealed about her ongoing cancer battle.
Mellencamp was first diagnosed with brain tumors on February 11.
In her post, Mellencamp revealed she suffered “debilitating headaches” for “several weeks” before she was hospitalized on February 11. “After a CT scan and MRI, doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they believe have been growing for at least 6 months,” she explained in her post.
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Mellencamp underwent surgery on February 12.
In her post, the reality star revealed she’d be undergoing surgery to remove two of the brain tumors before beginning radiation to address the “smaller” tumors.
Ahead of her surgery, Mellencamp shared multiple videos and selfies about shaving her head, calling it her “best look” yet. In the Instagram Story videos, Mellencamp was surrounded by loved ones, including fellow RHOBH star Kyle Richards.
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“Once I’m allowed to wash my hair and it’s not all spiky, I think I’ve [given] you a run for your money, Hud,” she warned her brother, Hud Mellencamp, in another Instagram Story.
More tumors were found during her surgery.
On February 26, Mellencamp shared an update, revealing her surgery was “successful,” but that four tumors were removed instead of two. “This fight is not over, but that round has been won,” she wrote.
