Teddi Mellencamp continues her battle against skin cancer. She was first diagnosed with Stage 2 melanoma in October 2022. Since then, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum had 12 malignancies removed and documented the journey for followers.
The health and fitness guru kept her health battle transparent, in the spirit of bringing awareness to others. In September 2023, Teddi revealed that she had been diagnosed with a thirteenth melanoma. And earlier this week, she shared a series of videos to Instagram story as she endured another round of surgery to remove it.
Here’s what happened. We’re sending Teddi all of our best.
Teddi is “hoping they got it all”
The Two T’s in a Pod podcast co-host was recently undergoing a round of immunotherapy cream treatment in an attempt to avoid a further round of surgery. Unfortunately, Teddi’s doctors did not get the results they were hoping for after months of treatment and opted for the surgery instead.
On December 26, the reality star shared a series of videos with followers as she recovered from the surgery. In one photo, the melanoma can be clearly seen on Teddi’s back.
Teddi shared that the supportive messages, “totally warmed” her “heart.”
“I’m out of surgery. Now I’m just waiting to be discharged to the nursing facility. It’s pretty painful but I am so grateful that they did such a great job,” she said in a video message while in recovery. “Whew, that back skin is tight … struggle bus, but I’m hoping they got it all.”
In another clip, Teddi spoke of being in “a lot of damn pain but worth it.” She got a lot of praise from her husband, Edwin Arroyave who shared a touching message to her on Instagram.
“As Teddi goes in for the biggest surgery in her melanoma journey today, I just wanted to share how her absolute strength through it all has been nothing short of incredible. I know this battle is close to being won, and I cannot wait to see how she continues to impact every person around her. I love you, Mama,” Edwin wrote.
All the best to Teddi for a speedy recovery.
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