Teddi Mellencamp talks about battling stage 4 melanoma

Teddi Mellencamp, a fitness company entrepreneur and co-host of the podcast Two Ts In A Pod, disclosed her stage 4 melanoma diagnosis with her followers.

Mellencamp, who was part of the reality show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for three seasons, told Us Weekly at the time, “I’m fighting for my life. But also for my family’s life and all the people I love.”

In February, she took to the social media to explain that she had experienced severe headaches. Following a doctor’s appointment, they discovered multiple tumors in her brain and surgically removed two on February 12.

Mellencamp was first diagnosed with melanoma in 2022, but now the cancer progressed and spread to her lungs and brain.

 
 
 
 
 
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“I kinda thought that I had already beaten it,” she said in April. “And then a couple days later, I found out I had four more tumors. So there’s so many different highs and lows.” 

The wellness coach also spoke of how her diagnosis has influenced her children whom she shares with former husband Edwin Arroyave.

“Whether it was good news or bad news, we all just try to be there for each other and find special moments that we can have.

“I know everyone says this, but I have really good kids,” she continued. “Laughter has been a huge part of what makes it so much better.”

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After her brain surgery, she made a powerful appearance at a cancer benefit last week where she proudly showed her scars. Mellencamp chose not to wear a wig at the event.

“The day to day decision of wig versus no wig. Crying days I tend to pick the wig,” she shared on Instagram, posting a selfie with a full blonde wig on.

“This is my first night out since I got out of the hospital,” she said. “I feel good. I know it feels really devastating right now, but everything – it gets better.”

In her most recent Instagram video, Mellencamp shared a positive update, saying her tumors have “shrunk or disappeared” following treatment.

She has been receiving both radiation and immunotherapy.

“One update I couldn’t wait to share!” Mellencamp wrote in the caption. “All tumors stage 4 (metastasized melanoma in my brain and lungs) shrunk or disappeared so I have 6ish more weeks of immunotherapy and doctors believe I will be healed if everything stays on course. Thank you to everyone who has sent their love, prayers, and positivity.”

 
 
 
 
 
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“I have two more sessions of immunotherapy, and then hopefully, I am done, and I will be cancer-free,” she continued. “I’m going to keep a positive outlook, because that’s the way my doctor just spoke to me. He’s like, ‘You did this. You got this … you got that Mellencamp blood. So, you’re good.'”

According to the American Cancer Society, stage 4 cancer is the most advanced phase of the disease, with a five-year survival rate of 35%.

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