The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp has shared the aftermath of her recent surgery online after being diagnosed with 13 melanomas in the past year
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave has shared a huge health update online after being diagnosed with 13 melanomas in the past year.
Teddi, 42, posted a snap of her surgery scar on Instagram showed a large scar on her back, following surgery to remove the cancer. She wrote online: “Someone just messaged me that my scar looks like a whale swallowing bubbles. It made me laugh.
“I am not very artistic so I see a just see a ‘Z’— what do you see? #SkinCancerAwareness”
This comes after Teddi was rushed into emergency surgery after doctors discovered “multiple tumours” on her brain. The reality celeb revealed that the medical experts reckon the brain tumours have been on the grow for at least half a year.
She’s been battling with “severe and debilitating” headaches for ages, which escalated to an “unbearable” level this week, landing her in hospital. Taking to Instagram, Teddi shared with her followers: “For the last several weeks I’ve been dealing with severe and debilitating headaches.
“Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization. After a CT scan and MRI, doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they believed have been growing for at least 6 months. Two of the tumors will be surgically removed today – the remaining smaller tumors will be dealt with via radiation at a later date.”
Teddi expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support, saying: “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. Thank you everybody who has reached out, and to everyone who has supported me along this journey.”, reports the Daily Star.
Mellencamp shared pictures from her hospital bed before undergoing surgery, donned in a hospital gown with medical equipment on her head, captioning the moment: “Counting down the minutes until my babies get here,” and reflecting her father’s words, “As my dad said this am, god only gives hard stuff to those of us who can handle it. It’s a hard day but I have faith and amazing surgeons and know everything will be ok.”
She then appeared in high spirits, getting her hair shaved off by a friend, jokingly commenting, “I’m going to have this look on my bucket list! ” and adding, “My best look!”.
Known for starring in three seasons of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and as the daughter of rock legend, John Mellencamp, Teddi now co-hosts “Two Ts In A Pod” podcast alongside fellow housewife, Tamra Judge.
Following her skin cancer diagnosis in October 2022 and the removal of stage II melanoma, Mellencamp has gone through roughly 20 surgeries to combat the disease, resulting in a prominent zig-zag scar across her back and shoulder.
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