A reality star has been rushed in for emergency surgery as “multiple tumours” have been found on her brain.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp said doctors believe the brain tumours have been growing for at least six months. She had been suffering with “severe and debilitating” headaches for weeks and ended up in hospital this week as the pain became “unbearable”.
Teddi told fans she is getting surgery on Wednesday (February 12) to remove two of the tumours and that the remaining tumours would be dealt with “at a later date”. In a statement on Instagram, she wrote: “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.”
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She thanked everybody for their support, adding: “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.”
Mellencamp posted snaps from her hospital bed before the surgery – she could be seen wearing a hospital robe with devices placed on her forehead. “Counting down the minutes until my babies get here,” she wrote.
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“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.”
In the next video Teddi was getting her hair shaved off by a friend, but she remained in high spirits despite the scary circumstances. “I’m going to have this look on my bucket list!,” she said before adding: “My best look!”.
Mellencamp is famed for appearing on three seasons of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills from 2017 until 2020. She is also the daughter of singer John Mellencamp and hosts the Two Ts In A Pod podcast with her Real Housewives pal Tamra Judge.
In October 2022, she was diagnosed with skin cancer – stage II melanoma – which was removed. She has had around 20 surgeries to fight the cancer and was left with a large zig-zag scar across her back and shoulder.
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