HEALTHTeddi Mellencamp Still Has a 'Long, Tough Road' Ahead of Her Amid Brain Cancer Battle
An insider shared Teddi Mellencamp has a 'long, tough road' ahead of her.
Teddi Mellencamp is in the midst of a health crisis, but a new update sounds promising.
Teddi Mellencamp's loved ones have given updates about her prognosis.
According to an insider, Mellencamp’s surgery to remove her two brain tumors “went well.”
Regardless, they noted she still has a “tough road ahead.” On February 12, Mellencamp took to Instagram, sharing she’d been rushed to the hospital one day earlier. “For the last several weeks, I’ve been dealing with severe and debilitating headaches,” she revealed. “Yesterday, the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization.”
Mellencamp underwent a CT scan and MRI in which "multiple tumors" were found on her brain that doctors deemed had been “growing for at least six months.”
Teddi Mellencamp underwent surgery to remove two of her brain tumors.
“Two of the tumors will be surgically removed today,” the “Two Ts In A Pod” podcast host said at the time. “The remaining smaller tumors will be dealt with via radiation at a later date.”
Mellencamp made sure to thank everyone for reaching out with support, noting she’s “blessed to be surrounded by my children, friends, doctors, nurses and surgeons” who are doing “everything possible” to get her on the right track.
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Teddi Mellencamp has had the support of Kyle Richards, Tamra Judge, Dolores Catania and more.
In the wake of her health news, Mellencamp’s podcast co-host, Tamra Judge, shared the RHOBH alum would be taking a “brief sabbatical” from their show. “l'll allow Teddi to tell her story when she’s back,” she said, as she began crying. “But you all know how much she loves this podcast and wants nothing more than for us to continue on recording while she focuses on her health.”
Mellencamp has received tons of support after announcing the devastating news, including her estranged husband, Edwin Arroyave, rushing to be by her side. In an update on February 13, he shared “surgery went well," but he’d “never seen @teddimellencamp in so much pain.” “She’s finally getting some needed rest,” he added. “I know she is so grateful for the outpouring of love.”
On February 17, Arroyave shared another message with supporters, sharing: “Our family is thankful to everybody for your continued prayers and well wishes. Teddi is beyond grateful for the outpouring of love while she continues to recover.”
Edwin Arroyave rushed to be by Teddi Mellencamp's side amid her health crisis.
Aside from Arroyave, Kyle Richards, Real Housewives of New Jersey star Dolores Catania and country singer Morgan Wade have all shown their support to their pal.
Mellencamp has remained mostly mum since sharing the initial news, but she returned to Instagram to share a birthday tribute for her 5-year-old daughter, Dove.
In Touch spoke to the source.
