Teddi Mellencamp is ready for the next step of her recovery following the removal of four brain tumors.
“Staples out and ready for radiation,” the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 43, captioned a Friday, Feb. 28 Instagram selfie.
In the post, Mellencamp smiled up at the camera while laying down. Her hair, which was shaved down to a buzz cut for her surgery, appeared to be much darker than her usual blonde.
“Gorgeous as ever!!! 🤩💪🏼🩷,” fellow housewife Kyle Richards wrote in the comment section. “❤️❤️ Prettiest Patient, I love the buzz cut !! ❤️❤️,” Miami’s Marysol Patton added.
Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Cynthia Bailey also rooted for Mellencamp’s recovery while Tamra Judge offered her support: “I’m so sorry you have to go through this. I love you so much ❤️ Keep being your strong self!”
Earlier this month, the former Bravo star revealed she’d been diagnosed with multiple brain tumors after experiencing “debilitating” symptoms.
Teddi Mellencamp.
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“For the last several weeks I’ve been dealing with severe and debilitating headaches,” she explained in a Feb. 12 Instagram post. “Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization. After a CT scan and MRI, doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they believe 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,” she continued. “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.”
Doctors ended up removing twice as many tumors.
Tededi Mello, December 2024.
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And though Mellencamp filed for divorce from Edwin Arroyave in November 2024 after 13 years of marriage, her husband was by her side before and after her surgery.
“Teddi is beyond grateful for the outpouring of love while she continues to recover,” he shared in a statement after her surgery.
Mellencamp has continued to keep her supporters updated on her recovery, more recently showing her surgical staples being removed from the back of her head in a video shared to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
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“I am so grateful for the incredible surgeons, doctor, and nurses who made my surgery a success and my recovery process comfortable,” she wrote in one of her social media posts from the day. “In full transparency, more tumors were removed than expected: 4 in total. This fight is not over, but that round has been won.”
The podcaster thanked her loved ones for their “laughter, support, and patience,” later adding, “As I move on to the next steps in my treatment, I just wanted to say thank you to everybody for the outpouring of love and prayers. I see them, and they’re definitely helping me stay strong.”
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