RHOBH alum Teddi Mellencamp says she feels like she was ‘stung by 20 bees’ after 15th melanoma surgery
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Teddi Mellencamp revealed that she underwent her 15th melanoma surgery this week.
The 42-year-old reality star, the daughter of legendary singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, gave her followers the update on her ongoing battle with skin cancer in a now expired Instagram Story.
While on her way to have a spot on her arm surgically removed, the mother of three said she did her best to “be positive and happy” as she prepared to visit her oncologist.
She explained that she was relieved that the procedure would take place while she was awake, but admitted that receiving the anesthesia always makes her emotional “for some reason.”
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Teddi Mellencamp revealed she underwent her 15th melanoma surgery this week
The 42-year-old reality star, the daughter of legendary singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, gave her followers an update on her ongoing battle with skin cancer
“I just cry every time I get the shots for some reason,” Mellencamp wrote. “I’m not afraid of shots, it’s just knowing that they’re about to cut into me again as soon as I get one.”
In a follow-up post, the podcast host shared a selfie of herself lying in bed with an ice pack on her arm.
“After three days of not sleeping, I was able to take a nap,” she captioned the Instagram Story. ‘I woke up feeling like my arm had been stabbed by twenty [bee emoji] but this too shall pass,” she declared.
The fitness influencer also shared a photo of the scars on her back with a plea for fans to get their skin checked for melanoma and advocate for skin cancer awareness.
She uploaded a photo of herself giving a thumbs up to the camera as she recovered in a hospital bed, and also included a ‘before’ photo of her back before the procedure.
Her skin cancer journey began in March 2022 when her RHOBH co-star Kyle Richards pointed out spots on Teddi’s back. Later that same year, in October, she was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma.
During a recent interview with Good morning AmericaMellencamp recalled the conversation with Richards.
“She said, ‘Teddi, the spot on your back, one spot looks so different.’ I won’t let you not go to the doctor now and get it checked out.”
While on her way to have a spot on her arm surgically removed, the mother of three said she did her best to “be positive and happy” as she prepared to visit her oncologist.
“I just cry every time I get the shots for some reason,” she wrote.
The Real Housewives alum then explained that after trying immunotherapy cream and “clearing over a dozen pimples,” she was “still not clear.”
“There was some initial heartbreak,” Teddi admitted. ‘Because you think: ‘But I’ve been through so much. That should have worked…’
After the surgery, the mother of four opened up about her next steps, saying, “I want to start the new year, and I want to keep fighting, I want to keep pushing.”
In December 2023, the star revealed to her fans that immunotherapy had not worked, explaining in a post: “I had a wide excisional removal on my most recent melanoma last week to see if that worked, and unfortunately it didn’t.”