Teddi Mellencamp, Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills alum, took to Instagram to share the news of her emergency surgery after finding tumors in her brain.
The 43-year-old reality star has been heavily documenting the daunting process online. She made an announcement via post before throwing other updates onto her story. As of writing, Mellencamp is still in hospital, and we don’t know the result of the surgery if it has concluded.
“For the last several weeks I’ve been dealing with severe and debilitating headaches. Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization,” she wrote.
“After a CT scan and MRI, doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they believe have been growing for at least 6 months,” she revealed.
She shared that two of the tumors will be removed through surgery today. The many other smaller ones will be dealt with through radiation at “a later date.”
“Thank you to everybody who has reached out, and to everyone who has supported me along this journey.”
Since making the post, Mellencamp has been updating her fans, friends, and family through Instagram story posts.
Teddi Mellencamp Documents Her Surgery Preparation
In her story, Teddi Mellencamp uploaded pictures and videos of her in the hospital, prepared for surgery.
Part of the preparation was shaving her hair down, and her friend Marisela Arechiga administered the buzz cut. She and her friends joked about the cut being her “best look yet.”
Other recordings of her in her hospital bed with her friends populated her Instagram. Her most recent update was 16 hours ago as of writing. She had ten minutes until the surgery began. Her bedside was surrounded by friends and family.
Everyone wished Teddi Mellencamp well and flooded her social with positivity and support.
“Oh Teddi, thinking of you. You’re so so so strong,” Stassi Schroeder Clark wrote.
“Sending you all the prayers, love, and strength for a full healthy recovery,” commented Margaret Josephs.
This isn’t Mellencamp’s first run-in with cancer, either. Ironically, only a week ago she made a post for World Cancer Day, where she recalled her skin cancer troubles.
We will likely receive an update when the surgery has been completed. We’re all hoping for good news here at WOC.
