Teddi Mellencamp is living with Stage 4 cancer after being diagnosed with Stage 2 melanoma skin cancer in 2022, and she’s offered another update on her treatment
Teddi Mellencamp has shared an encouraging update on her Stage 4 cancer battle, revealing positive progress with her immunotherapy treatments. The 43-year-old reality star and daughter of singer John Cougar Mellencamp was diagnosed with Stage 2 melanoma skin cancer in 2022, which escalated to Stage 4 earlier this year following the discovery of multiple brain tumours.
In a heartfelt revelation back in February, the podcast presenter announced that after being diagnosed, ‘multiple’ tumours were found in her brain and lung. Following a daunting brain operation, the ex-Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star made a bold statement at a recent cancer fundraiser by choosing not to wear a wig, bravely revealing the scars from her surgeries.
In late April, she announced that the brain tumours had significantly reduced in size and she could be just weeks away from being declared cancer-free. The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star provided another update during her Two T’s In a Pod podcast with Tamra Judge, even calling in from her actual immunotherapy appointment.
“Today I had the scan and where they checked my lungs and they are shrinking and one of them has shrunk so much you can barely even see it,” she revealed. Her co-host Judge responded to her Instagram post linking to their podcast, expressing her overwhelming joy: “can’t stop crying tears of joy,” adding, “I love you so much.”
Teddi continued: “So it’s really really good news. I’m definitely so relieved. I’m also a little bit like, if I sound a little weird, it’s because I’m in the middle of them in a therapy treatment right now. But what they said was this is good news. That means my body is responding to everything. But I do need to live on immunotherapy for the next two years.”
“So every four weeks for the next two years, I have to come in and get that done. So and then every three months I get another scan and we check to make sure that everything is where it is,” she added.
Teddi added: “I thought that, like, once the tumours start going away, I’m like, ‘so, does that mean I’m cancer free?’ And he’s like ‘no’. He’s like ‘we will let you know when you’re in remission’. But at this point, everything’s just heading the correct way.”
Asked by Tamra if the immunotherapy was “curing” the cancer or “controlling” it, Teddi answered: “Both. It’s making sure that it’s getting smaller and then let’s say that it gets so small that it disappears. It’s making sure that it won’t form anywhere else in my body.”
The reality TV star added: “The reason they were able to do this treatment on me, because remember radiation didn’t work and the tumors were getting bigger, and like I was only able to get certain surgeries is because over at Cedars Clinic. There is everything in one spot. So because of that, they can do multiple treatments and figure out what works for you individually. So I think what ends up happening to a lot of people.”
She went on to express her gratitude for living in California, adding, “They go to you know, they have to go to all these different doctors at different locations, where mine is kind of like a one stop shop.”
Earlier this month, Teddi discussed with her followers on Instagram how she decides daily between wearing a wig or going without, explaining that her choice often mirrors her emotional state. “The day to day decision of wig versus no wig. Crying days I tend to pick the wig,” she posted, alongside a selfie sporting a full blonde wig.
Source: Mirror
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