Teddi Mellencamp Breaks Her Silence After Surgery for Multiple Brain Tumors: ‘This Fight Is Not Over’

Teddi Mellencamp offered an update on her health as she recovers from surgery to remove multiple brain tumors.

“I am grateful for the incredible surgeons, doctors and nurses who made my surgery a success and my recovery process more comfortable,” Mellencamp shared via Instagram on Wednesday, February 26. “In full transparency, more tumors were removed than expected: 4 in total. This fight is not over, but that round has been won.”

She thanked family, friends and followers for “the outpouring” of support. “They’re definitely helping me stay strong,” she said of the messages.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 43, shared via Instagram on February 12 that she had been suffering from “severe and debilitating headaches” for weeks, and one day earlier, “the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization.”

After getting a CT scan and an MRI, Mellencamp explained that “doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they believe have been growing for at least six months.”

Mellencamp revealed that two of the tumors would be “surgically removed” that day, while the “remaining smaller tumors will be dealt with via radiation at a later date.”

Despite her circumstances, Mellencamp noted that she was in good spirits thanks to support from her loved ones.

“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,” she concluded. “Thank you to everybody who has reached out and to everyone who has supported me along this journey.”

One day after the operation, Mellencamp’s estranged husband, Edwin Arroyave, shared a message with fans via his Instagram Story. (Mellencamp announced her split from Arroyave, 47, in November 2024. The estranged couple are parents of Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dove, 4; she is also the stepmother of Arroyave’s eldest daughter, Isabella.)

“So many people asking for updates. All I will say right now is surgery went well,” he wrote on February 13. “That said, I’ve never seen [Mellencamp] in so much pain. She’s finally getting some needed rest. I know she is so grateful for the outpouring of love.”

Prior to her brain surgery, Mellencamp revealed her stage II melanoma cancer diagnosis in October 2022. The following year, she underwent removals for additional melanomas before having a “wide excision melanoma” procedure.

In December 2024, Mellencamp celebrated some good news regarding her skin cancer journey.

“I just got done having a little cry, but it’s a good one. It’s the first time in over two years I’ve gone in for my three-month check and not had to have a biopsy because I have another cancerous spot,” she said in an Instagram video. “Both me and my doctor, we just looked at each other and we were like, ‘What?’ It was, oh my gosh, such a good feeling.”