Teddi Mellencamp Says She's 'Ready for Radiation' as She Shares Progress Pic After Having 4 Brain Tumors Removed

Mar. 15, 2025

Teddi Mellencamp.Photo:Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

Teddi Mellencampis ready for the next step of her recovery following the removal of four brain tumors.

“Staples out and ready for radiation,” theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, 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 housewifeKyle Richardswrote in the comment section. “❤️❤️ Prettiest Patient, I love the buzz cut !! ❤️❤️,” Miami’sMarysol Pattonadded.

Real Housewives of Atlanta’sCynthia Baileyalso rooted for Mellencamp’s recovery whileTamra Judgeoffered 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 beendiagnosed with multiple brain tumorsafter experiencing “debilitating” symptoms.

Teddi Mellencamp.Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram

Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram

“For the last several weeks I’ve been dealing with severe and debilitating headaches,” she explained ina 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.”

Doctors ended up removing twice as many tumors.

Teddi Mellencamp, December 2024.Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage

Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage

“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.”

source: people.com