Teddi Mellencamp is shedding light on the current state of her cancer journey. It's been nearly two weeks since her father, John Mellencamp, revealed that the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum was "really sick" and "suffering right now." However, she assures everyone that her cancer has not returned. During the Jan. 26 episode of her and Tamra Judge's podcast, Two Ts in a Pod, Teddi clarified that when her father used the word "suffering," he was referring to her mental state rather than her physical condition.
The 44-year-old, who announced in October that doctors found "no detectable cancer" seven months after undergoing brain surgery to remove tumors, elaborated further. "There's still no trace of cancer," she said. "But I'm still considered stage 4 and I'm still in immunotherapy, so essentially, nothing's changed."
While Teddi shared that she still doesn't "feel great" physically, she revealed that the past year's emotional turmoil has taken its toll on her body. "I didn't properly process all the things that happened when I had surgery," the Bravo star, who announced her divorce from Edwin Arroyave in November 2024, continued. "From my divorce to suddenly being in emergency surgery to not being able to see my kids when I was recovering."
She added, "All of those things are starting to finally hit me now. I started doing therapy, and it's taken its toll on me." Additionally, Teddi, who shares children Slate (13), Cruz (11), and Dove (5) with Edwin, is learning to accept her physical limitations due to her brain surgery and immunotherapy, which leave her feeling "exhausted."
"It's hard for me to touch and move, and I can see that I'm slower than I was before, which is really frustrating for me," she explained. "I want to be back to the way I used to be."
Now that "the storm has calmed a little bit" and her focus isn't solely on "fighting for my life," Teddi admitted that unexpected worries are beginning to surface. "I'm starting to develop fear where I didn't have fear before," she said, noting that she hasn't "taken an Uber alone" since October. "I have fear to do a lot of things."
But while Teddi's biggest worry is "that cancer is going to come back," she is trying to lean into her optimism. As she puts it, "Every day is a new day."
