Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave is taking a big step on the road to recuperation.
After undergoing surgery to remove multiple brain tumors, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum provided several updates on her recovery journey.
“Staples out and ready for radiation,” she captioned a February 28 Instagram.
The photo showed the mother of three smiling in bed while sporting the buzzcut she received in preparation for the surgery.
Teddi Mellencamp receives supportive messages from Bravolebs
As of Saturday, March 1, Teddi’s post had garnered more than 70,000 “likes” and thousands of supportive messages from fans, friends, and Bravolebrities. The list included everyone from Vanderpump Rules alum Scheana Shay and Summer House’s Kyle Cooke to Below Deck alum Kate Chastain and The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Gina Kirschenheiter.
Teddi’s former castmates also shared some uplifting words.
“Gorgeous as ever,” Kyle Richards wrote.
“You look beautiful,” Dorit Kemsley added. “Praying for you!”
Teddi touched on the radiation treatments in her February 12 Instagram statement announcing her diagnosis. The Indiana native said she had spent the previous weeks suffering from “severe and debilitating headaches" that eventually “required hospitalization.” Doctors quickly confirmed Teddi had multiple brain tumors that had been growing over the past six months.
“Two of the tumors will be surgically removed today,” she wrote. “The remaining smaller tumors will be dealt with via radiation at a later date. 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. Thank you to everybody who has reached out, and to everyone who has supported me along this journey.”
Teddi Mellencamp shares details on her brain surgery
Teddi, who has also endured a years-long battle with melanoma, said doctors surgically removed four tumors, double the amount of what was expected. She told fans her surgery was a “success” but emphasized she wasn’t out of the woods quite yet.
“This fight is not over, but that round has been won,” she wrote in a February 26 Instagram. “The laughter, support, and patience of my kids, my family, and my closest friends is one gift with which words cannot properly express my gratitude. 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.”
Teddi gives a glimpse at her post-surgery recovery
“My All In by Teddi workouts are a little different these days, but we’re on our walk,” she said in an Instagram video. “It’s feeling pretty good — pretty out.”
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