Teddi Mellencamp shared an incredible health update with fans on Wednesday, amid her battle with stage four cancer.
The reality TV star, 43, revealed that her tumors — resulting from melanoma that had metastasized to her brain and lungs — have significantly shrunk, and doctors believe she is a few weeks away from being cancer free.
'I just finished with all of my scans, and my tumors have significantly shrunk, which doctors believe means that this all will work, and that I will be back to myself, and feeling good,' she shared in a video posted to her Instagram.
Teddi — who previously revealed she was given a 'fifty-fifty' chance of survival — said that she has two more sessions of immunotherapy, adding, 'and then hopefully I am done, and I will be cancer free.'
In February, multiple tumors were found on her brain and she underwent emergency surgery. Additional tumors were then discovered on her brain and lungs. Mellencamp was initially diagnosed with melanoma in 2022.
The incredible news comes after Teddi admitted she was 'preparing her children for the worst.' Earlier this month she also revealed that her famous father John Mellencamp, 73, was planning her burial, asking whether she would be buried in the 'family mausoleum.'
Teddi Mellencamp, 43, shared an incredible health update with fans on Wednesday, amid her battle with stage four cancer
The reality TV star revealed that the tumors in her brain and lungs have significantly shrunk, and doctors believe she is a few weeks away from being cancer free
At the end of her new video Teddi shared: 'I am going to keep a positive outlook, because that's the way my doctor just spoke to me. He was like, "you did this. You got this."'
Toward the end, she added that her doctor had jokingly reassured her, 'You got that Mellencamp blood, so you're good.'
Teddi, who previously said she felt she was on her 'deathbed', was pictured smiling in the video, as she told her fans the positive news, admitting that the happy 'crying' was already done.
She sported a buzzcut, after having to shave her blonde hair for her surgery in February, along with a black Alo jacket and a white t-shirt.
In her caption she wrote: 'One update I couldn’t wait to share! All tumors stage 4 (metastasized melanoma in my brain and lungs) shrunk or disappeared so I have 6ish more weeks of immunotherapy and doctors believe I will be healed if everything stays on course.'
'Thank you to everyone who has sent their love, prayers, and positivity ❤️❤️❤️'
Her pals were thrilled in the comments, with her former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-star Kyle Richards writing, 'BEST DAY EVER!!!!! So grateful❤️'
'I can’t stop crying tears of joy … I love you,' Tamra Judge wrote.
'Amazing!!!!!❤️' Shannon Beador added, while Maria Menounos wrote, 'Amazing news!'
Teddi's sister, Justice Mellencamp, wrote, 'Most amazing day ever! We all knew you would kick cancer‘s a**!!'
'I just finished with all of my scans, and my tumors have significantly shrunk, which doctors believe means that this all will work, and that I will be back to myself, and feeling good,' she shared in a video posted to her Instagram
Teddi told fans that she has two more sessions of immunotherapy, adding, 'and then hopefully I am done, and I will be cancer free'
Her pals were thrilled in the comments, with her Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-star Kyle Richards writing, 'BEST DAY EVER!!!!! So grateful'
The incredible news comes after Teddi previously said she was given a 'fifty-fifty' chance of survival and was 'preparing her children for the worst'; pictured with her kids last November
Teddi and estranged husband, Edwin Arroyave, 47, have put their divorce on hold for now amid her health battle; seen with their children Slate, 12, Cruz, 10 and Dove, five
The night prior Teddi shared on Instagram that she was 'sad and scared' but also staying 'positive' ahead of the MRI that would reveal whether her treatment was working.
Teddi — who has already undergone more than 20 surgeries during her two and a half year cancer battle — also posted a gruesome image of stitches on her head following her brain surgery in February.
Another image showed Teddi with her long blonde hair as she posed with pal Tamra, with the caption, '2 days before realizing I was living with multiple brain and lung tumors for over 6 months to a year.'
After sharing the happy news, the grateful star also posted a snap with a pal as she thanked her 'loving friends and family who have been there for me through all of this.'
The previous night, she had also shared a photo of her sister, Justice, at her hospital bedside after the surgery.
Teddi appeared on ABC's Nightline last week and said that doctors have given her a 'fifty-fifty' chance on survival as she still receives immunotherapy treatment.
During her interview, Mellencamp expressed: 'One of my favorite things to ask is "How long I got?" or "What are my chances?" and they oftentimes say "fifty-fifty."'
'Fifty-fifty? I wouldn't buy a car that's only gonna drive 50-percent chance of the time. I don't want this,' was her reply.
Mellencamp said that her doctors explained the reason for those odds were that immunotherapy had only been around for about a decade 'and that's how long the study has worked.'
The TV personality also shared the scary symptoms she had before learning she had several brain tumors.
And the star shared them with her fans so they know how to react in case they suffer from a similar problem.
The night prior Teddi shared on Instagram that she was 'sad and scared' but also staying 'positive' ahead of the MRI that would reveal whether her treatment was working
She also shared a gruesome image of stitches on her head following her brain surgery in February
Another image showed Teddi with her long blonde hair as she posed with pal Tamra Judge, with the caption, '2 days before realizing I was living with multiple brain and lung tumors for over 6 months to a year'
After sharing the happy news, the grateful star also posted a snap with a pal as she thanked her 'loving friends and family who have been there for me through all of this'
The previous night, she had also shared a photo of her sister, Justice Mellencamp, at her hospital bedside after the surgery
Mellencamp had debilitating headaches for months, until one day her vision was severely impaired: 'I couldn't see. I mean, I could barely get down the stairs.'
The star quickly called her estranged husband, Edwin Arroyave, 47, who rushed her to the hospital.
'That's when they said I had four plumb-size tumors in my brain and then within the next day I was in surgery,' she told host Deborah Roberts.
'My first real memory was looking up and my entire family was there. My dad, my sister, my brothers, all of my best friends, and I'm being like, "Hold on, why are y'all here? And chatting? This must be bad,"' she explained with a chuckle.
Since then she has undergone radiation therapy to shrink remaining tumors, including some in her lungs, ringing the bell to signal the end of that treatment in a video on social media.
The couple have put their divorce on hold for now, and Arroyave is standing by his wife of some 14 years.
On a recent episode of The Eds podcast, Arroyave revealed he was all in. 'People think that's hard, but for me, that's just what I do,' the entrepreneur explained.
'Like it's no matter what, I will always love Teddi and she's been a big part of my life. And I like taking care of people, it's just what I do. So it wasn't even like, a question.'
In February, multiple tumors were found on her brain and she underwent emergency surgery. Following her brain surgery, additional tumors were discovered on her brain and lungs, and earlier this month she shared that her cancer has progressed to stage four
Mellencamp was initially diagnosed with melanoma in 2022, before the cancer metastasized to her lungs and brain
Mellencamp and Arroyave are parents to daughter Slate, 12, son Cruz 10, and daughter Dove, five, along with Arroyave's daughter Isabella.
In March, after more tumors were discovered in her brain and lungs, Teddi reportedly began preparing her kids for 'the worst.'
'Teddi is a fighter – anyone who has watched Real Housewives can attest to that,' Radar reported at the time.
'But it just saps her fighting spirit to think she had beaten this, only to receive another horrible diagnosis. She had told her children that mommy's sick, but she is going to be okay, and now it's tearing her up to lay out the dark truth to them.'
'Teddi does her very best to remain optimistic through her ordeals, but her main thought is with her family and beating this cancer for their sake.'
Earlier this week the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star broke down in tears while discussing her three children this week.
She began crying in a conversation with with Entertainment Tonight as she recalled explaining to her estranged husband: 'I’m like, "I don’t think you understand the debilitating pain that I feel some days thinking about the fact that, like, my kids..."'
'That is extremely frightening. My kids are young,' she told reporter Nischelle Turner.
Teddi remembered a particularly emotional moment when she was in the hospital after undergoing emergency brain surgery to remove several tumors.
'I was like, "I feel like today might be Dove’s birthday,"' she recalled saying to her husband. 'And Edwin’s like, "It is. It’s her party today that you planned.'"
Tears streamed down her face as she went on to say, 'And I was like, "Can they please just let me out for today?"'
Earlier this month she revealed that her famous father John Mellencamp, 73, was planning her burial, asking whether she would be buried in the 'family mausoleum'; John and Teddi seen above in 2022
Mellencamp shared that her symptoms included debilitating headaches for months, which severely affected her vision; seen in February in New Orleans
She credited Edwin with providing the perfect response: 'We’ll throw another one.'
On a recent episode of her Two Ts in a Pod podcast with Tamra, Mellencamp explained her dad had called to make sure she would be laid to rest in the family mausoleum.
'He goes, "Well you’re doing your will right now, so you may as well put it in there."'
In spite of the dark humor, Mellencamp said her father 'always taught me to be a fighter.'
For now, the determined patient is taking each day as it comes.
'I think the biggest thing is don't take anything for granted. Normally, I'm used to running seven miles, today, I'm barely walking one, but you know what? I'm here and that makes me feel good. These are special times that we get to do any of this.'
The TV personality has been battling skin cancer since her diagnosis in 2022 and has kept her fans up-to-date with the journey on social media.
