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Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp said her brain surgeries and treatment side effects have changed her health goals
Mellencamp is rebuilding her fitness routine while receiving ongoing immunotherapy for stage 4 cancer
After initial frustration about not remembering her treadmill password, she was able to log on to complete her first jog in two years
Teddi Mellencamp shared that she struggles to write and see after undergoing brain surgery for stage 4 cancer. But she said, she doesn’t want to “keep feeling sorry for myself” as she works to reclaim her life.
“I’m not gonna try to be the old Teddi, but I’m gonna try to be the new and improved Teddi,” the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 45, shared in a series of emotional videos posted to her Instagram stories on Oct. 26.
“This is how I wake up every morning. That’s my hand shaking,” Mellencamp said over visibly unsteady video, where she showed her pill organizer. “I have a little bit of this shake, and I have not been making my bed. All of this is going to change today. I mean, not the hand shaking part, but I’m going to make my bed, have my medication. And I’ve already got workout clothes on because I’m going to try to start to change my life today.”
Teddi Mellencamp showed her daily medication and revealed she struggles with hand tremors
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Mellencamp was first diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, in 2022. After surgeries, Mellencamp shared that it had metastasized to her brain and lungs in April 2025. She underwent brain surgery to remove the four tumors and has been undergoing regular immunotherapy treatments since.
The fitness enthusiast and founder of the lifestyle coaching service All In wrote that she was “trusting that moving my body consistently will help both my mind and my body heal.” That’s why she was “on the treadmill for the first time in over a year.” Then she shared the “next hurdle”: She couldn’t recall her login and password for her treadmill screen.
“I’m not good with numbers. I can’t write. It’s hard for me to see,” Mellencamp shared, her voice trembling. “All post-having-my-brain surgeries. That being said, I don’t want to keep feeling sorry for myself because that is what’s happening, and then I quit. So, I just want to feel okay being back in my skin again.”
Teddi Mellencamp shared that she’s embarking on a new wellness journey
Credit: Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram
Mellencamp said she is embarking on a new journey “knowing I’m a completely different person” rather than focusing on weighing 38 lbs. more than before she got sick.
Her journey, she said, is “not about the number on the scale. It’s about the fact that I’ve been on steroids, immunotherapy, I’ve had brain surgeries, and this is a choice I am making to feel better.”
She continued filming despite tearing up, pausing to say, “I cringe when I see people holding their cameras while they’re crying.”
She clarified: “This is more gratitude, the amount of clients that have already messaged me and said like, ‘Let’s go,’ and just that feeling of support around you, telling you that you can do it, that you’re worth it. And that it might take time and it may look different and it may feel different, is huge.”
Teddi Mellencamp shared the changes to her appearance amid cancer treatment
Credit: Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram
“I’m happy I have my team. Let’s hope I can get past day one, guys,” Mellencamp shared. In an update, she shared that her All In coaching team helped her recover her login and password, and she completed her “first jog in 2 years.”
“I don’t care if I only make it 10 minutes,” she wrote, adding that she’s focused on “progress over perfection.”
She then shared a side-by-side comparison of herself in similar hot pink workout bra and pants, sharing that the difference between the photos was that the left picture was pre-cancer and treatment, and the right was after two years of treatment.
“I don’t care about becoming the old me again bc she wasn’t happy,” Mellencamp wrote. “But [I] am excited to see where my new journey will take me.”
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