Teddi Mellencamp says she was hospitalized with ‘sores throughout’ her physique amid most cancers battle

Teddi Mellencamp is recovering after a scary well being incident that left painful sores throughout her physique.

Through the March 3 episode of Two Ts in a Pod, Mellencamp, 44, gave an replace to good friend and cohost Tamra Choose about how she has been doing amid her ongoing battle with stage 4 melanoma.

“I hadn’t felt good for a pair days. I believed I had the flu after which I awakened at some point and my entire physique was simply coated on this horrible rash — you’ll be able to’t even say it’s a rash as a result of they’re virtually like sores, like, throughout my complete physique," the previous Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star revealed.

Upon going to pressing care, hoping she was experiencing one thing extra gentle, resembling an allergic response, Mellencamp mentioned she was urged to go to an emergency room instantly.

“Primarily what occurred was I used to be given a brand new medicine, and I used to be allergic to it," Mellencamp continued, saying it brought on Stevens-Johnson syndrome, which she defined is "a uncommon life-threatening medical emergency inflicting extreme, painful blisters of the pores and skin and mucous membranes."

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Mellencamp mentioned the situation ultimately went additional than her pores and skin. "It went into my mouth. Round my eyes just a little bit. It was simply in every single place. Then, I couldn’t swallow," she recalled.

"They instantly began me on steroids and antibiotics. After which after a few days, it fortunately received higher," the TV star and daughter of musician John Mellencamp continued. "The explanation they have been like, 'You need to keep in,' is as a result of they will begin to get higher after which shift proper again up."

After her well being scare, Mellencamp mentioned she was glad to be launched simply in time for her daughter Dove's birthday. Mellencamp has three youngsters along with her ex, Edwin Arroyave, whom she filed for divorce from in 2024. The 2 haven’t but proceeded with finalizing the divorce, although, as they give attention to Mellencamp's well being points.

"I wasn’t feeling nice," Mellencamp admitted of attending her daughter's birthday in individual following such an ordeal. "However simply the adrenaline from seeing her, I used to be so completely satisfied."

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Mellencamp was recognized with stage 2 melanoma in 2022. After three years of testing and therapy, in February 2025 she acquired the information that she had stage 4 melanoma, because the most cancers had metastasized to her mind and lungs.

In January, her father shared during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience that his daughter was "actually sick" amid her most cancers battle. "It's not f—ing enjoyable. She's received most cancers within the mind. And she or he's struggling proper now."

Whereas beforehand noting that medical doctors have given her 50/50 odds of surviving most cancers, Mellencamp has remained steadfast to maintain combating.

"I really consider this once I say this — and it's gonna make me emotional — I really consider that I'm gonna dwell," she mentioned on The Jamie Kern Lima Present final July. "I must consider it. 'Trigger if not, it's simply too unhappy."

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