Teddi Mellencamp says she is doing everything she can to feel better physically and mentally.
“I think [medications and immunotherapy] take a toll on my body, and I think that I also didn’t properly process all of the things that happened when I had surgery,” Mellencamp, 44, shared on the Tuesday, January 27, episode of iHeartRadio’s “Two T’s in a Pod” podcast. “From my divorce to all of a sudden being in emergency surgery, to not being able to see my kids when I was recovering. I think all of those things are starting to finally hit me now.”
In November 2024, Mellencamp faced a big change in her personal life when she announced her split from Edwin Arroyave after 13 years of marriage. The pair share children Slate, 12, Cruz, 11, and Dove, 5.
Nearly three months later, doctors found multiple tumors near Mellencamp’s brain. After treatment for stage IV melanoma, the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star announced in October 2025 that scans showed “no detectable cancer.”
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“I started doing therapy, and it’s taken its toll on me,” Mellencamp told podcast cohost Tamra Judge. “I’ve learned that there are certain things, like it’s hard for me to touch and move. I can see that I’m slower than I was before, and that’s really frustrating to me. I want to be back to the way I was.”
At the start of 2025, Mellencamp was “fighting for my life.” Now that scans have confirmed that the cancer is gone, the former Bravo star said she is finally able to process everything she went through.
“Now that the storm has calmed a little, now I’m processing,” she explained. “Now I’m starting to develop fear where I didn’t have fear before.”
When Judge, 58, asked her close friend what scares her the most, Mellencamp replied, “That the cancer is going to come back.”
“I haven’t even taken any Ubers by myself,” she added. “I don’t feel super self-sufficient.”
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Through the highs and lows of her cancer battle, Teddi has had the support of many family members and friends, including her estranged husband and her dad, John Mellencamp.
Earlier this month, John, 74, made headlines when he appeared on an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast and said his daughter was “suffering.”
“It’s not f***ing fun,” the “Jack & Diane” singer shared. “She’s got cancer in the brain, and she’s suffering right now.”
In response to her dad’s quotes, Teddi provided some greater context for why her dad chose such words.
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“There’s still no trace of cancer. But I’m still considered stage IV and I’m still on immunotherapy, so essentially nothing’s changed other than I still don’t feel great,” she explained on Tuesday’s podcast. “I would hope that I would be feeling better by now, but I really don’t.”
In a previous episode of “Two T’s in a Pod,” Teddi expressed gratitude to her dad for calling every single day and checking in with her regularly.
“He’s not wrong,” she added when addressing John’s “suffering” comment. “I’ve definitely, I mean, I have been suffering. I have been crying a lot. I’ve been super emotional. I’ve even had, like, a support group.”