# Teddi Mellencamp Suffered 'Excruciating Pain' Before Brain Tumor Diagnosis | Fox News

## Celebrity Health News

### 'Real Housewives' star Teddi Mellencamp told friend she was on 'deathbed' while hospitalized for brain tumors

**By Stephanie Giang-Paunon**  
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**Published March 14, 2025 1:11pm EDT**

While Teddi Mellencamp was hospitalized for treatment for her multiple , she believed she was on her "deathbed" and sent out final texts to her loved ones.

"I remember feeling like this is actually it," Mellencamp said while breaking down in tears on her , co-hosted by fellow "Real Housewives" star Tamra Judge.

Judge shared that she received a text from Mellencamp, explaining, "You said to me, ‘you all thought I was mental, but I’m actually on my deathbed.’”





> Teddi Mellencamp revealed doctors removed four tumors during a successful brain surgery. (Instagram | Getty Images)

Judge then emotionally replied, "’No, you’re not, because if you’re on yours , then I’m on mine, because I can’t live without you.’”

Mellencamp, the daughter of singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, opened up about her hospitalization and confessed it was a vulnerable and tumultuous time in her life.

Leading up to her devastating diagnosis, Mellencamp experienced debilitating symptoms before doctors found  in her brain.



> While reality star Teddi Mellencamp was hospitalized for her brain tumor diagnosis, she felt she was on her "deathbed" and texted her friend, "this is actually it." (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)

"It was all very patchy, my memory at this point," she continued. "I remember being in such extreme, excruciating pain."

Mellencamp and Judge described how they were in New Orleans during her health crisis.



> (Tamra Judge co-hosts a podcast with Teddi Mellencamp.)

"One day I remember, I had just thrown up, like, 85 times from these stupid salt pills that I hate and had to take for two weeks after I got out of the ICU (intensive care unit)," Mellencamp explained.

"I begged my dad — ‘Dad, can you please let me go into a post-care center… I’m not doing well in here. I’m coming unhinged, I’m losing sense of who I am.’”



> From left: Teddi Mellencamp, John Mellencamp and Justice Mellencamp in 2018. (Kevin Mazur)

While Mellencamp was eventually discharged to a hotel with a full-time nurse, healthcare workers then revealed they had discovered more tumors in her head and lungs.

Mellencamp concluded her podcast by saying she’s giving herself "grace" to heal during her recovery. She is additionally "forever grateful" to the healthcare team that worked "miracles" during her brain surgery.





Last week, the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star posted a health update on her social media as she announced that doctors had detected additional tumors.

"Update from my scans today: I have multiple tumors in my brain that weren't able to be removed via surgery," she posted on Instagram. "I also have 2 tumors in my lung. These are all metastases of my melanoma."

Mellencamp added that doctors are "hopeful that immunotherapy and radiation will effectively treat them."

Her latest diagnosis comes during her years-long battle with skin cancer. In September, Mellencamp shared that she underwent surgery for her 16th melanoma removal.

Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Entertainment Writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.

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