{"id":182578,"date":"2025-07-24T01:18:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T01:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/teddi-mellencamp-reveals-immunotherapy-is-making-her-sicker\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T01:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T01:18:54","slug":"teddi-mellencamp-reveals-immunotherapy-is-making-her-sicker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/teddi-mellencamp-reveals-immunotherapy-is-making-her-sicker\/","title":{"rendered":"Teddi Mellencamp Reveals Immunotherapy Is Making Her &#8216;Sicker&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/teddi-mellencamp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Teddi Mellencamp<\/strong> <\/a>has provided a new update on her ongoing stage 4 brain cancer battle, revealing the toll her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/teddi-mellencamps-50-50-odds-with-immunotherapy-cancer-battle-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immunotherapy treatments<\/a> have taken on her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <em>Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/em> alum, 44, explained on the Wednesday, July 23, episode of her and <strong>Tamra Judge\u2019s<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/1119-two-ts-in-a-pod-with-tedd-49447273\/episode\/teddi-checks-in-287342313\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cTwo Ts in a Pod\u201d podcast<\/a> that immunotherapy was making her feel \u201csicker\u201d as she continues to grapple with the disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEssentially, what we figured out with me was, yes, I started out feeling great, and I could do all the pods and I could do all these things, and I could go to all my daughter\u2019s horse shows and I could stay at my house by myself, and I felt really strong,\u201d Mellencamp explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She continued, \u201cAnd what\u2019s happening with me is the longer that I\u2019m on immunotherapy, the sicker it\u2019s making me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/teddi-mellencamp-has-multiple-brain-tumors-is-undergoing-surgery\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/teddi-mellencamp-has-multiple-brain-tumors-is-undergoing-surgery\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Teddi Mellencamp Has Multiple Brain Tumors, Will Undergo Surgery<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKaitlyn Morris\/Getty Images Teddi Mellencamp shared a somber message about her health after suffering \u201csevere and debilitating headaches\u201d for weeks. \u201cYesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization,\u201d Mellencamp, 43, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, February 12. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum explained that after getting a CT scan and an MRI, \u201cDoctors [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mellencamp was diagnosed with melanoma in 2022. In February this year, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/teddi-mellencamp-has-multiple-brain-tumors-is-undergoing-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">underwent surgery<\/a> to remove multiple brain tumors after suffering \u201csevere and debilitating headaches.\u201d In March, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/teddi-mellencamp-reveals-doctors-found-5-more-tumors-amid-cancer-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updated fans via her Instagram<\/a>, informing them that doctors had found\u00a0 \u201cthree more tumors in my brain and 2 tumors on my lungs,\u201d adding, \u201cThese are all a direct result of my melanoma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Wednesday\u2019s podcast, Mellencamp explained that in consultation with her doctors, she is going to temporarily pause the immunotherapy treatments \u201cbecause this immune therapy has hit me so incredibly hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSo we\u2019re going to take a little break on the immunotherapy to get my body back feeling stronger,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m on steroids and we\u2019re doing everything that we can to get me back to feeling like I, you know, I can do this, I can do all the things.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4050825\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4050825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216181625Teddi-Mellencamp-Says-Immunotherapy-Is-Making-Her-Sicker-Amid-Cancer-Battle.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Teddi Mellencamp.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">(Photo by Emma McIntyre\/WireImage)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The podcast host said that while some days she has energy to do things she used to do, other days it is difficult. She noted she sometimes has issues with memory recall, which makes it tricky to recap <em>Real Housewives<\/em> episodes on the podcast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to fill your guys\u2019 feed with cancer, you know, like I know that that can be a depressing topic, but I also want [people to know that] if you\u2019re going through something like this, things are going to change and that\u2019s okay,\u201d she continued.\u201d The hardest thing for me has been kind of the wake up call of \u2018Wow, I can\u2019t do what I did yesterday,\u2019 or \u2018Wow, I can\u2019t do what I did three weeks ago.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/tamra-judge-reacts-to-teddi-mellencamps-cancer-battle-progress\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tamra-Judge-Reacts-to-Teddi-Mellencamp-s-Tumors-Shrinking-.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Tamra Judge Reacts to Teddi Mellencamp s Tumors Shrinking\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tamra-Judge-Reacts-to-Teddi-Mellencamp-s-Tumors-Shrinking-.jpg?quality=70&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/tamra-judge-reacts-to-teddi-mellencamps-cancer-battle-progress\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Tamra Judge Reacts to Teddi Mellencamp\u2019s Tumors Shrinking: \u2018This Is a Win\u2019<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tTamra Judge is one of Teddi Mellencamp\u2019s biggest supporters amid her cancer journey, so Mellencamp\u2019s wins are also Judge\u2019s victories. \u201cFor those of you who have not heard, Teddi announced on her Instagram that her treatment is working, thank you Jesus,\u201d Judge, 57, said during the Thursday, April 25, episode of her and Mellencamp\u2019s iHeartRadio [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mellencamp also noted that her cancer diagnosis has affected her family, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/teddi-mellencamp-and-edwin-arroyaves-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estranged husband <strong>Edwin Arroyave,<\/strong><\/a> and their children. (The pair, who announced their split in November 2024, are parents of Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dove, 4; Mellencamp is also the stepmother of Arroyave\u2019s eldest daughter, Isabella, 15.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s changed my kids\u2019 life. It\u2019s changed my relationship with Edwin,\u201d she said. \u201cYou guys all know that we were filing for divorce. Nothing\u2019s changed in that other than that we\u2019re on hold because of what\u2019s happening to me medically. But he\u2019s had to step in and help me because some days I can\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/teddi-mellencamp-reveals-immunotherapy-is-making-her-sicker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teddi Mellencamp has provided a new update on her ongoing stage 4 brain cancer battle, revealing the toll her immunotherapy treatments have taken on her. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 44, explained on the Wednesday, July 23, episode of her and Tamra Judge\u2019s \u201cTwo Ts in a Pod\u201d podcast that immunotherapy was making [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-182578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}