Terry and Heather Dubrow Share Teddi Mellencamp Brain Cancer Update


Terry and Heather Dubrow.
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Terry and Heather Dubrow have shared a temporary update on Teddi Mellencamp after she underwent surgery to remove brain tumors.

Speaking to TMZ on Saturday, February 22, the couple shared that things were looking “positive” in the mean time for the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum.

“Well, obviously any details about Teddi can be given out by her family but what we do know is that, we heard just a little bit of excellent news today, which we’re really completely satisfied about and we’re sending all of our good wishes and thoughts to Teddi and her family,” Heather, 56, told the outlet.

While the couple didn’t share specifics about Mellencamp’s current condition, Terry echoed the sentiment that things are going in addition to they may be, given the seriousness of the situation.

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Edwin Arroyave is giving an update on estranged wife Teddi Mellencamp after the Real Housewives alum underwent brain tumor surgery. Taking to his Instagram Stories on Thursday, February 13 Arroyave, 47, shared that the surgery “went well.” “So many individuals asking for updates. All I’ll say right away is surgery went well,” he wrote. […]

“What we do know is she’s extremely brave. And we heard that she’s turned the corner a bit,” Terry, 66, said, adding: “So it’s very… I believe very positive right away. Things are definitely looking up, we understand.”

Mellencamp, 43, publicly revealed her health battle earlier this month, sharing via her Instagram that she was undergoing brain surgery after doctors found tumors.

“For the last several weeks I’ve been coping with severe debilitating headaches,” Mellencamp, wrote on February 12. “Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization.”

She explained that after getting a CT scan and an MRI, “Doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they imagine have been growing for at the very least 6 months.”

Heather and Terry Dubrow Share Update on Teddi Mellencamp

Teddi Mellencamp.
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Within the post, Mellencamp added that two of the tumors were being removed in surgery that very same day, while the others can be handled afterwards.

“The remaining smaller tumors can be handled via radiation at a later date,” Mellencamp wrote.

Mellencamp’s estranged husband Edwin Arroyave and their children have been by the fact TV star’s side throughout her health battle. (Mellencamp filed for divorce from Arroyave in November 2024 after 13 years of marriage they usually share kids Slate, 12, Cruz, 10 and Dove, 4. Mellencamp can be a stepmother to Arroyave’s eldest daughter Isabella from a previous relationship.)

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Kaitlyn Morris/Getty Images Teddi Mellencamp shared a somber message about her health after suffering “severe and debilitating headaches” for weeks. “Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization,” 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, “Doctors […]

Arroyave, 47, has been posting several updates about Mellencamp’s health, including revealing that she is “beyond grateful” after undergoing brain tumor surgery.

“Our family is thankful to everybody to your continued prayers and well wishes,” Arroyave wrote via Instagram on Monday, February 17. “Teddi is beyond grateful for the outpouring of affection while she continues to get well.