Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave ‘had a big old cry’ on Monday after her doctor informed her that the immunotherapy she’d been doing since September 30 to treat her skin cancer did not work.
The 42-year-old RHOBH alum – who was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma in October 2022 – had Aldara imiquimod cream spread over the back of her right shoulder for five weeks, and even upped her dosage on October 23 and November 8.
‘It was not successful. So I have two different options. I can either do a big skin graft from my belly or arm, but it’s a very long recovery,’ Teddi lamented via Instastory.
‘Or I can go in and get another wide excision surgery on December 26 [to remove a larger portion of problematic area]. And they’ll have a plastic surgeon come too because it’s such a big area.
‘And then just keep getting my checks every three months. So that’s where we are. Get your skin checked, folks!’
Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave ‘had a big old cry’ on Monday after her doctor informed her that the immunotherapy she’d been doing since September 30 to treat her skin cancer did not work
Arroyave – who boasts 1.2M social media followers – clearly went with option No. 2 as she announced Tuesday that she was headed to get blood work for the surgery.
‘I don’t like going under and my anxiety is popping off, but I have faith all will be okay and that the reason this is happening to me is because I am able to raise awareness,’ the Melanoma Research Foundation ambassador wrote on Tuesday.
‘In the meantime, I am so looking forward to spending Christmas with my loved ones and hope this is a reminder to book your skin checks for the new year.’
It comes a full year after Teddi mistakenly believed her margins had been successfully cleared after having 11 melanomas and three lymph nodes surgically removed in October 2022.
But on January 19, Arroyave – who commands $99 on Cameo – had three new spots biopsied and, by September 13, one of her new spots turned out to be melanoma.
Luckily, the All In accountability coach has support from her has four children – daughter Dove, 3; daughter Slate, 11; son Cruz, 9; and stepdaughter Bella, 15 – from her 12-year marriage to Skyline Security CEO Edwin Arroyave.
Teddi – a self-proclaimed nepo-baby – also has the support of her famous father, Grammy winner John Mellencamp.
Arroyave and Tamra Judge are next scheduled to bring their Two Ts In A Pod Live show to the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on January 25.
The 42-year-old RHOBH alum – who was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma in October 2022 – had Aldara imiquimod cream spread over the back of her right shoulder for five weeks (pictured October 13), and even upped her dosage on October 23 and November 8
Teddi lamented via Instastory: ‘It was not successful. So I have two different options. I can either do a big skin graft from my belly or arm, but it’s a very long recovery’
![Arroyave continued: 'Or I can go in and get another wide excision surgery on December 26 [to remove a larger portion of problematic area]'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/19/19/79141185-12882587-image-a-30_1703014823320.jpg "Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave Prepares for Another Wide Excision Surgery for Skin Cancer with a 'Big Old Cry' 8")
Arroyave continued: ‘Or I can go in and get another wide excision surgery on December 26 [to remove a larger portion of problematic area]. And they’ll have a plastic surgeon come too because it’s such a big area. And then just keep getting my checks every three months. So that’s where we are’
The Melanoma Research Foundation ambassador clearly went with option No. 2 as she announced Tuesday that she was headed to get blood work for the surgery
Teddi wrote on Tuesday: ‘I don’t like going under and my anxiety is popping off, but I have faith all will be okay and that the reason this is happening to me is because I am able to raise awareness…In the meantime, I am so looking forward to spending Christmas with my loved ones and hope this is a reminder to book your skin checks for the new year’
It comes a full year after Arroyave mistakenly believed her margins had been successfully cleared after having 11 melanomas and three lymph nodes surgically removed in October 2022 (pictured)
But on January 19, the All In accountability coach had three new spots biopsied and, by September 13, one of her new spots turned out to be melanoma (pictured October 30)
Luckily, Teddi has support from her has four children – daughter Dove, 3; daughter Slate, 11; son Cruz, 9; and stepdaughter Bella, 15 – from her 12-year marriage to Skyline Security CEO Edwin Arroyave (pictured September 4)
Arroyave – a self-proclaimed nepo-baby – also has the support of her famous father, Grammy winner John Mellencamp (R, pictured November 23)
The avid equestrian and Tamra Judge are next scheduled to bring their Two Ts In A Pod Live show to the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on January 25
