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has detailed the harrowing experience of being hospitalized.
The 44-year-old alum revealed that she ended up in the emergency room after waking up with a severe rash which caused 'sores all over my entire body' but .
Mellencamp back in October. Her brain came as a result of her 2022 melanoma metastasizing.
She detailed the recent hospital experience on the March 3 episode her podcast with , Two T's In A Pod, as she explained: 'I thought I had the . And then I woke up one day and my whole body was just covered in, like, this terrible rash — like, you can't even say it's a rash because it's almost like sores all over my entire body.'
The markings on her body were not just cosmetic as she said that they 'hurt and burned' so she ended up making a trip to urgent care but doctors advised her to go straight to the emergency room instead.
Mellencamp revealed that physicians had discovered her new medication caused Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
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Teddi Mellencamp has detailed the harrowing experience of being hospitalized after her stage 4 cancer battle
Mellencamp announced the cancer is undetectable back in October. Her brain cancer came as a result of her 2022 melanoma metastasizing
According to the Mayo Clinic, it is a 'a medical emergency that usually requires hospitalization' as the top layer of skin dies which causes painful blisters and a rash.
The medical site also says that people with cancer are at higher risk of the condition which is considered rare, severe, and potentially life-threatening.
Mellencamp said that she had blisters in her mouth, around her eyes, and all over her body in addition to not being able to swallow.
She then was hospitalized and given steroid injections and antibiotics as she explained: 'The reason they were like, "You have to stay in [the hospital]' is because they can start to get better and then shift right back up."'
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Luckily, she was able to be discharged from the hospital in time to attend her daughter Dove's birthday party.
The reality star posted a photo of the six-year-old girl she shares with her estranged husband Edwin Arroyave and wrote, 'So happy I am out of the hospital in time for Dove's party.
'Last year I couldn't [make it to her party] and it broke my heart,' she added.
Mellencamp underwent emergency brain surgery in February 2025 to , forcing her to miss Dove's birthday as she recovered.
She detailed the recent hospital experience on the March 3 episode her podcast with Tamra Judge , Two T's In A Pod, as she explained: 'I thought I had the flu . And then I woke up one day and my whole body was just covered in, like, this terrible rash — like, you can't even say it's a rash because it's almost like sores all over my entire body' (pictured last year)
Luckily, she was able to be discharged from the hospital in time to attend her daughter Dove's birthday party
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In addition to Dove, she and Arroyave also share a 13-year-old daughter, Slate, and an 11-year-old son, Cruz.
She took to social media on Wednesday to pay tribute to her youngest child on her actual birthdate, February 25.
Dove enjoyed her party alongside friends in a joint birthday bash with comedienne Sarah Tiana's son Cage
Mellencamp and Tiana decorated with throwback photos of their kids together throughout their childhood.
