Teddi Mellencamp diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma
msn.comTeddi Mellencamp has been diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma. The 41-year-old reality star took to Instagram to reveal she had been diagnosed after her doctor sported an "abnormal spot" on her back, which she will have cut out next week.
She wrote: "Melanoma awareness update. Despite my anxiety, I listened to the doctors and went in for my 3-month skin check last week since my previous melanoma.
They said I had another abnormal spot near my last one so they did a biopsy. I got the call this morning: Stage 2 melanoma. Now, next Wednesday I go to an oncologist to have it cut out and come up with a game plan on next steps.
Of course, this is all pending some additional testing and biopsies of other spots nearby that were taken today. " The 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star admits she was initially reluctant to go to the doctor three months after her previous skin check because she didn't think anything bad would've happened in that time, but she has now urged others to get checked if their doctor advises them to.
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