{"id":2386552,"date":"2026-04-23T21:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2386552"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:52:00","slug":"teddi-mellencamp-says-she-asked-her-cancer-doctor-if-she-could-go-on-glp-1s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/teddi-mellencamp-says-she-asked-her-cancer-doctor-if-she-could-go-on-glp-1s\/","title":{"rendered":"Teddi Mellencamp says she asked her cancer doctor if she could go on GLP-1s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Teddi Mellencamp says she asked her cancer doctor for GLP-1s amid her battle with melanoma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her doctor declined her request.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/em> alum&#8217;s podcast cohost, Tamra Judge, jokingly offered, &#8220;I&#8217;m taking it tomorrow if you wanna start with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Teddi Mellencamp is in the midst of cancer treatment \u2014\u00a0but she has some other health concerns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/em> alum got candid about a conversation she had with her doctor during an episode of her podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I am a health and wellness coach who&#8217;s dying of cancer,&#8221; she said, laughing, as she began her story on <em>Two Ts in a Pod. <\/em>&#8220;And because I gained weight from the steroids [from my treatment], because I&#8217;m getting bigger from the steroids, I asked my doctor if I could please have GLP-1s. And he was like, &#8216;No!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her cohost, Tamra Judge, suggested securing the weight-loss drugs through other means. &#8220;I&#8217;m so sorry someone told you no,&#8221; she said, &#8220;but I don&#8217;t know that I&#8217;d listen!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I mean, I know people where I could get it,&#8221; Mellencamp responded. &#8220;I have friends that do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Judge later offered, &#8220;Well, I&#8217;m taking it tomorrow if you wanna start with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Teddi Mellencamp in Beverly Hills in 2025<br \/>Credit: Emma McIntyre\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Let me live,&#8221; Mellencamp said as she expressed frustration with her doctor. &#8220;You tell me to live my best life, but I don&#8217;t even get\u2026 Live your best life? Where are my GLP-1s?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Judge then speculated that her doctor not allowing her to take GLP-1s might mean that they expect her to have a full recovery. &#8220;I think maybe someone&#8217;s lying,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think you&#8217;re dying. Because [if you were dying,] he would&#8217;ve said, &#8216;Oh, if that&#8217;s what you want, sure! Take that, go do some coke, go snort whatever you want!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mellencamp was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma in 2022. She underwent 17 surgeries over the next two years as it was upgraded to stage 4. Mellencamp announced that the cancer had metastasized in March 2025. &#8220;I have three more tumors in my brain and two tumors on my lungs,&#8221; she wrote in an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DG4dZe1pgu3\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Instagram;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> caption at the time. &#8220;These are all a direct result of my melanoma.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this month, Mellencamp <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/teddi-mellencamp-dating-older-man-cancer-battle-11947777\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:revealed that she's been dating an older man;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">revealed that she&#8217;s been dating an older man<\/a> amid her cancer battle. &#8220;He&#8217;s pretty good about it,&#8221; the reality star said. &#8220;He&#8217;s a relatively positive and logical person in general.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In March, Mellencamp presented her father, &#8220;Jack &amp; Diane&#8221; singer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/john-mellencamp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:John Mellencamp;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">John Mellencamp<\/a>, with the Icon Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, where she took the opportunity to address how the rocker supported her during her health struggles. &#8220;He stepped up, took control, fought for me, and pretty much changed my life, saved my life,&#8221; the reality star said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once he took the stage, the musician dedicated the award to his daughter. &#8220;I&#8217;m giving this to Teddi,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So that&#8217;s yours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Listen to the latest episode of <em>Two Ts in a Pod<\/em> above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/teddi-mellencamp-asked-her-cancer-doctor-if-she-could-go-on-glp-1s-11957467\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key points Teddi Mellencamp says she asked her cancer doctor for GLP-1s amid her battle with melanoma. Her doctor declined her request. 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