Teddi Mellencamp warns about critical medical oversight in her cancer journey

Teddi Mellencamp is getting candid about the alarming oversight in her cancer journey and the lesson she learned about taking charge of her own fitness The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star opened up about how doctors missed a crucial step in her melanoma monitoring process despite her regular visits When you go to a medical practitioner you just assume that s it I m doing what I m supposed to do Mellencamp recounted Glamour At first I didn t even really do the research on melanoma because I didn t want to know all of the bad things TEDDI MELLENCAMP SHARES CANCER HEALING THAT WORKED FOR HER IN BATTLE WITH DEADLY DISEASEThe television personality has been vocal about her stage metastatic melanoma determination and multiple subsequent treatments using her platform to raise awareness about the deadly skin cancer Mellencamp shared how doctors may have overlooked the responses prior to her stage finding WATCH KYLE RICHARDS CALLS TEDDI MELLENCAMP INCREDIBLY STRONG DURING CANCER BATTLE There s a difference between self-diagnosing yourself and being an advocate for your own physical condition she explained the outlet I never really thought about it because I was like I go to a clinician every three months Why wouldn t they get me checked LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSAccording to Mellencamp her highest-stage melanoma was a stage one lesion in her shoulder Since her previous diagnoses hadn t exceeded stage one doctors allegedly made the call to forgo full-body scans something Mellencamp now believes was a major misstep as they didn't catch her melanoma spreading JOHN MELLENCAMP'S DAUGHTERS SLAM HIS FAMOUS EX When I at last followed up on it they were like We didn t do the scans because you didn t have anything above a stage one on your body she recalled But look what happened Mellencamp urged others to take a more proactive role in their healthcare CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER It s really being an advocate for yourself and your vitality if you re not feeling good she explained The reality star continues to undergo medication and has kept her fans updated via social media where she shares not only her medicinal journey but also the emotional toll it s taken Mellencamp was diagnosed with stage cancer earlier this year after her melanoma metastasized in her brain and lungs She underwent surgery to remove several masses and has been receiving immunotherapy and radiation