Teddy Mellencamp rides a horse for the first time since brain surgery

Teddie Mellencamp Back in the saddle after undergoing brain surgery last month.

Beverly Hills Real House Wives Alum shared photos and videos of herself riding her horse, his frog, and Competing in a riding event via Instagram on Saturday, March 8.

“17 days in hospital. First trip in 4 weeks. I’m so wonderful, ”he wrote for pictures of herself taking part in a dressage event.

“Dear brain tumors. You tried to break my heart. You failed. I love life 2 a lot to waste more tears on you, ”wrote Mellencamp, 43, over a picture of two show ribbons. He also thanked professional riders John Zambrano and Peter Lomabardo for “giving me the confidence and support to go back in the show cycle.”

Mellencamp posted more pictures of her day at the paddocks, sharing a video as she rode a frog and thank him for being a “lifelong horse.”

“My little boy would do anything for me. We will do the same for him. Horse lifetime. Toad thanks for making me feel alive, ”wrote over the clip, which included Sonny & Cher’s song“ I got you babe. “

Mellencamp recently had surgery on the brain On February 12 to remove several tumors, which produced a “severe and debilitating headache” for several weeks and had been growing for six months. In a post -operative update, he shared photos from the hospital, as well as a CT scan, and revealed that four tumors were being removed from his brain. She now accepts immunotherapy and radiation.

“I have several tumors in my brain that could not be removed by surgery. I also have 2 tumors in my lungs. These are all metastases of my melanoma, ”wrote Mellencamp via Instagram on Thursday, March 6.“ The doctors are hopeful that immunotherapy will treat them effectively. I feel positive – that I will win this battle, that I have had this wig (I like the short hair, not just the bare spots), and I can all remember Angelina (Jolie)Children’s Names. Now, as @Bravoandy would say: With all due… f *** off, cancer! “

Earlier on Saturday, a mellencamp opened about how a horse riding helped her in the middle of her cancer trip. (He was also diagnosed with Phase II melanoma, a type of skin cancer, which was promptly removed in 2022.)

“I unknowingly rode with huge tumors in my brain for 6 months and those big ones have disappeared now. When you are sick or have cancer, your mental health is very important. I have to hold on and give myself joy and goals, ”shared a mellencamp through Instagram.

“I’m always going to fight to be at my best and find ways to smile and enjoy my life. Thank you for coming along this journey with me. I am not anywhere for negativity or demoralizing. “

She also thanked her father, John Mellencampfor believing in him and letting her know she can “do it.”

“He shouted with happiness that I have your support,” he said.

Following the surgery of Teddi, her disengaged husband, Edwin ArroyaveShare an update on her health. .

“So many people ask for updates. All I will say right now is to go well for surgery, ”he wrote through his Instagram story in February. “Having said that, I’ve never seen @teddimellencamp in so much pain. She finally gets some rest needed. I know she is so grateful for deporting love. “

Teddi added in February, “As I moved on to the next steps in my treatment, I wanted to say thank you to everyone for deporting love and prayers. I see them, and they definitely help me stay strong. “