Edwin Arroyave and Teddi Mellencamp before her surgery.Photo:Edwin Arroyave/Instagram

Edwin Arroyave and Teddi Mellencamp

Edwin Arroyave/Instagram

Teddi Mellencamp’s estranged-husbandEdwin Arroyaveis giving an update on the reality star after she announced that she would beundergoing surgery to remove two tumors from her brain.

Arroyave provided a statement on his Instagram Stories Thursday, Feb. 13, in response to “so many people” seeking updates on Mellencamp.

“All I will say right now is surgery went well. That said, l’ve never seen @teddimellencamp in so much pain. She’s finally getting some needed rest. I know she is so grateful for the outpouring of love,” he wrote.

Edwin Arroyave shares update on Teddi Mellencamp’s post surgery.Edwin Arroyave/Instagram

Teddi Mellencamp’s Estranged Husband Edwin Arroyave Says Her Surgery Went Well

“Cruz’s class made this for @teddimellencamp ❤️,” he wrote over the post.

Teddi Mellencamp and Edwin Arroyave’s son Cruz.Edwin Arroyave/Instagram

Teddi Mellencamp’s Estranged Husband Edwin Arroyave Says Her Surgery Went Well

TheReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsalumfiled for divorcefrom Arroyave in November 2024 after 13 years of marriage.

In addition to Cruz, Mellencamp and Arroyave areparents to 12-year-old daughter Slate and 4-year-old daughter Dove.

Mellencamp announced that she would be undergoing surgery on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in a candid message onInstagram. In it, she revealed that she’d been dealing with “severe and debilitating headaches,” for the past several weeks.

“Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization. After a CT scan and MRI, doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they believe have been growing for at least 6 months,” she explained in the caption. “Two of the tumors will be surgically removed today. The remaining smaller tumors will be dealt with via radiation at a later date.”

Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade support Teddi Mellencamp.Edwin Arroyave/Instagram

Teddi Mellencamp’s Estranged Husband Edwin Arroyave Says Her Surgery Went Well

Arroyave shared he was at the hospital ahead of Mellencamp’s surgeryin anInstagram poston Thursday morning, which showed her putting her arm around him from her hospital bed.

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Ahead of the procedure, the Bravo personality shared a video of various of her friends in the hospital room, includingKyle RichardsandMorgan Wade.

Mellencamp has not posted on social media since entering surgery.

source: people.com