Teddi Mellencampis giving a glimpse into her cancer recovery journey. The former"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star,whoshared earlier thisyear that she had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in her brain and lungs, revealed during a May 14 episode of her podcast that her body was responding to treatment, but she's not out of the woods just yet. "Last time, they had checked solely my brain, and those tumors are shrinking," she said on "Two Ts In a Pod,"the show she co-hosts with fellow"Real Housewives" alum Tamra Judge."Then, today I had the scan, where they checked my lungs and they are shrinking and one of them has shrunk so much you can barely even see it." While she said her "body is responding to everything," Mellencamp, 43, did reveal that she will need to rely on immunotherapy for the next two years. "So every four weeks for the next two years, I have to come in and get that done," said Mellencamp. "And then every three months I get another scan and we check to make sure that everything is where it is." Immunotherapy refers to a tactic used by doctors to help a person's immune system fight cancer by stimulating it so that it can identify and attack cancerous cells. The reality star, who isdaughter to rocker John Cougar Mellencamp,revealed in Aprilthat after undergoing treatment, several of her tumors had "shrunk or disappeared." "Doctors believe I will be healed if everything stays on course," Mellencampwrote on Instagramat the time. "Thank you to everyone who has sent their love, prayers, and positivity." Mellencamp,who has been open with fans about her journey,previously told USA TODAYthat a positive mindset has been key to her recover. "I'm feeling positive, but I also would say that my mood and my overall energy level shifts by the hour," she said. "There's moments of fear and there's moments of whatever, but as long as I'm moving my body and taking action, then I seem to be in a more positive mindset." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Teddi Mellencamp cancer update: Reality star says treatment is working
