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TEEN Mom star Leah Messer opened up to her ex Corey Simms about finding a benign tumor in her right breast.

The 29-year-old told him she might “need his support” down the road and explained how to handle the situation if their daughters – Ali and Aleeah – bring it up to him.

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Leah Messer is 'very anxious' after finding a benign tumor in her right breast
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Leah Messer is 'very anxious' after finding a benign tumor in her right breastCredit: MTV

During a recent episode of , Leah felt a lump in her right breast and  after going to see a doctor.

She felt “terrified” after first finding out about it, and in a preview for Tuesday’s new episode, reveals she’s “still really anxious.”

The mother-of-three, who also shares daughter Adalynn with ex Jeremy Calvert, goes to drop off her twins to their dad Corey when she unloads it all on him.

Narrating the clip, she lets viewers know: “I gave Corey a heads up, in case the girls mention it, and I’m on my way to drop them off to him now.”

She explained all about it to ex and baby daddy Corey Simms
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She explained all about it to ex and baby daddy Corey SimmsCredit: MTV
She shares daughters Ali and Aleeah with him and said she might 'need his support'
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She shares daughters Ali and Aleeah with him and said she might 'need his support'Credit: MTV

Teen Mom OG - Season 9

Season 9 was filmed as the outbreak of coronavirus hit America.

Who's in the cast this season?

Who are their boyfriends, husbands and baby daddies?

  • Amber Portwood's boyfriend
  • Catelynn Lowell's husband
  • Cheyenne Floyd's ex-boyfriend
  • Maci Bookout's husband
  • Mackenzie McKee's husband

Teen Mom OG 's aired on January 26th 2021 on MTV.

After the girls get in his car, Leah takes a moment to speak with her ex some more outside about the difficult situation.

She tells him: “So, I know I mentioned to you about the lump in my breast. 

“In case the girls say something to you or ask you, and then I just like to let you know these things, in case I do need your support.”

Despite what’s going on, Leah says she doesn’t want their kids “to even worry.”

Leah reveals in a clip from the new Teen Mom 2 that she had a to cancel a doctor's appointment because of a covid case in her girls' school
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Leah reveals in a clip from the new Teen Mom 2 that she had a to cancel a doctor's appointment because of a covid case in her girls' schoolCredit: MTV
Leah and Corey divorced in 2011
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Leah and Corey divorced in 2011Credit: MTV

Corey tries to assure her that he understands, telling her: “Yeah, you told them about it, I’m aware of it, so if they have any questions, I can come to you about it and let you know. That’s the best scenario.”

Toward the end of the clip, Leah reveals she’s supposed to visit with her doctor again soon but had to cancel it because she “got some upsetting news.”

The shares: “We just got a call from the school, and there’s been a positive case in one of the classrooms.

Leah shares her 11-year-old twins with Corey and also has an 8-year-old daughter, Adalynn, with ex Jeremy Calvert
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Leah shares her 11-year-old twins with Corey and also has an 8-year-old daughter, Adalynn, with ex Jeremy CalvertCredit: Instagram

“Now, in-person school is shut down for at least two weeks. 

“I was supposed to have a doctor’s appointment for the tumor on my breast, and I definitely canceled it for the covid scare.”

She had to postpone the appointment because she doesn’t want to “potentially expose anyone else” to the virus.

Previously, Leah explained in a confessional that her biggest fear is that she will need surgery for the tumor, and that she will need pain medication to help her through the process.

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The mother-of-three was previously  after an emergency c-section with her youngest daughter Addie.

Leah, who is now over six years sober, shared into her pain medication addiction if she has to have surgery.

Teen Mom 2's Leah Messer admits she's 'terrified' after finding a 'lump in her right breast' in season preview clip
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