Real Housewife Brandi Glanville says ‘something is in my face eating it’
Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville says she has something “eating” her face after years of living with an unexplained medical crisis.
Glanville, 53, says she is hoping to get to the bottom of what she believes are “facial parasites”.
Glanville says she believes doctors will find a parasite in her face during an upcoming surgery. X/@brandiglanville
On her Unfiltered podcast, Glanville told co-host James Maas she had booked surgery to finally diagnose the problem.
“I’m afraid for my health. Like, I don’t know what’s making me sick,” Glanville said.
She had a realisation while watching herself during a brief appearance on US reality show Special Forces she said.
Glanville said she looked like “a thick neck with a Beetlejuice head and I’m like, ‘Holy f---.’ Like, something is in my face eating it. I know they’re going to find that out when they go in there.”
She said that when she told a doctor she didn’t feel like her neck was part of her body, they told her: “There’s a whole extra piece here … It’s like something made a cove for itself. It’s so crazy.”
The surgery date was big milestone for the reality star.
“I am so excited. These past four years, I didn’t think I was going to make it,” she said. “But I’m excited to just get my life back.”
Glanville has been open about the strain of her health issues, and says she has an an 18-hour daily IV regimen and medical bills she has struggled to pay.
In September, Glanville said she was battling several diagnoses including bacterial and fungal infections as well as mononucleosis, also known as glandular fever.
One of herr diagnoses is a facial mite called Demodex dermatitis. Instagram/@Brandiglanville
“I’ve been diagnosed with highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella and Enterobacter with biofilm, Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever), Demodex dermatitis and mononucleosis,” she shared in an Instagram post.
Biofilm production in ESBL-producing Klebsiella and Enterobacter can create antibiotic resistance, making bacterial infections harder to treat, the US National Institutes of Health says.
Glanville starred on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills from Seasons 3 to 5. Bravo
Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley Fever, is a fungal lung infection.
It comes from inhaling spores of fungus that grow in soil and dirt in parts of the south-western US, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Meanwhile, Demodex dermatitis is a facial mite that lives in the oil glands of hair follicles. It can cause itchy skin, textured skin, inflammation and redness.
On top of everything, Glanville said she also had a fungal ball in her face that needed to be removed.
Glanville rose to fame as a cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills from 2011 to 2015. She was previously married to actor Eddie Cibrian.
