For Brandi Glanville, what began as a baffling health struggle has evolved into a costly and emotionally draining battle that shows no signs of ending anytime soon.
As the former reality star continues searching for answers about the alarming condition affecting her face, those closest to her are stepping in to help.
Now, a longtime friend is making a public plea for support as Glanville faces mounting medical bills, multiple surgeries, and months of treatment while being unable to work normally.
5While Brandi Glanville remains focused on treatment, friend Gina Rodriguez has taken matters into her own hands by launching a GoFundMe campaign to ease the financial pressure of the television personality’s health crisis.
The fundraiser seeks to raise $28,000 and urges supporters to “help Brandi on her journey to get her health back.” According to Rodriguez, Glanville’s fight is far from over.
“Brandi has been fighting this for years and still has months of costly treatments and surgeries ahead,” she told the Daily Mail. Rodriguez explained that Glanville has been unable to return to regular work while dealing with her condition, making the growing medical expenses even more difficult to manage.
The fundraiser details just how expensive the situation has become. Rodriguez said treatment costs alone are estimated at roughly $3,300 to $6,000 every month, even with insurance coverage.
Those figures do not include additional expenses tied to surgeries, medications, dental procedures, doctor visits, and daily living costs. As of Wednesday evening, the campaign had raised only a small fraction of its overall goal.
Glanville Reveals Doctors Found Something ‘Alive And Moving’ In Her Face
5The fundraiser comes as Glanville continues sharing shocking updates about her medical condition.
In a recent social media post, she revealed she had been diagnosed with highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella and Enterobacter with biofilm, Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley Fever, Demodex dermatitis, and Mononucleosis.
According to Glanville, an MRI showed abnormalities concentrated on the left side of her face. However, the ultrasound delivered the most startling discovery.
“We did the ultrasound in the doctor’s office and the technician said that there was something alive in my face and that it was moving and she’d never seen anything like it,” she revealed on Instagram.
The former model also spoke about a self-described “fungal ball” that she says remains lodged in her face. The discovery has only intensified her determination to find effective treatment as doctors continue investigating the cause of her symptoms.
Brandi Glanville Faces Surgeries, IV Treatments, And More Major Procedures
5Beyond the mystery surrounding her condition, Glanville is preparing for an extensive medical road ahead. In another post, she revealed that the fungal growth must be removed and that several other health-related procedures are expected to follow.
“I also have a fungal ball in my face that needs to be removed. I have to get the metals from old dental work out of my mouth, my breast implants need to come out, and I’m looking at 4–6 months of daily IV treatment,” she explained.
The former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star admitted the process has been grueling. According to her, “The treatment has NOT been easy and so far I’ve had very little improvement. I still have a couple surgeries ahead of me and months of treatment to go.”
Despite the setbacks, Glanville has remained vocal about her goal, stating, “I just want this s**t OUT of my body. I want my health back. I want my life back. I want to feel like me again.”
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Glanville Revealed She Spent More Than $200,000 Searching For Answers
5If Brandi Glanville’s latest update showed just how difficult treatment had become, the story behind how she got there may be even more shocking.
Long before doctors identified the conditions she is now battling, the former reality star was trapped in a years-long search for answers that drained both her finances and her hope.
In February, Glanville revealed that she consulted 21 different doctors and spent more than $200,000 trying to determine what was causing the facial disfigurement and other symptoms that had taken over her life.
The ordeal stretched on for years as she moved from specialist to specialist while receiving conflicting opinions and treatments.
As The Blast reported, Glanville revealed that the breakthrough eventually came when doctors linked many of her issues to a ruptured silicone breast implant that had been in place for 18 years.
She said the discovery finally explained her symptoms after countless appointments, procedures, and dead ends.
Brandi Glanville Admits Daily 18-Hour IV Treatments Leave Her Feeling ‘Like Death’
5Unfortunately, answers didn’t mean immediate relief. In fact, Glanville has revealed that her current treatment regimen is so intense that it now dominates nearly every hour of her day.
The 53-year-old recently shared videos showing the reality of undergoing approximately 18 hours of IV infusions daily.
According to The Blast, one of the medications she receives is Imipenem, a powerful antibiotic used to treat severe infections. The treatments are administered through a PICC line and often continue overnight while she sleeps.
The physical effects have been dramatic. “I know I’m so skinny right now. I can’t eat because the IVs that I do decrease my food. I feel like death, I look like death,” Glanville told followers.
In another update, she explained that treatment has become her entire routine. “So now I have to start my IVs, I mean I’m on IVs almost 20 hours a day. The only time I leave my house is to do my podcast.”
Despite the grueling schedule, Glanville said she is finally getting some long-awaited answers. Still, she admitted there is a long road ahead that includes additional surgeries, continued IV treatments, and recovery from a fungal growth that doctors plan to remove from her face.
