{"id":10109,"date":"2024-12-20T07:08:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T12:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytidbit.com\/?p=367968"},"modified":"2024-12-20T07:08:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T12:08:45","slug":"everything-we-know-about-brandi-glanvilles-face-parasite-ordeal-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2024\/12\/20\/everything-we-know-about-brandi-glanvilles-face-parasite-ordeal-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything we know about Brandi Glanville&#8217;s &#8216;face parasite&#8217; ordeal so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Brandi Glanville might be a RHOBH alum, but the reality star is staying in the headlines. Though she says she hasn&#8217;t worked in two years, Brandi&#8217;s trials and tribulations are at the forefront of a lot of Bravo lovers&#8217; minds this December.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Casting are thoughts back to <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills\">The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/a> 10 years ago and Brandi was a full time star of the <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/bravo\">Bravo<\/a> show. Since then, she popped back as a guest, and also appeared on The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip in 2022. Since then, her health has taken a serious turn for the worst.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brandi\u2019s Antics Bring Back the Cat Meme | The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1OuSMqCM0KM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brandi-s-face-swelled-up\">Brandi&#8217;s face &#8216;swelled up&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>After the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip to Morocco, Brandi began experiencing feelings of depression, per Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>She started losing her ability to speak, and her speech became slurred.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in October last year, after a stressful house move, she collapsed and was hospitalized.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"#list-arrow-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><strong>OMG:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/news\/mauricio-umansky-gets-cozy-with-a-model-as-camille-grammer-convinced-hes-having-a-midlife-crisis\">Mauricio Umansky gets cozy with a model<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the same time, her face &#8220;swelled up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brandi said: &#8220;My whole face swelled up; my throat closed, and my son called 911&#8230; I was in the hospital for a few days, and they said it was stress-induced angioedema, and I just didn&#8217;t believe it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After that, her symptoms got worse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brandi Glanville Details Her Face Parasite and Sends Fiery Message to Haters (Exclusive)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dqUlfu_1pZE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bravo-star-is-spending-all-her-money\">Bravo star is &#8216;spending all her money&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that getting access to healthcare is a costly business and Brandi is certainly no stranger to having to whip out her bank card for all kinds of medications and appointments this December.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, she <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/news\/stressed-brandi-glanville-spending-all-her-money-on-trying-to-figure-out-health-issues\">says she&#8217;s &#8220;spent all her money&#8221;<\/a> on &#8220;trying to work out what&#8217;s going on,&#8221; with her health, per ET.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding just how much she\u2019s spent, Brandi explains: \u201cOver $70,000\u2026 I mean, my savings are\u2026 with not working as well for the past two years, it\u2019s been, I\u2019m stressed\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She explains how doctors have suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/news\/omg-brandi-glanville-has-been-told-it-was-a-parasite-that-forced-her-eyes-shut\">she could have a &#8220;parasite living in her face<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Detailing what it feels like being in her body, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills\">Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/a> star said: &#8220;I\u2019m like touching it, and the more I touch one area, it jumps to the other side.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"embed_367968_1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more twitter\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TMZ: Dr. Terry Dubrow is shutting down Brandi Glanville\u2019s claims that a parasite is messing with her face &#8230; telling TMZ it\u2019s definitely something that\u2019s made its way into her bloodstream through an injection. Dr. Terry Dubrow tells TMZ Brandi needs to see a doctor ASAP for a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bf6Ylp3mmg\">https:\/\/t.co\/bf6Ylp3mmg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bGRONZMKyv\">pic.twitter.com\/bGRONZMKyv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bye Wig Hello Drama (@nosmokenomore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nosmokenomore\/status\/1867624730976772353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"see-more-label\"><label for=\"embed_367968_1\">View Tweet<\/label><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-terry-dubrow-weighs-in\">Terry Dubrow weighs in <\/h2>\n<p>Although Brandi has been spending tens of thousands of dollars to work out what&#8217;s happening with her health, she&#8217;s still not getting answers.<\/p>\n<p>Enter everyone&#8217;s favorite surgeon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/terry-dubrow\">Dr Terry Dubrow<\/a>. He may have a trick or two up his sleeve when it comes to Brandi&#8217;s diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/12\/16\/dr-terry-dubrow-suggests-brandi-glanville-face-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, Dr Dubrow said he would like to analyze Brandi&#8217;s facial tissue by surgically taking a sample.<\/p>\n<p>The famous doctor is offering Brandi his expertise, as he does many people who appear on E! show Botched.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Dubrow&#8217;s initial theory is that Brandi is experiencing &#8220;an infectious process or a foreign body reaction to something she\u2019s had injected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also referred to her situation as a &#8220;ticking time bomb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brandi Glanville &#039;can&#039;t participate&#039; in getting Christmas gifts | Virtual Reali-tea #shorts\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U2y7PnYI3Tk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brandi-s-latest-take\">Brandi&#8217;s latest take<\/h2>\n<p>In a latest update, speaking exclusively to Page Six&#8217;s Virtual Reali-Tea, Brandi really said she has no idea if there is a parasite living in her face.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/reality-tv\">reality TV<\/a> star share how she&#8217;s so desperate to look normal, she&#8217;d allow doctors to &#8220;do anything&#8221; to correct her facial disfigurement.<\/p>\n<p>She explained: &#8220;I prefer [my face] when it\u2019s a little swollen, to be honest&#8230; When it\u2019s only swollen on one side, it\u2019s not great. But the sinking in thing is killing me slowly, because I just feel like I look like a crackhead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the weekend, it was only swollen on the right side of my face, so I looked like I had a really big meatball in the right side of my cheek,&#8221; she adds<\/p>\n<p>Brandi says the areas of swelling in her face are &#8220;filled with a disgusting oily fluid&#8221; that\u2019s &#8220;so gross.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whenever I get the chills, it\u2019s generally an infection&#8230; Then I start having the ticking in my ear, and then whatever\u2019s in my face, moving around, started moving around again. And it starts sinking in again,&#8221; she explains.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"#list-arrow-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><strong>RHOC:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/news\/people-think-katie-ginella-is-dropping-a-juicy-hint-when-it-comes-to-rhocs-cast\">People think Katie Ginella is dropping a JUICY hint<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything we know about Brandi Glanville&#8217;s &#8216;face parasite&#8217; ordeal so far<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734210,"featured_media":478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[1552,1565],"class_list":["post-10109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bravo","tag-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2024\/12\/20\/everything-we-know-about-brandi-glanvilles-face-parasite-ordeal-so-far\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Everything we know about Brandi Glanville&#8217;s &#8216;face parasite&#8217; 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