{"id":63621,"date":"2026-09-25T02:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=63621"},"modified":"2026-09-24T12:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:08:47","slug":"brandi-glanvilles-special-forces-appearance-follows-years-of-facial-health-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/09\/25\/brandi-glanvilles-special-forces-appearance-follows-years-of-facial-health-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandi Glanville\u2019s Special Forces appearance follows years of facial health battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/09\/08\/erm-brandi-glanville-says-ultrasound-found-something-alive-in-her-face-so-whats-happening\/\">Brandi Glanville<\/a> is starring in season five of <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/tag\/special-forces-world's-toughest-test\/\">Special Forces: World&#8217;s Toughest Test<\/a> after suffering from a facial parasite for the past three years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to her Special Forces bio, Brandi has said that: &#8220;This course is like the first step in getting my confidence back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a video she shared on Instagram on September 8, she revealed that she&#8217;s been &#8220;diagnosed with highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella and Enterobacter with biofilm, Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever), Demodex dermatitis and Mononucleosis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum also shared that she has a &#8220;fungal ball in my face that needs to be removed.&#8221; Brandi has to &#8220;get the metals from old dental work out of my mouth, my breast implants need to come out, and I&#8217;m looking at four to six months of daily IV treatment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brandi revealed the insane cost of her treatments in the post. 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I want my health back. I want my life back. I want to feel like me again,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>This is an ongoing battle that she&#8217;s been dealing with since 2023, so her appearance on Special Forces is in the midst of her health struggles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She doesn&#8217;t have glam, she doesn&#8217;t feel good, and she isn&#8217;t trying to look good for a camera. She&#8217;s showing what this sick being has actually looked like,&#8221; her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/standing-with-brandi-glanville-through-her-treatment?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAaf6qR2gt9FqTjhXX9hkDjNkRiTPZdaCPW2Uv2LHAbsmMoLDraGj-335cCwaBQ_aem_iziysjtr5O2S2nezXRPMsw&amp;utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3\">GoFundMe bio reads<\/a>. So, it looks like Special Forces is a way for her to truly regain the confidence that she&#8217;s lost in the midst of dealing with her health issues.<\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like&nbsp;<\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;I want my life 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