Brandi Glanville has boldly claimed that she has received more helpful advice and support from fans online than some of the doctors she has consulted about her facial disfigurement.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 52, has been chronicling her health journey since 2023, when she first began receiving treatment for a mysterious illness that caused striking facial disfigurement.
In a recent health update by the reality star, she admitted she has now spent over $70,000 and had five consultations with plastic surgeons to fix the issue.
Fans have been following the star's battle to treat the issue and Saturday saw one follower on X, formerly Twitter, enquire about how things were going.
Glanville's unexpected response showcased her appreciation for all the support she has been receiving for concerned fans.
'I'm getting more help from social media and podcast listeners than I am doctors,' she tweeted.
Brandi Glanville has boldly claimed that she has received more helpful advice and support from fans online than some of the doctors she has consulted about her facial disfigurement
Fans have been following online on the star's battle to treat the issue and Saturday saw one follower on X enquire about how things were going
Just days before, the TV star had shared a candid admission about her health battle as she wrote: 'I have painful lumps - one in jaw bone area, one on side of neck, one in back of neck.
'I have chills and a constant oily foul-tasting drainage from face into mouth. It's acidic [and] is eating away at my teeth.'
She continued: 'Plus all of my lymph nodes in head [and] neck are swollen. Doctors at Kaiser [Permanente] say I'm fine. Help me!'
Two days prior, the reality star revealed she'd been 'faking it' with her seemingly happy demeanor and she's actually been 'f***ing miserable.'
'My face is worse than ever. It's literally melted away,' Glanville tweeted.
'When doctors at [Cedars-Sinai Medical Center] put me on IV antibiotics [and] fungal medication I was getting better. I looked normal, but I couldn't afford to stay on them. I was forced to see doctors outside my insurance because the doctors at Kaiser had no clue. I need my life to change. That is my real life health update.'
In January, Botched star Terry DuBrow took 'four tiny biopsies' from the Unfiltered podcaster's face and neck after steroids, antibiotics, and antiviral medication failed to help her.
When X user @caren_0809 asked about Brandi's biopsy report last Thursday, she replied: 'No cancer but the cultures take six weeks to grow so no news yet but [fingers crossed].'
Glanville's unexpected response show her showcase her appreciation for all the support she has been receiving for concerned fans
Days prior, the reality star revealed that she's spent over $70K and had five consultations with plastic surgeons to fix the issue
On December 12, the 66-year-old plastic surgeon informed Glanville through TMZ that her disfigurement was not the result of a 'parasite' but a 'foreign-body reaction to something she had injected' and it would take five years to fully recover.
'Five years is way too long for me to wait,' the Traitors contestant scoffed on her podcast at the time.
'I have s**t to do. I have places to go, people to make out with. I have not had sex since last October [2023]. I haven't kissed [or] made out with anyone. I haven't socialized, really.'
Back in February, Glanville was seen using a small red light device on her face amidst filming her Unfiltered podcast with co-host James Maas.
She was seen rolling the device on her neck while talking as red lights shone on to her skin. It is not known what the device is or what it is used for.
However, Glanville did reveal that her use of the red light device is relating to her mystery skin condition during a recent Instagram Live.
When a fan asked her if the 'worm' was gone, after she said it could be an infection or parasite, she replied: 'The worm is not gone, that is why I'm using this [device].'
Late last year, Glanville admitted on Page Six's Virtual Reali-Tea podcast that she has been suffering from 'deep depression' amid her battle with the mysterious skin condition.
Late last year, Glanville admitted on Page Six's Virtual Reali-Tea podcast that she has been suffering from 'deep depression' amid her battle with the mysterious skin condition
'The pain is more mental than anything, because I have been hiding and going through a deep, deep depression. Even if I could work now, at this point, I couldn't. So it's just been a really rough two years for me.'
She added at the time that she was also on antibiotics - which she had briefly stopped and caused the skin on her face to 'sink in.'
Glanville said: 'I prefer [my face] when it's a little swollen, to be honest. When it's only swollen on one side, it's not great. But the sinking in thing is killing me slowly, because I just feel like I look like a crackhead.'
The TV personality said that she sometimes will wear a 'mask' around her sons and explained, 'They would try and calm me down and say I look normal and fine, but I knew better.
'I honestly scared them a couple times. They were like, "What is happening?" [My face] went from being like really fat and swollen to now, like, sinking in.'
Glanville added that she wants to know what is causing her facial disfigurement 'so desperately.'
She noted: 'You could do anything you want to me, and I'd be okay with it. I've had days of looking normal, not weeks. I wish. But it comes and goes.'
She then stated, 'Whenever I get the chills, it's generally an infection. Then I start having the ticking in my ear, and then whatever's in my face, moving around, started moving around again. And it starts sinking in again.'
