Brandi Glanville, a former star of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," has voiced her frustration with the medical professionals treating a disfiguring condition affecting her face. Glanville, 53, revealed on her "Unfiltered" podcast on June 25 that she has been diagnosed with a benign tumor in her face, which has contributed to her facial disfigurement. She described the experience as a "long time and a dark time" exacerbated by what she perceives as a lack of communication and follow-through from her doctors.
"It's frustrating because I feel like there's a lack of follow-through," Glanville stated. She recounted an instance where a doctor informed her about benign tumors in her lymph nodes but failed to follow up with her. "We saw the doctor last week who told me I have tumors in my lymph nodes, benign... and then he never called me," she said.
Glanville emphasized the importance of patient advocacy, recounting her efforts to seek answers. "That was just such bulls*** to me, because I spent out of pocket, I went to all these doctors, I've been on IV antibiotics, all this s***," she expressed.
The reality star is seeking more clarity on her condition, stating, "I still don't have an explanation as to what is exactly wrong with me, and then this doctor not calling me after is like... I have tumors in my lymph nodes, isn't that kind of a big f***ing deal?"
Glanville, who has two sons with ex-husband Eddie Cibrian, appealed to doctors for more information and comprehensive testing. "Listen, I love doctors, I need you guys in my life - please help me," she pleaded. She has consulted a range of specialists, including ENT doctors, infectious disease doctors, and dermatologists, according to her manager and guest co-host Gina Rodriguez.
Glanville also expressed dissatisfaction with the repetitive nature of medical tests, particularly blood work, which she found costly. "I want more tests - don't just send me for bloodwork," she said, questioning why she would need to repeat tests when seeing different physicians. "Why am I sending my old blood work when you're just gonna make me do it over again?"
Previously, Glanville had shared that doctors had identified a benign tumor in one of her lymph nodes in her face, suggesting it could be the cause of fluid accumulation and subsequent disfigurement. She noted that when presenting this to various doctors, they attributed it to scar tissue, a diagnosis she found unconvincing.
"Every doctor that I've shown, they're like, 'It's just scar tissue.' I'm like, 'From what? I haven't had a facelift yet.' There's a lot of dismissing that goes on in the medical field," Glanville commented. She has described the past three years as difficult due to an accumulation of health issues.