Brandi Glanville is opening up in regards to the monetary toll her heath woes has had on her.
Over two years in the past, the 53-year-old former Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star mentioned that she had a “parasite” shifting round her face that was making her look disfigured. On the time, she mentioned that she had seen a number of medical doctors, however nobody might determine what was really improper together with her.
After seeing greater than a dozen medical doctors, Brandi lastly realized that her ruptured breast implants have been the reason for her well being issues and making her “sick.”
In a brand new interview, Brandi revealed how a lot cash she spent making an attempt to determine what was improper together with her, whereas additionally saying that she hasn’t obtained any “help” from her ex-husband Eddie Cibrian.
Preserve studying to seek out out extra… “I went to 21 medical doctors. I’m telling you, (it value) $200,000. I had insurance coverage however the folks at my insurance coverage, Kaiser let’s simply say, sucks,” Brandi shared on the February 26 episode of the I Do, Half 2 podcast.
She went on to say that she was “paying out of pocket to see specialists, infectious illness medical doctors, rheumatologists,” including, “Each physician you’ll be able to consider, I noticed.”
All through her struggles, Brandi mentioned that her mammograms have been “effective,” so medical doctors didn’t consider that her breasts may very well be a part of the issue.
“It got here on in a single day. I’ve bizarre lumps in my neck. … I nonetheless have them,” Brandi mentioned of her onset of signs. “I can’t clarify the mind fog. The fatigue.”
Brandi famous that every one of her signs have been on her left aspect and medical doctors later found by a sonogram that her proper breast had “ruptured” and had “leaks” that resulted in “silicone in each my lymph nodes.”
Now that Brandi has taken out these implants, she’s feeling so much higher nowadays.
“I’m two weeks out proper now, however the first week, I used to be, like, up,” she shared. “I used to be really doing an excessive amount of as a result of I used to be so excited to be shifting.”
Additionally within the interview, Brandi mentioned that she’s been going by the well being points alone.
“My sons have been, they’re 18 and 22, so that they’re grown,” Brandi mentioned of her sons Mason and Jakewhom she shares with ex-husband Eddie Cibrian.
When requested if Eddie52, has come to “help” her all through her well being woes, Brandi answered “no.”
“He has not (proven help),” Brandi claimed. “However we’re getting alongside and that’s all I can ask for. We’re collectively on holidays.”
“I missed just a few as a result of I used to be unwell and it sucked to not be with my boys,” she added. “I actually would lay in mattress for 4 days straight.”
Brandi additionally alleged that Eddie‘s spouse LeAnn Rimes has additionally not proven her a lot help.
“I imply, they’ve me over for the vacations,” Brandi mentioned, after making a face when LeAnn‘s title was talked about. “I talked to her at Christmas just a little bit, however I hadn’t advised anybody about my breasts but.”
Nonetheless, certainly one of Brandi‘s sons did inform LeAnn about Brandi‘s breast implants, and she or he introduced up it throughout a dialog.
“She’s like, ‘So it’s your breast implants?’ I’m like, ‘No,’ and I checked out Mason and he’s like, ‘What, she received it out of me,’” Brandi mentioned with fun, joking she is going to “by no means” inform her son something once more.
Brandi additionally talked in regards to the psychological toll her well being has taking up her, admitting that her confidence has taken an enormous hit.
“I haven’t had intercourse in three years, the entire time I’ve been sick, as a result of I misplaced my confidence,” Brandi shared. “I really feel like I misplaced all the things directly. I misplaced my job. I misplaced my popularity. I misplaced my seems to be.”
She went on to name these previous few years “darkish occasions,” including that she “remoted” herself from everybody however her sons.
“I’m nonetheless engaged on my confidence,” Brandi added. “It’s simply a variety of — it appears foolish — however as girls, whenever you look good, you are feeling good.”
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