Brandi Glanville Says She Is Receiving Nearly 20 Hours of Daily IV Treatment
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by Chris Tremblay Sep 8
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Brandi Glanville says she is receiving intravenous treatment for nearly 20 hours a day as she continues seeking answers for a medical condition that has affected her face and overall health.
Glanville, known for appearing on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, discussed the situation in videos shared online during the week of September 6, according to entertainment news reports.
In one video, she showed an IV setup and said that the treatment occupies most of her day.
Page Six reported that Glanville said a nurse visits her home for approximately four hours of treatment, while she administers the remaining IV care herself.
She said the only regular reason she leaves home is to record her podcast.
Glanville said she has become extremely thin, cannot taste food and feels severely unwell.
Parade reported that she also said she must sleep on her back because of the problems affecting her face.
In another video, Glanville pointed to one side of her face and described it as the location of what she believes is the underlying problem.
She used graphic language to express her desperation to remove whatever she believes is causing the symptoms, while also acknowledging that she could not simply cut open her face.
The videos reportedly included ultrasound footage that Glanville characterized as showing something “alive” and “moving” in her face.
Those descriptions reflect Glanville’s interpretation of the footage and are not, by themselves, an independently confirmed medical diagnosis.
Parade reported that Glanville showed herself preparing an infusion of imipenem, an antibiotic, and said the medication runs overnight for approximately 18 hours.
TMZ reported that Glanville separately identified several conditions or infections that she said were part of her medical situation, including highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella, Enterobacter with biofilm, coccidioidomycosis, Demodex dermatitis and mononucleosis.
The reports did not include medical records, laboratory results or statements from Glanville’s treating clinicians independently confirming each of those conditions.
Glanville said treatment costs range from approximately $3,300 to $6,000.
She also named Dr. Mark Farber of Sherman Oaks as a physician who reviewed her MRI and helped identify what she believes is wrong, according to TMZ.
Glanville said she was not yet ready to disclose publicly what she understood the MRI to show.
The latest updates follow months of public disclosures about facial swelling, disfigurement and efforts to determine the cause.
People reported that Glanville previously said doctors had found a benign tumor in one of the lymph nodes in her face.
A benign tumor is not the same as a cancer diagnosis, but the available reports did not establish that the tumor is responsible for Glanville’s current symptoms.
Earlier in 2026, Glanville also publicly linked her health problems to what she described as a parasite and to ruptured breast implants that had subsequently been removed, according to People.
That account represented Glanville’s reported understanding of her condition rather than a diagnosis independently confirmed in the September coverage.
Glanville’s videos provide a first-person account of the physical and financial burden she says the illness has imposed.
They do not establish a final diagnosis, the cause of the facial symptoms or whether every condition she mentioned is connected.
The reports also did not indicate that Glanville had announced a hospitalization, a confirmed surgical plan or a definitive timeline for recovery.
Because the information comes primarily from Glanville’s own social-media posts as relayed by entertainment outlets, the medical claims should be understood as reported statements rather than verified clinical findings.
As of September 8, Glanville had not publicly shared a definitive diagnosis explaining the condition affecting her face.
In one video, she showed an IV setup and said that the treatment occupies most of her day.
Page Six reported that Glanville said a nurse visits her home for approximately four hours of treatment, while she administers the remaining IV care herself.
She said the only regular reason she leaves home is to record her podcast.
What Glanville Reported
Glanville said she has become extremely thin, cannot taste food and feels severely unwell.
Parade reported that she also said she must sleep on her back because of the problems affecting her face.
In another video, Glanville pointed to one side of her face and described it as the location of what she believes is the underlying problem.
She used graphic language to express her desperation to remove whatever she believes is causing the symptoms, while also acknowledging that she could not simply cut open her face.
The videos reportedly included ultrasound footage that Glanville characterized as showing something “alive” and “moving” in her face.
Those descriptions reflect Glanville’s interpretation of the footage and are not, by themselves, an independently confirmed medical diagnosis.
Treatment and Medical Claims
Parade reported that Glanville showed herself preparing an infusion of imipenem, an antibiotic, and said the medication runs overnight for approximately 18 hours.
TMZ reported that Glanville separately identified several conditions or infections that she said were part of her medical situation, including highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella, Enterobacter with biofilm, coccidioidomycosis, Demodex dermatitis and mononucleosis.
The reports did not include medical records, laboratory results or statements from Glanville’s treating clinicians independently confirming each of those conditions.
Glanville said treatment costs range from approximately $3,300 to $6,000.
She also named Dr. Mark Farber of Sherman Oaks as a physician who reviewed her MRI and helped identify what she believes is wrong, according to TMZ.
Glanville said she was not yet ready to disclose publicly what she understood the MRI to show.
Earlier Facial-Health Reports
The latest updates follow months of public disclosures about facial swelling, disfigurement and efforts to determine the cause.
People reported that Glanville previously said doctors had found a benign tumor in one of the lymph nodes in her face.
A benign tumor is not the same as a cancer diagnosis, but the available reports did not establish that the tumor is responsible for Glanville’s current symptoms.
Earlier in 2026, Glanville also publicly linked her health problems to what she described as a parasite and to ruptured breast implants that had subsequently been removed, according to People.
That account represented Glanville’s reported understanding of her condition rather than a diagnosis independently confirmed in the September coverage.
Public Disclosure and Medical Uncertainty
Glanville’s videos provide a first-person account of the physical and financial burden she says the illness has imposed.
They do not establish a final diagnosis, the cause of the facial symptoms or whether every condition she mentioned is connected.
The reports also did not indicate that Glanville had announced a hospitalization, a confirmed surgical plan or a definitive timeline for recovery.
Because the information comes primarily from Glanville’s own social-media posts as relayed by entertainment outlets, the medical claims should be understood as reported statements rather than verified clinical findings.
As of September 8, Glanville had not publicly shared a definitive diagnosis explaining the condition affecting her face.
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