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Brandi Glanville<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about the financial toll her heath woes has had on her.<\/p>\n Over two years ago, the 53-year-old former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/em> star said that she had a \u201cparasite\u201d moving around her face<\/a> that was making her look disfigured. At the time, she said that she had seen multiple doctors, but no one could figure out what was actually wrong with her.<\/p>\n After seeing more than a dozen doctors, Brandi<\/strong> finally learned that her ruptured breast implants were the cause of her health problems<\/a> and making her \u201csick.\u201d<\/p>\n In a new interview, Brandi<\/strong> revealed how much money she spent trying to figure out what was wrong with her, while also saying that she hasn\u2019t received any \u201csupport\u201d from her ex-husband Eddie Cibrian<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span> \u201cI went to 21 doctors. I\u2019m telling you, [it cost] $200,000. I had insurance but the people at my insurance, Kaiser let\u2019s just say, sucks,\u201d Brandi<\/strong> shared on the February 26 episode of the I Do, Part 2<\/em> podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n She went on to say that she was \u201cpaying out of pocket to see specialists, infectious disease doctors, rheumatologists,\u201d adding, \u201cEvery doctor you can think of, I saw.\u201d<\/p>\n Throughout her struggles, Brandi<\/strong> said that her mammograms were \u201cfine,\u201d so doctors didn\u2019t believe that her breasts could be part of the problem.<\/p>\n \u201cIt came on overnight. I have weird lumps in my neck. \u2026 I still have them,\u201d Brandi<\/strong> said of her onset of symptoms. \u201cI can\u2019t explain the brain fog. The fatigue.\u201d<\/p>\n Brandi<\/strong> noted that all of her symptoms were on her left side and doctors later discovered through a sonogram that her right breast had \u201cruptured\u201d and had \u201cleaks\u201d that resulted in \u201csilicone in both my lymph nodes.\u201d<\/p>\n Now that Brandi<\/strong> has taken out those implants, she\u2019s feeling a lot better these days.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m two weeks out right now, but the first week, I was, like, up,\u201d she shared. \u201cI was actually doing too much because I was so excited to be moving.\u201d<\/p>\n Also in the interview, Brandi<\/strong> said that she\u2019s been going through the health issues alone.<\/p>\n \u201cMy sons have been, they\u2019re 18 and 22, so they\u2019re grown,\u201d Brandi <\/strong>said of her sons Mason<\/strong> and Jake<\/strong>, whom she shares with ex-husband Eddie Cibrian<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n When asked if Eddie<\/strong>, 52, has come to \u201csupport\u201d her throughout her health woes, Brandi<\/strong> answered \u201cno.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe has not [shown support],\u201d Brandi <\/strong>claimed. \u201cBut we are getting along and that\u2019s all I can ask for. We are together on holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI missed a few because I was ill and it sucked to not be with my boys,\u201d she added. \u201cI literally would lay in bed for four days straight.\u201d<\/p>\n Brandi<\/strong> also alleged that Eddie<\/strong>\u2018s wife LeAnn Rimes<\/strong><\/a> has also not shown her much support.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, they have me over for the holidays,\u201d Brandi<\/strong> said, after making a face when LeAnn<\/strong>\u2018s name was mentioned. \u201cI talked to her at Christmas a little bit, but I hadn\u2019t told anyone about my breasts yet.\u201d<\/p>\n However, one of Brandi<\/strong>\u2018s sons did tell LeAnn<\/strong> about Brandi<\/strong>\u2018s breast implants, and she brought up it during a conversation.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s like, \u2018So it\u2019s your breast implants?\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018No,\u2019 and I looked at Mason and he\u2019s like, \u2018What, she got it out of me,\u2019\u201d Brandi<\/strong> said with a laugh, joking she will \u201cnever\u201d tell her son anything again.<\/p>\n Brandi<\/strong> also talked about the mental toll her health has taking on her, admitting that her confidence has taken a big hit.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t had sex in three years, the whole time I\u2019ve been sick, because I lost my confidence,\u201d Brandi<\/strong> shared. \u201cI feel like I lost everything at once. I lost my job. I lost my reputation. I lost my looks.\u201d<\/p>\n She went on to call these past few years \u201cdark times,\u201d adding that she \u201cisolated\u201d herself from everyone but her sons.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m still working on my confidence,\u201d Brandi<\/strong> added. \u201cIt\u2019s just a lot of \u2014 it seems silly \u2014 but as women, when you look good, you feel good.\u201d<\/p>\n RHOBH<\/em> has undergone many casting changes over the years. Find out every housewife who left the show and why<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n