Christina Applegate revealed on Tuesday that doctors now say she does not have multiple sclerosis, despite her 2021 diagnosis. The actor shared this update on her podcast, MeSsy, after a seven-month break. She said, “there’s a pretty damn high number of misdiagnoses with MS,” leaving her feeling very confused.
Five years after revealing her MS diagnosis and stepping away from acting, Christina Applegate has shared an unexpected update about her health. The actor revealed that doctors have now found out that she does not have multiple sclerosis (MS), despite being diagnosed with the condition in 2021. Christina Applegate spoke about this new development on her podcast, MeSsy, which she returned to on Tuesday after a seven-month break. In an emotional confession, she opened up about the mental health challenges that followed the discovery. Here's what she had to say about the health scare she is currently facing.
Christina Applegate has opened up about doctors revisiting her medical diagnosis, revealing that she no longer has an MS diagnosis even as she continues to struggle with serious health problems. The actor spoke about it in a new two-part episode of her podcast, MeSsy.
During her return, she spoke about the advances in medical technology had helped doctors determine that MS was not the cause of her symptoms. She also spoke about being told by her doctor that she did not have the disease. Christina Applegate said that “there’s a pretty damn high number of misdiagnoses with MS”, adding that such cases are not uncommon.
“It’s this weird feeling because I became this — you and I, the poster children for MS,” Christina Applegate said. “I had a reason. I had a f*cking reason as to why my day sucked every day. And now I don’t have a reason and it’s very unnerving and it’s really confusing for me.”
Christina Applegate first announced her MS diagnosis in 2021. She stepped away from acting after her Netflix series Dead to Me ended in 2022. The actor admitted that the news left her feeling as though she had let people down after becoming an advocate for the MS community. She also said she was still in a “state of shock”
Speaking about the emotional impact of the latest development, Christina Applegate broke down in tears as she described how much her life had changed. “I’ve gone through a great depression because of it. But, you know, I lost everything. I lost my job,” she said. “God, I’m so sorry, I get really emotional because it stopped my life. I still have to use wheelchairs when I go to the doctor’s office.”