Christina Applegate Says Her Doctor Told Her She Was Misdiagnosed With MS
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Christina Applegate said her doctor told her that she does not have multiple sclerosis, reversing the diagnosis she publicly disclosed in 2021.
Speaking on the latest episode of her “MeSsy” podcast with co-host Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Applegate said she remains without an explanation for serious symptoms that resemble MS. “I’m back at square one where I don’t know what’s going on with me,” she said.
Applegate said she still has “every symptom of someone with MS” and continues to experience severe mobility problems. She said she uses a wheelchair during medical visits because she cannot walk from a car to the doctor’s office.
The actor also described feeling confused and worried that she had disappointed others after becoming a prominent advocate for people with MS. Sigler has also spoken publicly about living with the disease.
MS can be difficult to identify because there is no single definitive test. Diagnosis typically requires doctors to evaluate symptoms and rule out other possible causes, a process that can take years and involve multiple physicians.
CBS News reported that Applegate said new technology led to the revised assessment. She has not disclosed what condition, if any, doctors now believe is causing her symptoms.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the unsupported characterization of what Applegate said her doctor told her. - "Doctors Now Believe": The sources say Applegate's doctor told her she was misdiagnosed, not that multiple doctors now believe this. - "her doctor has concluded": The source says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed; it does not characterize this as the doctor's conclusion.
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Christina Applegate said her doctor hastold concludedher that she does not have multiple sclerosis, reversing the diagnosis she publicly disclosed in 2021.
Speaking on the latest episode of her “MeSsy” podcast with co-host Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Applegate said she remains without an explanation for serious symptoms that resemble MS. “I’m back at square one where I don’t know what’s going on with me,” she said.
Applegate said she still has “every symptom of someone with MS” and continues to experience severe mobility problems. She said she uses a wheelchair during medical visits because she cannot walk from a car to the doctor’s office.
The actor also described feeling confused and worried that she had disappointed others after becoming a prominent advocate for people with MS. Sigler has also spoken publicly about living with the disease.
MS can be difficult to identify because there is no single definitive test. Diagnosis typically requires doctors to evaluate symptoms and rule out other possible causes, a process that can take years and involve multiple physicians.
CBS News reported that Applegate said new technology led to the revised assessment. She has not disclosed what condition, if any, doctors now believe is causing her symptoms.
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