Dead to Me Star Christina Applegate Reveals She was Misdiagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis – and It’s More Common than You’d Think

Christina Applegate breaks down revealing MS misdiagnosis (Credit: Instagram/christinaapplegate, iStock)

Imagine having lived the past 6 years – with a debilitating and chronic autoimmune disease, contending and making peace with the daily changes that it brings to not just you body, but also your mind and general existence. Then imagine being suddenly told that you do not have the disease. Someone who hasn't seen the reality of living with a chronic, worsening autoimmune disease – either themselves or through someone close, won't likely understand why this isn't 'good news'. And that's exactly why actor Christina Applegate speaking about this exact passage of events she went through, becomes even more important.

During an episode of the 54-year-old's podcast MeSsy, co-hosted with Jamie-Lynn Sigler, that went live on October 20, Applegate revealed that her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis from 2021, was incorrect. A new brain scan technology is what led her doctor to conclude that she isn't suffering from MS. Her revelation was a tearful one, as she shared how she feels like she is "back at square one". Because though the diagnosis may be wrong, Applegate has lived the last 6 years working her life around severe mobility issues and pain. So…

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