Christina Applegate believes breast implants could be behind mystery symptoms after MS misdiagnosis
Christina Applegate believes that her breast implants may be the cause of her health problems in the wake of her multiple sclerosis misdiagnosis.
Applegate, 54, publicly disclosed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2021 after experiencing numbness in her toes.
However, last month, the Dead to Me star revealed that she had been misdiagnosed and was now ‘back to square one’ with her symptoms continuing to ‘get worse’.
Speaking on her MeSsy podcast with Jamie-Lynn Sigler - where the pair discuss their life with MS - Applegate recalled the moment she was told her MS diagnosis had been wrong.
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“She came into my room and said, 'Congratulations, you don’t have MS',” she said.
“I was, like, not happy at all. Everybody else was so happy.”
She added: “You don’t get misdiagnosed and then all of the sudden I’m better. I haven’t gotten better, Jamie! If anything, I’ve gotten worse. So I’m back at square one where I don’t know what’s going on with me.
“That’s going to be an online investigation my doctors are going to get into to find out what’s been happening since 2021.
“Why did this happen? I have every symptom of someone with MS. Every single one. We both know that there are many things that mirror MS. Many different things.”
In the latest episode of her podcast, Applegate has shared a theory that her breast implants could be ‘poisoning’ her and causing her symptoms.
She said: “I’ve been thinking this for years, ‘is this breast implant poisoning?’
“Because I actually had my double mastectomy in 2008 and I am way overdue for having them replaced.”
She continued: “And I swear over the last five years or whatever, I’ve thought, ‘What if they’re leaking and poisoning me?’ And then there was some study … about it presenting as MS. So that’s one that I will be looking into because it’s something I’ve thought about.”
Applegate had a double mastectomy in 2008 after being diagnosed with breast cancer and later opted to have reconstruction surgery using saline expanders and implants.
Applegate recently shared that she is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to finding out what is causing her health struggles and revealed that doctors are now testing her for sister diseases to MS, like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and Lyme disease.
“I’m being tested for those things slowly but surely,” she said. “I lived as a person with MS for almost six years.”
Despite not having MS, which is a lifelong condition that affects the brain and spinal cord, Applegate said she was grateful for the community that she had been a part of for years.
She said: “You guys are my people. Even though I don’t have this disease, I have fallen in love with everyone that we know—listeners and our friends—that have MS and I’m still your warrior.”
“I’m still going to speak out on your behalf for ever and ever. I still feel like part of this community. No matter what, I love you.”
Topics: Celebrity, Christina Applegate, Health
Claire Reid
