Christina Applegate says MS diagnosis was a misdiagnosis

Christina Applegate says a doctor told her she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis and does not have the disease. She continues to experience severe symptoms and is undergoing tests to determine what may be causing them, she said on her MeSsy podcast. Applegate said doctors are testing her for conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and Lyme disease, which she said can produce symptoms similar to MS. She described the process as slow and said she is being assessed for the conditions one at a time. No results have been reported. The actor said learning she does not have MS has not improved her health. She said she still experiences symptoms associated with the disease and uses a wheelchair to get from her car to doctors’ offices. Applegate said she had lived as a person with MS for almost six years and that the diagnosis had disrupted her life and work. Applegate first announced publicly in 2021 that she had been diagnosed with MS. On the podcast, she said the later news left her uncertain about the cause of her continuing symptoms. Her account of the diagnosis and medical testing was relayed through her own remarks; no doctor spoke in the reports to confirm...