Christina Applegate just dropped a major update on her“MeSsy”podcast: after living as a person with multiple sclerosis for nearly six years, a doctor confirmed she was misdiagnosed.“Talk about being a fraud,”she joked.“I don’t even have it anymore.”But beneath the humor, she admitted she’s“f***ing frustrated”to be back at square one and is now being tested for related conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and Lyme disease.
The reveal came during a conversation with guest Jack Osbourne, who was diagnosed with MS in 2012 and said his own milder symptoms sometimes make him feel like a fraud at MS events. Cohost Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who has MS, reminded listeners that every person’s journey with the disease is different. For Applegate, losing the diagnosis also means navigating what it means to no longer be part of a community she’s spent years identifying with.
It’s a story about medical uncertainty, identity, and the emotional whiplash of starting over. Have you ever gotten a diagnosis that turned out to be wrong? How did you handle it?
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