Christina Applegate thinks ‘leaking’ breast implants could have caused MS-like illness

EntertainmentChristina Applegate.Invision/APChristina Applegate is looking for answers after learning she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis.Applegate, 54, has been candid about her health issues since announcing her MS diagnosis in 2021. Last month, she revealed that her doctors determined she doesn’t actually have the chronic autoimmune disease.During the Nov. 10 episode of her and Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s “MeSsy” podcast, Applegate questioned whether she may be suffering from “breast implant poisoning.” The “Dead to Me” actress had a double mastectomy in 2008 while battling breast cancer and said she is “way overdue” to have her implants replaced. “I swear over the last five years, I thought, ‘Seriously, what if they’re, like, leaking and they’re poisoning me?’” Applegate said. She noted that a friend of hers recently sent her a study about breast implant illness “presenting as MS.”According to the Cleveland Clinic, breast implant illness can cause symptoms including muscle weakness, fatigue, depression, vision problems and memory issues, all of which can also be symptoms of MS. Applegate said she “will be looking into” the possibility of breast implant illness with her doctors.While Applegate had been vocal about struggling to accept her MS diagnosis, learning she doesn’t have the disease posed a whole new challenge.“[My doctor] came into my room and said, ‘Congratulations, you don’t have MS.’ I was not happy at all. Everybody else was so happy,” she said during an October episode of “MeSsy.”READ MORE: Reality TV star reveals heartbreaking reason she filed for divorce while pregnant“You don’t get misdiagnosed and then all of the sudden I’m better,” Applegate continued. “If anything, I’ve gotten worse. So I’m back at square one where I don’t know what’s going on with me. And that’s going to be an online investigation that my doctors are going to be getting into just to find out what has been going on since 2021, why did this happen?”Since 2021, Applegate has spoken publicly about facing symptoms including mobility issues, leg numbness and buckling, chronic pain and extreme fatigue. Reality TV star reveals heartbreaking reason she filed for divorce while pregnant‘Dancing With the Stars’ sends home frontrunner in ‘shocking’ eliminationKaty Perry’s chilling 2013 comments about Russell Brand take on new meaning after his rape convictionActress and model, who was Robert De Niro’s former partner, dies at 74: ‘Force of nature’Sara Donnellan is a trending entertainment news writer. She worked as a TV news reporter for NJ.com, covering scripted and reality television and other viral TV moments, answering viewers’ burning questions and...