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Christina Applegate says she probably had MS for 7 years before diagnosis

Christina Applegate believes she might have had multiple sclerosis for as long as seven years before officially being diagnosed with the autoimmune disease in 2021. Battling symptoms on and off, the Emmy winner and "Married ... With Children" alum said she put off being checked by a doctor despite her legs giving out while filming the first season of her Netflix comedy "Dead to Me." "I really ...
Christina Applegate arrives at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on Jan. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles.

Christina Applegate believes she might have had multiple sclerosis for as long as seven years before officially being diagnosed with the autoimmune disease in 2021.

Battling symptoms on and off, the Emmy winner and "Married ... With Children" alum said she put off being checked by a doctor despite her legs giving out while filming the first season of her Netflix comedy "Dead to Me."

"I really just kind of put it off as being tired, or I'm dehydrated, or it's the weather," Applegate said this week in an interview that aired on "And then nothing would happen

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