Overview
- Applegate said Tuesday on her MeSsy podcast that she will investigate whether the saline implants she received after a 2008 double mastectomy could be leaking and “poisoning” her body.
- Her doctors have concluded she does not have multiple sclerosis and have paused some treatments while rechecking prior tests and running stepwise tests for conditions that can mimic MS.
- Applegate reports worsening physical problems, including severe joint pain, loss of mobility in her right shoulder, and difficulty getting out of bed, and she describes significant emotional strain from starting the diagnostic process over.
- There is no confirmation that her implants are leaking or causing her symptoms, and clinicians are also testing for other possible causes such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and Lyme disease.
- Federal regulators note that some people with breast implants report systemic symptoms sometimes called “breast implant illness,” but researchers have not established a causal link and MS remains a diagnosis that can be revised after careful re‑evaluation.