Christina Applegate’s MS Nightmare: Emergency Testing Amid ‘Unbearable Pain’

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00:00Christina Applegate's MS Nightmare – Emergency Testing Amid Unbearable Pain

00:05Courageous Christina Applegate was hit with a severe kidney infection on top of her ongoing

00:11ordeal with multiple sclerosis. And people close to her say it's taking all the guts she can muster

00:16to keep on fighting, RadarOnline.com can reveal. So much pain. I'm screaming and they ordered me

00:22an emergency CT at 2 in the morning, said the former married-with-children actress, now 53,

00:28of a hospital scan showing that the infection spread to her left kidney too. This has hit her

00:34like a ton of bricks and caused her unbearable pain. But she's a trooper and showing incredible

00:38resilience, said an insider. Applegate, diagnosed with MS in 2021, faces intense pain, mobility issues,

00:47and depression. She struggles with stiffness, tremors, fatigue, and mood swings, noted a source.

00:53But the pain caused by this infection in her kidneys was unbearable. For someone suffering

00:57from MS, it's a very dangerous thing to happen. The fear is that an infection could trigger a relapse.

01:03Or worse, fortunately, Christina did the right thing. Dr. Gabe Merkin warned that kidney infections

01:08in immunocompromised people like Applegate could cause permanent damage, possibly leading to a kidney

01:13transplant or death. But an insider insists her resilience is unwavering. She's not scared,

01:19and her attitude is inspiring. She doesn't want to be pitied.