Christina Applegate, the actress we all adore from Married… With Children and Dead to Me, got real about a rough health scare on her podcast MeSsy, which she hosts with Jamie-Lynn Sigler.
From her hospital bed in Los Angeles, she shared that she’d been hit hard by a kidney infection that spread to both kidneys, leaving her in serious pain.
The 53-year-old, who’s already been dealing with multiple sclerosis, didn’t hold back about how fed up she is with these health battles. “I was in the hospital for seven days,” she said. “I’m home now, getting treated for the kidney infection, but my stomach issues are still a mystery we’re trying to solve.”
It all started while she was visiting family in Europe. Something felt off, and when she got back, she wasn’t taking any chances. “I went straight to the hospital and said, ‘Admit me,’” she explained, determined to get answers.
One night, the pain got so bad she thought her appendix was about to burst. “I was screaming,” she said. “They rushed me for an emergency CT at 2 a.m., and that’s when they found the kidney infection, which had spread to my left kidney too.”
Even in the middle of all this, Christina managed to crack a few jokes. When doctors thought it might be a urinary tract infection, they asked her some awkward questions about her hygiene. “I’m 53! What, am I back-wiping or something?” she laughed, brushing it off.
But the ordeal wasn’t easy. “I’m holding back a bag of tears,” she admitted, describing moments where she broke down and leaned on the nurses for comfort. “Sometimes I just fell into their arms, crying.”
Through it all, Christina’s strength is shining. She’s on IV antibiotics, fighting the infection, and staying determined to figure out what’s going on with her health. Fans and friends are rallying around her, sending love and support. Her courage and humor in the face of all this? Total inspiration.