However, the52-year-old starsaid she had been experiencing symptoms of MS for six or seven years before that.
In anew episodeof Dax Shepards Armchair Expert podcast,Christinaopened up about her struggles with the disease.
My biggest one is behind my right eye, so my right eye hurts a lot.
It sucks, the Married…with Children actress admitted.
I hate it so much.
Im so mad about it.
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord.
Themain symptomsinclude fatigue, difficulty walking, vision problems, problems controlling the bladder, or problems with balance.
During aprevious interviewon Good Morning America, the Sweetest Thing star compared MS to living in hell.
What was I thinking?
she said on the podcast.
Everything I was saying was a freaking lie.
It was me trying to convince myself of something, and I think that did no service to anyone.
Yes, I started a foundation right away.
Yes, we did a good thing.
But at the back of it, I was taking off my bra and crying every night.
And I wish that I had said that.
During the interview, she tried to remain optimistic as she listed the benefits of the degenerative disease.
There are some benefits to MS. First of all, parking is awesome, she said.
Wheelchair through the entire airport…
You live with this for the rest of your life.
And either youre gonna die from it or youre gonna die in a car crash.