The "90210" star told Fox News Digital her osteoarthritis diagnosis was a "wake-up call," explaining it has inspired her to become more active and take better care of her body. Longtime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres announced last week that she has been diagnosed with osteoporosis, as well as OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) and ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder). During her final Netflix special "For Your Consideration," DeGeneres, 66, opened up about her triple diagnosis, noting that she took a bone density test recommended by her doctor and learned she had "full-on osteoporosis.
" "I don’t even know how I’m standing up right now. I’m like a human sandcastle. I could disintegrate in the shower," she told the audience.
ELLEN DEGENERES REVEALS 3 HEALTH DIAGNOSES AFTER ‘EXCRUCIATING PAIN’: ‘I COULD DISINTEGRATE IN THE SHOWER’ DeGeneres went on to admit that "it's hard to be honest about aging and seem cool." Ellen DeGeneres joins "The Late Late Show with James Corden" as a guest on May 4, 2021. The longtime talk show host announced last week that she was diagnosed with osteoporosis, as well as OCD and ADHD.
(Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images) "I had excruciating pain one day and I thought I tore a ligament or something, and I got an MRI, and they said, ‘No, it’s just arthritis.’ I said, ‘How did I get that?’ And he said, ‘Oh it just happens at your age,'" she said. Dr.
Gbolahan Okubadejo, board-certified spine surgeon at The Institu.