Possible side effects. Moon face

So, steroids are something you can be prescribed when you get very ill, right?

And one of the side effects for a woman, of taking Steroids is that you might start growing a beard. Which for a woman, unless you're talking about very niche circles, is not cool.

But one of the other side effects is that you can develop something called 'Moon Face'.

(draw this out like Blackadder Bob) Mooooooooon Face.

Now I'm just guessing here, but my guess is that that's one side effect doctor's don't get too many questions about.

"So this Moon face thing, what's that then? Talk me through it, doc."

Well, you see this thing here where my eyes and my nose and my lips are.
Can you see that.

That's what we, in the medical profession call a 'face'.

You've got one too, it's not just doctors that have got faces we all have too, maybe when you get home you could look at something called a 'mirror' and you'll see your own 'face'.

And then, well, you know how at the moment it's 'daytime'. Because the sun is in the sky and everything. Well you know there's something that's called 'night time'. Which is when the sun goes down and you see something white and round in the sky, well, that's the moon.

So moon face is basically when you look like a freak.

Or to put it another way when your 'face' (do action) looks like the 'moon' (point to sky).

Anyway, it's not so bad. If you get up in the middle of the night for a pee you never never have to look for the light switch. Influencing the tides can be fun, if that's your thing.

And if you like moths you're in for a major treat.

And besides. Moon Face is the worst possible side effect with this particular brand of steroids. If you went with a cheaper on label brand the side effects include Pinocchio Nose, Cauliflower Knee and Orangutan bottom.

And we've completely stopped recommending the one that sometimes gives you Ken Dodd hair.

You know what, whenever I tell a group of people about 'moon face', I start out on the story, and I think to myself, maybe this is it, maybe tonight's the night, I mean it's a statistical probability that at some point, I'm going to be talking about Moon Face and I'll peer into the crowd and there'll be this guy, with a big glowing white head, sat with his arms crossed just gently shaking his lunar head.

And just going "Fuck off mate, that's not funny".

Fucking moon-ist