I have cataracts.

Are you freaking kidding me? I am 28 years old and have cataracts. The opthamologist I saw today told me I’m way to young for them. She thinks they were caused by my prolonged exposure to prednisone, which I’ve been on for nine years. Luckily, I don’t show signs of glaucoma yet, which is another side effect of the prednisone. It sure would have been nice if my rheumatologists had told me that I could get cataracts or glaucoma. Of course, who really thinks they’re in the small percent of people who will get serious side effects. I never did.

So now I’m an infertile arthritic with cataracts. I’m definitely not going to the dentist now. At this rate, he’ll tell me I need dentures!

By the way, I have a great post on our trip home from South Carolina that totally got overshadowed by my great news yesterday. Make sure you check it out!