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Food as Fuel: My Elimination Diet
Erin Zaranec
  • Feb 19
  • 4 min

Food as Fuel: My Elimination Diet

A year ago, I was at the Cleveland Clinic having an excision surgery. After years of pain, cysts, a cancer scare, and a ruptured mass on...
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Putting the FUN in FUNctional Medicine: An Overview
Erin Zaranec
  • Feb 10
  • 4 min

Putting the FUN in FUNctional Medicine: An Overview

In September 2020, I had my final post-surgery follow up, where my doctor and I would decide what options I had for my decade-long...
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So, now what?
Erin Zaranec
  • Apr 18, 2020
  • 2 min

So, now what?

Exactly two months ago, I checked into the Cleveland Clinic for excision surgery with a possible removal of my right ovary due to a cyst...
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Ruptures and Recovery
Erin Zaranec
  • Feb 20, 2020
  • 3 min

Ruptures and Recovery

I'm 48 hours out from surgery and while I am enjoying changing out of one pair of sweatpants just to ease my way into another, I am...
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Sick & Single
Erin Zaranec
  • Feb 17, 2020
  • 4 min

Sick & Single

Mom - maybe don't read this post. Or do, I don't really mind - we've talked about my uterus and ovaries and vagina so much lately, a...
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Two Weeks 'Til The Rest of my Life
Erin Zaranec
  • Feb 5, 2020
  • 2 min

Two Weeks 'Til The Rest of my Life

As I write this blog, I am curled up in my favorite chair one muscle relaxer in, with a heating pad wrapped around my back and a heated...
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Yes, I know I don't "look sick"
Erin Zaranec
  • Jan 13, 2020
  • 3 min

Yes, I know I don't "look sick"

Even though I choose to write a blog about my chronic pain and illness, I never felt the need to explain myself to anyone. I've brushed...
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Tumor Markers... and other terrible things
Erin Zaranec
  • Jan 6, 2020
  • 4 min

Tumor Markers... and other terrible things

When I decided to relaunch the blog this year, I swore off taking any breaks. I told myself that I'd publish weekly, no matter the...
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So, my pelvis has a therapist
Erin Zaranec
  • Dec 3, 2019
  • 3 min

So, my pelvis has a therapist

My pelvis has a physical therapist, that is. In November, I started pelvic floor physical therapy to strengthen my pelvic floor and...
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Shots, shots, shots (of steroids)
Erin Zaranec
  • Nov 26, 2019
  • 3 min

Shots, shots, shots (of steroids)

I forgot what it feels like to walk up a flight of stairs. Well, I remember the basic feeling of moving your legs up one after the other...
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The Bare Basics
Erin Zaranec
  • Nov 18, 2019
  • 4 min

The Bare Basics

This blog may be responsible for bringing some new words into your consciousness - yes, we have the beloved vagina, uterus, and pelvis -...
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State of my Uterus
Erin Zaranec
  • Nov 14, 2019
  • 4 min

State of my Uterus

Spoiler alert: it's tilted. Literally. My uterus is tilted. This is one of the many fun facts I learned when visiting my new doctor this...
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All the testing that's led me here: my own advocate
Erin Zaranec
  • Nov 11, 2019
  • 7 min

All the testing that's led me here: my own advocate

My journey with chronic pain began a decade ago. At just twenty-five years old, 40% of my life has revolved around cramping, aching,...
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All the testing that’s led me here: the beginning
Erin Zaranec
  • Nov 6, 2019
  • 6 min

All the testing that’s led me here: the beginning

If you read Are you there, God? It’s Me - Erin’s Uterus, then my secret is out… I have a troubled pelvic system. If you didn’t already...
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Are you there, God? It's Me - Erin's Uterus
Erin Zaranec
  • Nov 4, 2019
  • 2 min

Are you there, God? It's Me - Erin's Uterus

I’ll start this blog with a disclaimer that, quite frankly, seems a little silly to type. This series will be taking a walk on the wild...
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