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INVISIBLE ILLNESS


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...
Erin Zaranec
Feb 19, 20214 min read
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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...
Erin Zaranec
Feb 10, 20214 min read
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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...
Erin Zaranec
Apr 18, 20202 min read
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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...
Erin Zaranec
Feb 20, 20203 min read
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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...
Erin Zaranec
Feb 5, 20202 min read
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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...
Erin Zaranec
Jan 13, 20203 min read
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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...
Erin Zaranec
Jan 5, 20204 min read
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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...
Erin Zaranec
Dec 2, 20193 min read
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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...
Erin Zaranec
Nov 25, 20193 min read
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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 -...
Erin Zaranec
Nov 18, 20194 min read
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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...
Erin Zaranec
Nov 14, 20194 min read
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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,...
Erin Zaranec
Nov 11, 20197 min read
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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...
Erin Zaranec
Nov 6, 20196 min read
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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...
Erin Zaranec
Nov 4, 20192 min read
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