Patient Stories

How bariatric surgery changed my life

Diagnosed with anaplastic thyroid cancer, Elzbieta turned to Rush for a second opinion, then surgery

Hearing "You have lung cancer"

Doctors attributed Jeanine's chest pain to anxiety and stress

Meet Craig Falkenthal, who had open-heart surgery at Rush more than five years ago

How experts at the Rush helped Laura Ashley's heart find its rhythm

Endurance athlete is back in action after hip surgery

Coping with depression after his military service, Eric turned to the Center for Veterans and Their Families at Rush for help

For years, Vince Podner struggled with a rare condition called hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

Zamari suffered severe burns after pulling a bowl of hot food from a microwave oven, and doctors at Rush are working to prevent these microwave-related accidents