They give very in depth guidance to my local oncol...

They give very in depth guidance to my local oncologists on front line oncological techniques from the beginning of Froedtert being in charge of my treatments.
I actually receive most of my care through Green Bay Oncology in a branch in Escanaba, Mi. I have learned to think highly of them throughout my care as well as Freodtert. Green Bay Oncology in Escanaba has very heartfelt doctors especially Dr. Ryan, and NP Darcy Ghetzloff. The Docs and nurses there make sure you are always comfortable for treatment, and they base they're treatment to the tee by Freodtert's direction.
Before I was diagnosed by Green Bay, I thought I was just having back pain problems from my career as a truck driver. After seeing my family practitioner and giving a little time off to heal I happened to have my oncology checkup during my time off(just lucky it worked out that way).
I had this checkup because it was a routine after I had bone cancer (Ewing's Sarcoma) while I was 12-13 that had been free and clear since 2000 because of the care from Green Bay Oncology back then, and throughout the last nearly two decades.
My new oncology visit had evaluated that I was having issues in my SI Joint, possibly caused by the radiation from my radiation therapy in 2000.
They set me up with physical therapy specialists who work with oncology patients on a regular basis.
After two weeks of PT it seemed my pain issues had gotten worse, so GB oncology sent me for xrax and a CT of the areas surrounding my pain issues. They found some abnormal tissue that needed to be biopsied.
After biopsy they had found that I have a tumor in the upper left quadrant of my sacrum (the base of your spine just above the tailbone), and also a few small 4-5mm spots in my lungs. The tests came back from the biopsy and showed that I have a general Sarcoma of the bone tissue that had metastasized to surrounding soft tissue, and into my lungs.
It was quite devistating news for my wife and I, GB oncology set me up for a series of in home phone calls during this process so that I could speak to a guidance councilor to help ease my stress through the process of finding out, and while planning my treatment plan.
I know there's a lot here on GB, but there's a lot about Freodtert's care to come up here shortly.
So after all of the information came back to my oncologists they organized a "Tumor Board" of their best oncologists to determine my best route for care.
They decided that it was up to me on what I wanted to do. I could go to Mayo Clinic, or Freodtert hospital. I had never heard of Freodtert hospital, but they highly suggested that they are the best for my particular situation.
So wet went down for our first appointment at Freodtert to see with three oncological specialists. The team I would see was chemo oncologist Dr. Charleston, Oncological surgeon Dr. King, and a radiation treatment oncologist that ended up not being part of my treatment plan.
I was extremely happy with the chemo regimen that they'd come up with. The tactic, reduce my sacral tumor size so that they could do an ablation (chemical freezing) of the tumor and a nerve that was causing me excruciating pain that couldn't be controlled by ANY pain meds we tried. It was only at one point controlled by having an epidural! Then also putting for screws in my sacrum that had fractures in three places from the tumor expanding my bone before I was able to start treatment.
After the surgeries at Freodtert, week by week my pain reduced. Now two months out from that, with the help of PT and an ankle brace, my worst pain days are very low pain, and I've started a new therapy since I've completed my chemotherapy treatment. It stops my tumors from creating new capillaries, so it effectively stops tumor growth by starving Only the tumor!
I would write so much more of I could, running out of characters. Freodtert always made be feel comfortable before doing anything, and if you ever have to stay in for any reason, their care teams are amazing. Thank you All!