Almost a year ago, I was told I might not live another two years. Although I looked okay, I was being eaten from the inside out. My prostate cancer had advanced into my bones.
I was sent to Vanderbilt to see a specialist. The specialist recommended six treatments of a new chemotherapy, Jevtana. I took three treatments and then had another scan done. The chemo had failed. The cancer had moved into more areas of my spine and ribs. My local oncologist said "there is nothing more I can do."
As you now know, I went to see a doctor in Virginia, Dr. Charles Myers. He put me on Ketoconazole, an anti-fungal drug. It's a pill. Since the late 1980s, it's been known that Ketoconazole kills prostate cancer cells. Dr. Myers uses it with his patients that have failed traditional chemotherapy drugs. He prescribed me some other drugs and some supplements, but they are mostly to treat side effects of the high-dose Ketoconazole.
In November 2011, my PSA was 78.9. I started taking Ketoconazole on Dec. 13. On Jan. 9, my PSA had fallen to 3.3. I had not even been on Ketoconazole for a whole month.
On Feb. 1, I had another PSA test. My PSA is now 1.45.
From 78.9 to 1.45 in less than two months. That is more than a 98% drop.
Besides the dramatic drop in PSA, I am feeling stronger every day.
Join me in praising God for His goodness. Please pray that my PSA continues to fall, even into the "undetectable" range.
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