slight change in latest scan

MRI and appointment on 6/27/07
Mark took his last round of Temodar on 6/5-9/2007. He tolerated the treatment well, but has been feeling a bit more fatigue than usual, but has been very active lately. He hasn't had any seizures, headaches or other problems. In a church softball game last Sunday, he got hit smack in the head by a ball. When viewing the MRI this month there was change in the scan; however, due to the contrast that was observed, this change likely represents blood products rather than tumor and there is no increase in mass effect. We have seen blood in the cavity before and coincidentally, the last time we saw blood there he had also been hit in the head while playing ultimate frisbee. This time he got hit with a softball, so we think the head trauma may be related to the blood. The doctors indicated that they do see evidence of blood in the cavity from time to time in patients that are also on the dendritic cell vaccine. Since he does not have clinical symptoms related to the scan changes, we will continue to observe the change for now. They scheduled his next MRI for 2 months, but just for piece of mind, we'll be trying to schedule one in a month instead. He will be starting a new round of temodar next week and has another vaccine coming up later in the summer. Mark continues to ride his bike on the weekends too :)