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Meet Massun Collins Pine Bluff, Arkansas
When Massun was first diagnosed, he was put on several medications prescribed by a local doctor. Even with the medications, Massun was still having flare-ups every three to four months. After a few years of continued flare-ups, hospital visits and numerous doctors, Massun was referred to Arkansas Children's Hospital in March 2007. Massun and his parents, Jeffery and Janice, were advised on their options, and they decided to go with a medicine infusion, in the hopes that Massun’s condition could be helped without invasive surgery. After two treatments, it was apparent the medicine was not working properly and that surgery would be necessary. Massun and his parents met with the gastrointestinal surgeon, who walked them through the procedure. Massun would have a colectomy, which would re-route his small intestine to his anus, rather than to his large intestine. The surgery was a total success and Massun’s parents could not have been happier. “We were so relieved and happy that his surgery went so well,” says Janice. “The doctors and the nurses were so helpful, informative and nice.” The Collins family expected to stay in the hospital for seven to 10 days, but Massun’s recovery went so well, he was allowed to leave five days after his surgery. “Massun received wonderful care at Arkansas Children's Hospital,” Janice says. “Everywhere we went, an ACH staff member was there with a smile for us.” Massun still returns to ACH to visit his gastrointestinal doctor, and he also sees his surgeon for post-operation assessments. He has gone from taking 18 pills a day to now taking only two. Massun is a praise stepper for his church and loves to play the saxophone for the Watson Chapel High School band.
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It was July 2003 when Massun Collins, then 11, was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a disease that causes inflammation and ulcers in the lining of the rectum and colon.