Results: Radical New Surgery
1.
1.
Did you know that the human brain doesn't have pain receptors so some surgeries are performed while the subject is still awake?
Yes
46%
•
639 votes
No
44%
•
609 votes
Don't Care
10%
•
133 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
4 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| n/a | 0.07% | 1 |
| are you sure of that? | 0.07% | 1 |
| had appendix removed still had pain register flashes of light and pain | 0.07% | 1 |
| 0.07% | 1 |
2.
2.
According to Dr. Antonio Chiocca at Ohio State University Medical Center, the skull and brain have no pain fibers. So which of the following surgeries would you look forward to having done since they are done awake? Brain Tumor Surgery
20%
•
282 votes
Parkinson Disease Surgery
11%
•
152 votes
Epileptic Seizure Surgery
11%
•
157 votes
Radical Weight Loss Surgery (see article by doctors at West Virginia University Hospital on Oprah.com)
13%
•
180 votes
Aneurysms Surgery
11%
•
148 votes
Extensive Internal Bleeding Surgery
8%
•
107 votes
Brain Cancer Surgery (in some instances)
17%
•
233 votes
Other (please specify)
40%
•
556 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| none | 14.55% | 264 |
| n/a | 1.93% | 35 |
| 1.82% | 33 | |
| na | 0.99% | 18 |
| none of the above | 0.72% | 13 |
| none! | 0.55% | 10 |
| none!! | 0.28% | 5 |
| undecided | 0.17% | 3 |
| none of the above! | 0.11% | 2 |
| n | 0.11% | 2 |
| none. | 0.11% | 2 |
| i wouldnt look forward to any type of surgery | 0.11% | 2 |
| none of them | 0.11% | 2 |
| none. i don't think i would ever look forward to surgery at all. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i'd rather be asleep for all of the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont know | 0.06% | 1 |
| i do not want any | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't worry about things like this...or give thought to it... why worry if i don't need to???? | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have had 1 too many surgeys and i don't want any more. | 0.06% | 1 |
| look forward to ??? | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't want to have any surgeries. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i am not looking forward to any of them. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't want to be awake for any surgeries | 0.06% | 1 |
| look forward to??? uh, none!!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't have any of these problems and speak health and life over myself, my sister, and the rest of my family through jesus christ our lord | 0.06% | 1 |
| why would anyone look forward to having brain surgery? | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would hope none! | 0.06% | 1 |
| n-a | 0.06% | 1 |
| //// | 0.06% | 1 |
| none of the above - who looks forward to any surgery? | 0.06% | 1 |
| i still wouldn't want to be awake. that would be terribly loud to hear your skull getting ground into | 0.06% | 1 |
| none of these. | 0.06% | 1 |
| um | 0.06% | 1 |
| call me crazy, but i don't look forward to having any brain surgery, awake or otherwise. | 0.06% | 1 |
| none lol i would be freaking out thinking they were operating on my brain with myself awake. | 0.06% | 1 |
| would not look forward to any of them | 0.06% | 1 |
| dk | 0.06% | 1 |
| look forward to?? none! | 0.06% | 1 |
| they all sound like i'd want to be put under while having done. | 0.06% | 1 |
| hopefully none of them! | 0.06% | 1 |
| none - i hate surgery | 0.06% | 1 |
| none ew | 0.06% | 1 |
| none. i want to be "asleep" | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would prefer not to be awake lol | 0.06% | 1 |
| none of the above, rather to be healthy | 0.06% | 1 |
| would not look forward to any brain surgery | 0.06% | 1 |
| none i'd be scared to death and have a heart attack | 0.06% | 1 |
| why would i look forward to having brain surgery of any kind o.0 | 0.06% | 1 |
| how about none? | 0.06% | 1 |
| none!!!!!!!!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| none, i'm a wimp | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would't look forward to having any surgeries | 0.06% | 1 |
| none. why would someone "look forward" to having surgery? | 0.06% | 1 |
| what? i'm not looking forward to any surgery! | 0.06% | 1 |
| would look forward to none still scarey | 0.06% | 1 |
| nil | 0.06% | 1 |
| never look forward to any surgery | 0.06% | 1 |
| who would look forward to surgery? | 0.06% | 1 |
| none i wouldn't look forward to having surgery. that's just nuts | 0.06% | 1 |
| why would you look forward to having brain surgery? | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look forward to any brain surgury | 0.06% | 1 |
| none, why would i look forward to surgery? | 0.06% | 1 |
| none i would never look forward to someone messin with my brain | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look forward to any of these! | 0.06% | 1 |
| vff | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look forward to having any surgery. | 0.06% | 1 |
| none not while i am awake | 0.06% | 1 |
| do not jnow | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look forward to any surgery! | 0.06% | 1 |
| would not look forward to having any surgery done - are you serious? | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look forward to any of these. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look forward to any surgery. | 0.06% | 1 |
| how about none! | 0.06% | 1 |
| none (hope i dont get sick) | 0.06% | 1 |
| im not sure | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look forward to any survery | 0.06% | 1 |
| none lol | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know have to research more. | 0.06% | 1 |
| would not look forward to any!!!!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| none. who would look forward to brain surgery? | 0.06% | 1 |
| preferably none! | 0.06% | 1 |
| unsure. | 0.06% | 1 |
| prefer not to answer. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't think i would look forward to any of them lol | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look forward to any surgeries done on my brain | 0.06% | 1 |
| none. im hoping to never having to get a brain surgery of any kind... | 0.06% | 1 |
| um...none!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| none !!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have no idea | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't want to have any surgery while awake | 0.06% | 1 |
| not looking forward to any of them. | 0.06% | 1 |
| the problem is not the pain but remembering;so rather none of the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| the wording of this question needs to be changed, i wouldn't "look forward" to any of the above. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would never look forward to surgery. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't know | 0.06% | 1 |
| nota!!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| none who would | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would not look forward to having any of them done. i would have them done if there was no other option. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't look forward to any surgeries! | 0.06% | 1 |
| rather not have any of them | 0.06% | 1 |
| npne | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would not look forward to having any surgery. | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't look forward to any surgeries | 0.06% | 1 |
| this question doesn't make any sense. what are you asking? | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look forward anytime to have brain surgery | 0.06% | 1 |
| why would i look forward to any surgery?? stupid question | 0.06% | 1 |
| none i hope | 0.06% | 1 |
| i woulldn't look forward to having surgery, period | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would still want to be put asleep. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i am not sure this is factual | 0.06% | 1 |
| look forward to surgery? | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look fwd to any surgery | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look forward to any surgery. if my skull was going to be sawed into to do the surgery i don't want to be awake | 0.06% | 1 |
| - | 0.06% | 1 |
| huh! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i never want to be awake | 0.06% | 1 |
| none - never | 0.06% | 1 |
| hope i don't get any of these surgeries | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would not look forward to any brain surgery! | 0.06% | 1 |
| hope i don't ever need these done | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wound not be awake because the knowlege of them working on me and there would be pain. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't look forward to having any type of surgery! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i pray i never need any of these | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would not look forward to any sort of surgery. | 0.06% | 1 |
| none thank you. | 0.06% | 1 |
| none put me out | 0.06% | 1 |
| none, it's still surgery | 0.06% | 1 |
| bariatric surgery | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look forward to any brain surgery | 0.06% | 1 |
| no | 0.06% | 1 |
| eye? | 0.06% | 1 |
| none thank you | 0.06% | 1 |
| none i always want to be asleep | 0.06% | 1 |
| uhhh....look forward to? none! | 0.06% | 1 |
| none! i don't ever want to be that sick dude! | 0.06% | 1 |
| no idea | 0.06% | 1 |
| i certainly hope not to have any brain surgery. | 0.06% | 1 |
| absolutely no brain surgery will i ever look forward to | 0.06% | 1 |
| i dont want to even think about it scary | 0.06% | 1 |
| none of the above. | 0.06% | 1 |
| none, argh! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i want none of the above! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would hope i don't need any of these, so no i would not look forward to any. | 0.06% | 1 |
| none at all | 0.06% | 1 |
| ytuiop | 0.06% | 1 |
| why would i look forward to a surgery | 0.06% | 1 |
| none thanks | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know enough to say | 0.06% | 1 |
| lokk forward to? | 0.06% | 1 |
| i think they would all freak me out if i was awake | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont knowe | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't look forward to any surgeries... | 0.06% | 1 |
| are you crazy?! | 0.06% | 1 |
| none, why would i be looking forward to surgery. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would never look forward to any surgery | 0.06% | 1 |
| none of them. now we also need to think doctors tell us most problems like this can be prevented. our the doctor's doing something wrong? | 0.06% | 1 |
| awake? none! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would not want to be awake! not looking forward to any! | 0.06% | 1 |
| c-section | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a. | 0.06% | 1 |
| none, id perfer to be healthy and not need surgery | 0.06% | 1 |
| whatever is needed | 0.06% | 1 |
| have no idea | 0.06% | 1 |
| would not look forward to having any kind of surgery... are you crazy? | 0.06% | 1 |
| no surgery in head | 0.06% | 1 |
| um, none of them?! | 0.06% | 1 |
| wouldn't look forward to any of them. | 0.06% | 1 |
| wouldn't look forward to any | 0.06% | 1 |
| transplant | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't ever look forward to surgery. | 0.06% | 1 |
| why on earth would i want brain surgery? | 0.06% | 1 |
| i think i would have an anxiety attack lol. | 0.06% | 1 |
| are you crazy or what | 0.06% | 1 |
| ,,, | 0.06% | 1 |
| i'm not looking forward to having any surgery done, thanks. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i never would look forward to having surgery.. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would rather not have to have surgery... | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't look forward to surgery. | 0.06% | 1 |
3.
3.
Would you be more afraid to have a surgery done while awake or to wake up during a surgery? More afraid to have surgery awake
35%
•
482 votes
More afraid to wake up during surgery
37%
•
506 votes
Not really feel anything
10%
•
137 votes
Don't care
15%
•
202 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
•
58 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| both | 0.65% | 9 |
| na | 0.51% | 7 |
| n/a | 0.43% | 6 |
| don't know | 0.22% | 3 |
| both. | 0.14% | 2 |
| neither | 0.14% | 2 |
| none! | 0.07% | 1 |
| none. | 0.07% | 1 |
| i felt the incision sharp pain didnt know who put me to sleep but they sucked at it | 0.07% | 1 |
| dunno | 0.07% | 1 |
| afraid of being in a conscious state unable to move but in pain, its happened, anaesthetics dont work well on me | 0.07% | 1 |
| all surgery scares me. | 0.07% | 1 |
| all of the above | 0.07% | 1 |
| i have awakened twice during surgery. it's a bitch. | 0.07% | 1 |
| worse yet, some anaesthetics don't cause me to mentally fall asleep thus i am mentally wide awake and feel everything although i cant move/scream etc | 0.07% | 1 |
| ewww | 0.07% | 1 |
| not applicable | 0.07% | 1 |
| all of the first 3 | 0.07% | 1 |
| either way not good | 0.07% | 1 |
| what | 0.07% | 1 |
| both terrifying | 0.07% | 1 |
| both would be terrifying | 0.07% | 1 |
| all | 0.07% | 1 |
| afraid of surgery in general. | 0.07% | 1 |
| unsure. | 0.07% | 1 |
| im not sure | 0.07% | 1 |
| either sounds horrible | 0.07% | 1 |
| f | 0.07% | 1 |
| be afraid to not awake up after surgery | 0.07% | 1 |
| niether | 0.07% | 1 |
| had both and they're equally horrible | 0.07% | 1 |
| i'd rather be awake. | 0.07% | 1 |
| either would freak me out! | 0.07% | 1 |
| afraid to have surgery in general | 0.07% | 1 |
| neither! | 0.07% | 1 |
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