Awake

My husband’s Uncle had a large benign brain tumor removed. The surgery was suppose to take about 5 hours but ended up taking over 12 hours. It has been 30 hours and he is not awake and is not responding to commands, the dr’s are quiet and put a feeding tube in within 12 hours of surgery. His wife is scared and trying not to ask tough questions. Is it right to assume he is in a coma? or after such a long surgery does it take days to wake up? I am going to the hospital in the morning to ask questions for her and I want honest not fluffy answers, the hospital is over 300 miles away from our home and everyone needs to know realistic answers. Any advice about what to ask, or what tests to ask about (I know there is some test that they flash light or do something to the eyes to test how alert a patient is?) would be appreciated.

Well, best thing to ask is how much brain activity he’s presenting. The fact of the matter is that brain surgery is always very touch and go, even with a benign tumor. Even a small mistake could lead to devestating results. The good thing is that doctors do have ways to monitor brain activity, and they might be able to tell you something to that regard. The truth is that he could be in a coma, that’s a reason you’d ask. At the same time, it’s a likely possibility that he’s just recovering from it, and that the surgery caused some unseen but still impermanent damage. It could be any number of things. Best to just ask the doctors to be straight with you on it, they’ll tell you what they know.

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before telling me what movie to watch this is what type of movie I’m looking for its either have to be a Horror movie moving containing a Young Boy like 12-13 or younger in trouble of himself or in a family for example the movie "The Box", Step Father, 28 weeks later and grudge 2. Second it could also be like adolescence movie of a preteen boy learning himself and his body and emotions and going threw a sexual awaking, like the movie nature of Nicholas, kids, 12 and holding and stuff like that.

I don’t want anything with any of the Saw movies or forest gump or like that something I never watch before is what I want those movies are too common. It could also be independent films

Give me all the movies in list you could think of that would be great thanks

Are you a stable human being?

Less distractions when you are a sleep! Imagination is a day dream! Meditation is a good way to blank your mind and improve your imagination! In the busy world we live in imagination is limited. When we are dreaming we are relaxed and all the thoughts we have burst forth in a creative beautiful way. You are in deep sleep when you dream. Your conscious is concentrated only on sleep. When you imagine your mind wanders.

Hope this helps!

I have class in 2 hours and for some reason was not able to fall asleep at all last night. I have to make it til 1pm before I’ll have a chance to sleep. I would rather not have to overdose on caffeine in order to stay awake…do those 5 hour energy shots work? Are there any other more natural ways to stay awake?

yeah don’t overdose on the caffeine and keep away from those shots anyway you will make it thru to 1pm but probably not taking much in
also don’t ever drive when lacking sleep
if i were you i would take the day off sick but don’t sleep all day as it will muck you up for tonight and you will be on the treadmill of bad sleep

We read about how hazardous it is to sleep late but I believe a lot of times many of us just couldn’t get ourselves to enter sleep mode and instead we stay awake flipping all night and eventually gets lesser then the ideal 7 hrs of genuine rest. So does lying on the bed closing your eyes count or is that as as good as staying up? Thanks folks.

While the early bird catches the worm, that just goes to prove that the WORM should have stayed in bed!

I’ve never heard that it’s hazardous to sleep late. It is unhealthy to get insufficient sleep, though. I used to work evenings, and stay out rather late, so I would sleep to 11 or so in the morning.

Everyone has a different lifestyle, and some people function better at night. It’s just been on the news for the last couple of months that napping can actually be good for you.

If you require more or less sleep, then it’s what’s right for you.
It’s said that Leonardo da Vinci only slept for about four hours, regularly, no wonder he was so prolific in his ideas.

I don’t know about lying awake as opposed to sleeping late, but never forget that everyone is different; the same rules don’t always apply to everyone.

Good luck to you.

I’m always aware that I’m having this dream and my body always twitches when I fall.

Ooh, this happens to me too. (:
Very frequently to be quite honest.
But I’ve researched why it happens and the reason is this:
Usually when you’re lying down and you’re relaxed, and in this case you’re sleeping, your pulse rate occasionally goes very low and so your brain sends a message all over your body, to jolt it which makes you twitch majorly – and it may also wake you up fully!
It’s just a way to get your pulse rate back to normal. (:
But don’t worry, it happens to me and probably a lot of other people too. You’re not alone.

I think I have sleep apnea, I tought it was my heart but they’ve gave me a full work up and my heart is fine. I’m so sleepy during the day I can’t fuction, is there anything I can do to stay awake during the day, I sleep some through the night but not sure if its a deep sleep. I need help staying awake during the day on my job.

i have the same thing , and unfortunately you have to do some "real" diet changes and excercise. eat a big bowl of oat meal in the morning and try jiu jitsu . i lost 20 lbs.

it is so boring in my 4th period(personal finaince) and i dont know how to stay awake… any good websites ate bloack liek for games or music or somehtign and if i listen to my ipod he will take it away
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what do i do?

what is ate bloack liek yo you need to stay awake and especially in english class methamphetamine….ughh no I mean coffee

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