brain surgery (illus.)

I'm in the operating room about to have brain surgery. The doctor explains that no anesthetic is necessary because they want me to be conscious. 

I glibly reply, "OK."

He takes out a construction power saw and starts cutting into my skull. He shouts above the noise that the skull doesn't have any nerves in it.

I reply again, "OK!" 

I don't question the fact that it's not hurting at all, and could probably kill me. It's true it doesn't hurt at all, but I can feel the saw grinding into my head.