An awake craniotomy will not hurt. You will be given a drip to make you feel relaxed and comfortable. A local anaesthetic will be administered around the site of incision. You will be able to see your team of doctors and talk to them. While removing the tumour, the surgeon will continuously test your function like speech, movement, sight, hearing, etc. If anything changes, the surgeon can stop the surgery to ensure that your vital body functions are not affected.