Day of Surgery

I will be writing as much as i can. Bare with me because it gets to be uncomfortable to sit at the computer for long periods of time.
Above is a picture of me right before i was wheeling into anesthesia. I arrived at the hosptial at 4:55 am. Walked to the center of surgical care. Got checked in at 5:10 am and then they sent me to a private preparation room. I got changed into the hospital gown, robe and slippers. The Nurse, Heather, was awesome with taking care of me. She got me all prep'd, took some blood, got myt vitals, and pre op weight (which was 363) and then explained to me what would be happening before during and after surgery. I received a shot of blood thinners to decrease the chances of a blood clot. I was then rolled into anesthesia at 6:30 am. They couldn't find a vein to stick the IV tube so the woman in the anesthesia room found it. They let me lay there for a little bit. I was extremely COLD in that room and they were throwing WARM blankets on me to keep me warm. The anesthesialogist came in to talk to me and explained how the epidural worked. I got a visit from Dr Shapiro and he reviewed all my paperwork. The Anesthsialogist injected me with some of the calm down medicine. I felt loopy and wavy and tired. They then wheeled me into the operating room

Dr Shapiro was standing there and i saw a bunch of people running around me preparing for things. The Anesthesiologist came in, had me sit up. He inserted the Epidural and that is the last thing that i remember. I was out cold.............