 [ Symptoms ] i am having surgery friday is it ok if i get a flu shot thursday  i am probably goin under or will have a spine block thing [ Disease ] thank tou for the replies i got my mri finding two buldging disk in my lower back forgot which ones lol and severe artritist in my hip and problems in my si join they rx hydrocodone 5325x2 daily and flexeril x3 a day which made me too tired so they took me off i had the lumbar steroid injection which left me in more pain than before but i am going to give it one more try because i rather try anything to have my life back instead of seeing the actual doctor i have been seeing the nurse practitioner and she had been amazing and i have been building a relationship with her which is great she has also changed my meds to hydrocodone 7 5325x3 a day and robaxin x3 d day so far this combo is slightly helping but i still am having trouble sleeping at night it seems like that is when i hurt the worse she said on my next appt we will try a anti anxiety med to help me sleep thanks again for your replies nice to know i am not the only one out there god bless