This is not an uncommon question. Interestingly, there are a couple of studies that have looked at this issue. They have concluded that patients who have a wide separation of their abdominal muscles or rectus muscles may indeed get relief from their chronic back pain. These papers do not spe...
Bactrim may or may not be the appropriate antibiotic as it all depends on which antibiotics the bacteria are sensitive to. I am more concerned about the appearance of what I think is your lower abdomen which appears to be very swollen or bulging. It could certainly be the case that there is f...
If you fix the hernia at the same time as the Tummy Tuck, you should be able to get the FMLA for the hernia. It will be best to be evaluated to see exactly the size of the hernia to be repair at the same time as the other procedure.