hematoma due to fall(15x10x5c) had for 5 months still not reducing and beginning to hurt. what are my options? . the hematoma is high up on my right butt cheek and feels like a constant muscle pull. i had a ct scan a week after it happened and was told everything was fine it would just take a long time to reabsorb. how long should it take? is pain like this normal for this?
i'm sorry to hear you're coping with this. you received good advice at the time of the injury. most hematomas do get resorbed by the body over time. however a small percentage do not. instead they can become encapsulated and feel like a hard painful lump beneath the skin. it's time for you to have this hematoma re-evaluated. it's possible you're one of the unlucky few whose hematoma became encapsulated. if that's the case the usual treatment is a minor surgery to remove it. wishing you well!