 [ Symptoms ] hematoma due to fall15x10x5c 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 [ Disease ] i am sorry to hear you are 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 is time for you to have this hematoma re evaluated it is possible you are one of the unlucky few whose hematoma became encapsulated if that is the case the usual treatment is a minor surgery to remove it wishing you well